The Charlotte metropolitan area or Metrolina is a metropolitan area of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte. Charlotte (/ˈʃɑːrlɪt/) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. [135] Former Mecklenburg County Commission chairwoman Jennifer Roberts defeated Clodfelter in the 2015 Democratic primary and went on to win the general election, becoming the first Democratic woman to be elected to the post. The city's first boom came after the Civil War, as a cotton processing center and a railroad hub. [132], Patrick Cannon, a Democrat, was sworn in as mayor on December 2, 2013. (The Triad now goes by the name Piedmont Triad to distinguish it from other tri-cities.). The Carolina Renaissance Festival operates on Saturdays and Sundays each October and November. [50] However, the Little Sugar Creek Greenway bears no relation to the San Antonio River Walk. As of 2013[update], 51.91% of people in Charlotte practice religion on a regular basis, making it the second most religious city in North Carolina after Winston-Salem. [128], Over the years, Charlotte has hosted many international, collegiate, and professional sporting events. [10] It is the second-largest city in the southeastern United States, just behind Jacksonville, Florida. By order of the Supreme Court of Florida, Order No. The aquarium opened on February 20, 2014. At the time of their largest population, Catawba people numbered 10,000, but by 1826 their total population had dropped to 110.[15]. The city council has 11 members (7 from districts and 4 at-large). The Little Sugar Creek Greenway is prone to flooding during thunderstorms and periods of heavy rain. [53] In addition, there is an average of 4.3 inches (10.9 cm) of snow, mainly in January and February and rarely December or March, with more frequent ice storms and sleet mixed in with rain; seasonal snowfall has historically ranged from trace amounts as recently as 2011–12 to 22.6 in (57 cm) in 1959–60. [8], Between 2004 and 2014, Charlotte was ranked as the country's fastest-growing metro area, with 888,000 new residents. The southeastern portion is part of the 9th District, represented by Republican Dan Bishop. There are five waste water treatment plants operated by Charlotte Water (previously Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility Department). [40] East of The Plaza and north of Central Avenue, Plaza-Midwood is known for its international population, including Eastern Europeans, Greeks, Middle-Easterners, and Hispanics. While municipal powers have been broadly construed since the 1960s, the General Assembly still retains considerable authority over local matters. The Charlotte metro area is a global financial center, transportation hub, and entertainment destination. The urban section of Little Sugar Creek Greenway was completed in 2012. The Advent Christian Church is headquartered in Charlotte. You may submit a Public Records Request to request public records from the Charlotte County Clerk of Court. Some groups still pan for gold occasionally in local streams and creeks. [18] The Mecklenburg County Jail-North seeks to provide humane and safe detention for inmates. Charlotte's central location between the population centers of the northeast and southeast has made it a transportation focal point and primary distribution center, with two major interstate highways, I-85 and I-77, intersecting near the city's center. They made up the principal founding European population in the backcountry. of Statesville. Your request will be addressed promptly. Founded in 1982, it is one of the oldest and largest independent comic book conventions in the United States. The Charlotte metro is also the center of American auto racing and is home to the Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets, and Charlotte FC. The term "Charlotte USA" referred to the 16-county region, which includes 12 counties in North Carolina and 4 counties in South Carolina. The city is home to one university that participates in NCAA Division I Athletics, which are the Charlotte 49ers and are the teams that represent the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. [98], The Yiasou Greek Festival is an award-winning Greek Festival. The Universal Technical Institute has the NASCAR Technical Institute in nearby Mooresville, serving the Charlotte area. [109], Charlotte is also served by the Sea Life Charlotte-Concord Aquarium in the nearby city of Concord. Cleveland County belongs to the Isothermal Planning and Development Commission and Alexander and Catawba counties belong to the Western Piedmont Council of Governments. The aquarium is 30,000 square feet in size, and is part of the Concord Mills mall. The 1903 state charter also required that a library be opened for the disenfranchised African-American population of Charlotte. Most African Americans in Charlotte are Baptists affiliated with the