<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> State of North Carolina </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Flag </Td> <Td> Seal </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Nickname ( s ) : Old North State ; Tar Heel State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Motto ( s ) : Esse quam videri : `` To be , rather than to seem '' ( official ) ; First in Flight : First in Freedom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spoken languages </Th> <Td> <P> As of 2000 </P> <Ul> <Li> English 90.70 % </Li> <Li> Spanish 6.18 % </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> North Carolinian ( official ) ; Tar Heel ( colloquial ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital </Th> <Td> Raleigh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest city </Th> <Td> Charlotte </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest metro </Th> <Td> Charlotte metro area </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> Ranked 28th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 53,819 sq mi ( 139,390 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Width </Th> <Td> 170 miles ( 261 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 560 miles ( 901 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> % water </Th> <Td> 9.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Latitude </Th> <Td> 33 ° 50 ′ N to 36 ° 35 ′ N </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Longitude </Th> <Td> 75 ° 28 ′ W to 84 ° 19 ′ W </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Population </Th> <Td> Ranked 9th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 10,273,419 ( 2017 est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 208.7 / sq mi ( 80.6 / km ) Ranked 15th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Median household income </Th> <Td> $50,797 ( 38th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elevation </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Highest point </Th> <Td> Mount Mitchell 6,684 ft ( 2037 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mean </Th> <Td> 700 ft ( 210 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lowest point </Th> <Td> Atlantic Ocean Sea level </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Before statehood </Th> <Td> Province of North Carolina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Admission to Union </Th> <Td> November 21 , 1789 ( 12th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Governor </Th> <Td> Roy Cooper ( D ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lieutenant Governor </Th> <Td> Dan Forest ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> General Assembly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Upper house </Th> <Td> Senate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lower house </Th> <Td> House of Representatives </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. Senators </Th> <Td> Richard Burr ( R ) Thom Tillis ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. House delegation </Th> <Td> 10 Republicans 3 Democrats ( list ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> Eastern : UTC - 5 / - 4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 </Th> <Td> US - NC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Abbreviations </Th> <Td> NC , N.C. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.nc.gov </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> State of North Carolina </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Flag </Td> <Td> Seal </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Nickname ( s ) : Old North State ; Tar Heel State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Motto ( s ) : Esse quam videri : `` To be , rather than to seem '' ( official ) ; First in Flight : First in Freedom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spoken languages </Th> <Td> <P> As of 2000 </P> <Ul> <Li> English 90.70 % </Li> <Li> Spanish 6.18 % </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> North Carolinian ( official ) ; Tar Heel ( colloquial ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital </Th> <Td> Raleigh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest city </Th> <Td> Charlotte </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest metro </Th> <Td> Charlotte metro area </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> Ranked 28th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 53,819 sq mi ( 139,390 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Width </Th> <Td> 170 miles ( 261 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 560 miles ( 901 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> % water </Th> <Td> 9.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Latitude </Th> <Td> 33 ° 50 ′ N to 36 ° 35 ′ N </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Longitude </Th> <Td> 75 ° 28 ′ W to 84 ° 19 ′ W </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Population </Th> <Td> Ranked 9th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 10,273,419 ( 2017 est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 208.7 / sq mi ( 80.6 / km ) Ranked 15th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Median household income </Th> <Td> $50,797 ( 38th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elevation </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Highest point </Th> <Td> Mount Mitchell 6,684 ft ( 2037 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mean </Th> <Td> 700 ft ( 210 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lowest point </Th> <Td> Atlantic Ocean Sea level </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Before statehood </Th> <Td> Province of North Carolina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Admission to Union </Th> <Td> November 21 , 1789 ( 12th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Governor </Th> <Td> Roy Cooper ( D ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lieutenant Governor </Th> <Td> Dan Forest ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> General Assembly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Upper house </Th> <Td> Senate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lower house </Th> <Td> House of Representatives </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. Senators </Th> <Td> Richard Burr ( R ) Thom Tillis ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. House delegation </Th> <Td> 10 Republicans 3 Democrats ( list ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> Eastern : UTC - 5 / - 4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 </Th> <Td> US - NC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Abbreviations </Th> <Td> NC , N.C. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.nc.gov </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did north carolina officially become a state
when did north carolina officially become a state
November 21 , 1789
November 21 , 1789