North Carolina
US state
Capital: Raleigh
Population: 10.7 million (2022)
Senators: Ted Budd (Republican Party) and Thom Tillis (Republican Party)
Admitted to the Union: November 21, 1789 (12th)
Before statehood: Province of North Carolina
Demonym(s): North Carolinian (official); Tarheel (colloquial)
Elevation: 700 ft (210 m)