National Baptist Convention, the largest predominantly African American denomination in the United States. [110], The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library serves the Charlotte area with a large collection (more than 1.5 million) of books, CDs and DVDs at 15 locations in the city of Charlotte, with branches in the surrounding towns of Matthews, Mint Hill, Huntersville, Cornelius and Davidson. Among Charlotte's many notable attractions, some of the most popular include the Carolina Panthers (NFL), the Charlotte Hornets (NBA), the NASCAR All-Star Race, the Wells Fargo Championship, the NASCAR Hall of Fame, the Charlotte Ballet, Children's Theatre of Charlotte, Carowinds amusement park, and the U.S. National Whitewater Center. Changes in house prices for the area are publicly tracked on a regular basis using the Case–Shiller index; the statistic is published by Standard & Poor's and is also a component of the S&P 20-city composite index of the value of the U.S. residential real estate market. As undeveloped land within Mecklenburg has become scarce, many of these communities have expanded into Weddington and Waxhaw in Union County. [133] On March 26, 2014, Cannon was arrested on public corruption charges. It is the birthplace of Billy Graham, and is also the historic seat of Southern Presbyterianism, but the changing demographics of the city's increasing population have brought scores of new denominations and faiths. The official Charlotte metropolitan area includes the Charlotte–Concord–Gastonia MSA (Anson, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, and Union counties in North Carolina; Chester, Lancaster and York counties in South Carolina). Other Christian affiliates include Pentecostals (2.50%), Lutherans (1.30%), Episcopalians (1.20%), Latter-Day Saints (0.84%), and other Christian (8.87%) churches, including the Eastern Orthodox and non-denominational congregations. No warranties, expressed or implied, are provided for the data herein, its use, or its interpretation. Approximately 75% of the NASCAR industry's race teams, employees and drivers are based nearby. African American Methodists are largely affiliated with either the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, headquartered in Charlotte, or the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Apply to Food Service Worker, Mental Health Technician, Housing Navigator and more! WFAE sponsors a number of podcasts and radio shows.[150]. Thomas Polk (granduncle of U.S. President James K. 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German immigrants also settled the area before the American Revolutionary War, but in much smaller numbers. Additionally, Union Presbyterian Seminary has a non-residential campus offering the Master of Arts in Christian Education, and the Master of Divinity in Charlotte near the Beverley Woods area. Independence Freeway, which carries U.S. 74 and links downtown with the Matthews area, is undergoing an expansion and widening in the eastern part of the city. [22] A form of "Charlottetown" also appears on maps of British origin depicting General Cornwallis' route of invasion. Charlotte is also served by both Greyhound and low-cost curbside carrier Megabus. This organization represents one of seven officially designated economic development regions in North Carolina.[6]. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in January. Proof of a County address will be required at time of check-in. Charlotte County is an Affirmative Action/ADA/Veterans' Preference and Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. [75] The Charlotte area includes a diverse range of businesses, including foodstuffs such as Harris Teeter, Snyder's-Lance, Carolina Foods Inc, Bojangles', Food Lion, Compass Group USA, and Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (Charlotte being the nation's second largest Coca-Cola bottler); packaging company Sealed Air, financial services company Dixon Hughes Goodman, chemical company Albemarle Corporation, door and window maker JELD-WEN, motor and transportation companies such as RSC Brands, Continental Tire the Americas, LLC., Meineke Car Care Centers, Carlisle Companies (along with several other services); retail companies Belk, Cato Corporation and Rack Room Shoes, along with a wide array of other businesses.[76]. I-40 also passes through the center of Iredell County, which is the northern region of the Charlotte metro. By 1759 half the Catawba tribe had died from smallpox, which was endemic among Europeans, because the Catawba had not acquired immunity to the new disease. The Charlotte Center city has seen remarkable growth over the last decade. [31], The population grew again during World War I, when the U.S. government established Camp Greene, north of present-day Wilkinson Boulevard. Other Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the metro area include Duke Energy, Honeywell, Lowe's, and Nucor. [23] The crossroads in the Piedmont became the heart of Uptown Charlotte. The bulk of CATS ridership is derived from its extensive bus network, which has its main hub at the Charlotte Transportation Center in Uptown, which also connects to the Blue and Gold lines. The second largest Presbyterian denomination, the Presbyterian Church in America has 43 churches and 12,000 members, followed by the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church with 63 churches and 9,500 members.