Charlotte is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 15th-most populous city in the United States, the seventh-most populous city in the South, and the second-most populous city in the Southeast behind Jacksonville, Florida. The city is the cultural, economic, and transportation center of the Charlotte metropolitan area, whose estimated 2023 population of 2,805,115 ranked 22nd in the United States. The Charlotte metropolitan area is part of an eighteen-county market region or combined statistical area with an estimated 2023 population of 3,387,115. Between 2004 and 2014, Charlotte was among the country's fastest-growing metropolitan areas, with 888,000 new residents. Based on U.S. census data from 2005 to 2015, Charlotte tops the U.S. in millennial population growth. It is the third-fastest-growing major city in the United States.

Country: United States
State: North Carolina
County: Mecklenburg
Settled: 1755
Incorporated: December 3, 1768
Named for: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
• Type: Council–manager
• Body: Charlotte City Council
• Mayor: Vi Lyles (D)
• Water: 0.63%
• Total: 874,579
• Estimate (2022): 897,720
• Rank: 40th in North America, 15th in the United States, 1st in North Carolina
• Urban: 1,379,873 (US: 37th)
• Metro: 2,805,115 (US: 22nd)
Demonym(s): Charlottean
Time zone: EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST): EDT (UTC−4)
FIPS code: 37-12000
GNIS feature ID: 2404032
Website: [charlottenc.gov]
Youtube channel: UCr8xW9jfl6OiwjQuRwX4bWQ
Official Website: https://charlottenc.gov
Wikidata description: city in and county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Wikidata id: Q16565
Wikidata label: Charlotte
Wikidata aliases: Array
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