Charlotte North Carolina - Significant Knowledgebase - By: Bo Williams

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1. Charlotte is the largest city in North Carolina.

2. As of 2008, census estimates show there are 687,456 people living within Charlotte's city limits, and 935,304 in Mecklenburg County.

3. An ideological hot-bed of revolutionary sentiment during the Revolutionary War and for some time afterwards, the legacy endures today in the nomenclature of such landmarks as Independence Boulevard, Independence High School, Independence Center, Freedom Park, Freedom Drive, the former NBA team Charlotte Hornets, Hornets Nest Park, Hornets Nest Elementary, Girl Scouts Hornets Nest Council and the hornets nest-shaped badges worn by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

4. The Ballantyne area, of far south Charlotte and nearly every area on the 485 perimeter has seen extensive growth over the past 10 years.

5. Residents of Charlotte are referred to as "Charlotteans".

6. Charlotte has a council-manager form of government.

7. Churches, including Presbyterians, Baptists, Methodists, Episcopalians, Lutherans, and Catholics, began to form in the early 1800s, eventually giving Charlotte its nickname "The City of Churches".

8. Many students, researchers, and affiliated professionals live near UNC Charlotte in the northeast.

BREATHER -- As you pause on reading this article, I hope it has so far provided you with insightful information relative to Charlotte. Even if it hasn’t so far, the remainder will. Below this paragraph are additional facts that will aide you in your research:

1. The 1903 state charter required that a library be opened for the disenfranchised African-American population of Charlotte.

2. In total, Charlotte has over 700 places of worship.

3. The birthplace of Billy Graham, Charlotte is locally known as "The City of Churches" (Charlotte is the historic seat of Southern Presbyterianism), but the changing demographics of the city's increasing population have brought scores of new denominations and faiths to the city.

4. The Charlotte Region has a major base of energy-oriented organizations and has become known as "Charlotte USA or The New Energy Capital.

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