[62]. This page was last edited on 23 January 2021, at 01:21. 1,176 County of jobs available in Charlotte, NC on Indeed.com. It is the third-fastest-growing major city in the United States. The NC/SC state line is shown in yellow. Microsoft and Centene Corporation also operate their East Coast headquarters in Charlotte. Three years later, a jeweler determined it was nearly solid gold, paying the family a paltry $3.50. The national average was 8.7 percent in 2016. [118] The Panthers have won six division titles from (1996, 2003, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015) and two NFC championships in 2003 and 2015. The other small towns maintain their own law enforcement agencies for their own jurisdictions. Inspired by the successful Penrith Whitewater Stadium built for the 2000 Olympics and the stadium built for the 2004 Athens Games, the USNWC is the world's largest multi-channel recirculating whitewater river. (Census Bureau definition for CSA)[12]. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424 , making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. It features 11 stages of outdoor variety entertainment, a 22-acre village marketplace, an interactive circus, an arts and crafts fair, a jousting tournament, and a feast, all rolled into one non-stop, day-long family adventure. Charlotte's most common nickname is the Queen City, often abbreviated as Q.C., a name derived from the city's namesake, Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The population of the MSA was 2,636,883 and the population of the CSA was 2,797,636 as of 2019 Census estimates. Charlotte has a council-manager form of government. Shalom Park in south Charlotte is the hub of the Jewish community, featuring two synagogues, Temple Israel and Temple Beth El, as well as a community center, the Charlotte Jewish Day School for grades K–5, and the headquarters of the Charlotte Jewish News.[66]. This is the second pediatric death due to the virus in North Carolina since the start of the pandemic. [3] The two regions are identical except for the addition of two micropolitan areas, Shelby and Albemarle to the Charlotte-Concord CSA that are not included in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia MSA. Snow has been recorded a small number of times in April, most recently, April 2, 2019. The Charlotte metropolitan area is one of the fa… Montreat College (Charlotte) maintains a School of Professional and Adult Studies in the city. Charlotte is served daily by three Amtrak routes with ten daily trips from a station on North Tryon Street, just outside downtown. The term was championed during a marketing campaign by the Charlotte Regional Partnership, a non-profit organization made up of both private- and public-sector members from throughout the Charlotte region. The local National Public Radio news affiliate is WFAE News. If this population was officially used, the Charlotte Area would become the 20th largest CSA, overtaking the St. Louis, Missouri area, and placing it behind Portland, Oregon. [32], The city's modern-day banking industry achieved prominence in the 1970s and 1980s, largely under the leadership of financier Hugh McColl. Established in 1999 and administered as a department of the City of Charlotte, CATS operates light rail transit, streetcar, express buses, local buses, and special bus services serving Charlotte and the surrounding area in addition to other programs such as vanpool. The Panthers play their home games in Bank of America Stadium, while the Hornets play in the Spectrum Center. In 2015, 7.4 percent of Charlotte households lacked a car, and decreased to 6 percent in 2016. The European-American city of Charlotte was developed first by a wave of migration of Scots-Irish Presbyterians, or Ulster-Scot settlers from Northern Ireland, who dominated the culture of the Southern Piedmont Region. [65], Charlotte has the largest Jewish population in the Carolinas. Gala of the Royal Horses- March 6, 2021 Charlotte is a service stop for Greyhound routes running to Atlanta, Detroit, Jacksonville, New York and Philadelphia. The Charlotte School of Law opened its doors in Charlotte in 2006 and was fully accredited by the American Bar Association in 2011. CATS operates express buses to outlying parts of the city and some commuter bus to the northern suburbs in the Lake Norman area under the MetroRAPID umbrella. [39] Biddleville, the primary historic center of Charlotte's African American community, is west of Uptown, starting at the Johnson C. Smith University campus and extending to the airport. CATS is also building a commuter, light rail, streetcar network as a supplement to its established bus transit throughout the region. The PNC Music Pavilion is located in the University City area of Charlotte. The Catawba Native Americans were the first known historic tribe to settle Mecklenburg County (in the Charlotte area) and were first recorded around 1567 in Spanish records. Charlotte has 199 neighborhoods radiating in all directions from Uptown. [9] Based on U.S. Census data from 2005 to 2015, Charlotte tops the U.S. in millennial population growth. Many new restaurants, bars and clubs now operate in the Uptown area. The Carolina Panthers were established by Jerry Richardson and several partners, mostly local business owners. The regional area around the city was at one time called Metrolina, a portmanteau of Metropolis and Carolina. Nicknamed the "Queen City",[19] like its county a few years earlier, Charlotte was named in honor of German princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who had become the Queen Consort of Great Britain and Ireland in 1761, seven years before the town's incorporation. Charlotte has one major daily newspaper, The Charlotte Observer. The east–west trading path became Trade Street, and the Great Wagon Road became Tryon Street, in honor of William Tryon, a royal governor of colonial North Carolina. The church has over 15,000 congregants at nine Charlotte locations. Catawba and Alexander counties are currently part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area or 'The Unifour'. Located on Tryon Street, Taste of Charlotte spans six city blocks from Stonewall to 5th Street. [41] North Tryon and the Sugar Creek area include several Asian American communities. The metropolitan area also includes the cities of Gastonia, Concord, Huntersville, and Rock Hill as well as the large suburban area in the counties surrounding Mecklenburg County, which is at the center of the metro area. The North Carolina Research Campus, a 350-acre biotechnology hub located northeast of Charlotte in the city of Kannapolis, is a public-private venture including eight universities, one community college, the David H. Murdock Research Institute (DHMRI), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and corporate entities that collaborate to advance the fields of human health, nutrition and agriculture. Mecklenburg County, NC Mecklenburg County Departments. [80] Charlotte was listed as the 20th largest city in the US, and the 60th fastest growing city in the US between 2000 and 2008. Kings Mountain National Military Park is partially located in York County and in Cherokee County near Blacksburg, South Carolina. [157], According to the Congressional Quarterly Press; '2008 City Crime Rankings: Crime in Metropolitan America,' Charlotte, North Carolina ranks as the 62nd most dangerous city larger than 75,000 inhabitants. Concord Mills is unique in that it does not feature the typical anchor stores found at other malls; it focuses more on attracting outlet store tenants. A majority of the municipalities and counties in the North Carolina parts of the Charlotte metropolitan area belong to the Centralina Council of Governments. The Charlotte County Property Appraiser makes every effort to produce and publish the most current and accurate information possible. There were 319,918 housing units at an average density of 1,074.6 per square mile (414.9/km2).[60]. Other major freeways include Independence Boulevard (east Charlotte to I-277), a portion of US 321 between Hickory and Gastonia, and Monroe Connector / Bypass, each projected to cost over $1 billion per project. Appointments must be made via email at Mecklenburg.Magistrate.Weddings@nccourts.org.. Charlotte is home to a number of universities and colleges such as Central Piedmont Community College, Johnson C. Smith University, Johnson & Wales University, Queens University of Charlotte, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. [106], Charlotte is "... the largest metropolitan area in the United States without a zoo". [120] The NBA quickly granted Charlotte an expansion franchise following the departure of the Hornets and the new franchise, the Charlotte Bobcats, began to play in 2004. The area that is now Charlotte was settled by people of European descent around 1755, when Thomas Spratt and his family settled near what is now the Elizabeth neighborhood. Region J of the North Carolina Councils of Government, of which a majority of the Charlotte area municipalities and counties belong, uses the term Centralina in its body's name, Centralina Council of Governments. 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