Charlotte, North Carolina

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The city of Charlotte is located in Mecklenburg County and is the county seat.

Charlotte is 200 feet [60.96 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Charlotte lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Charlotte can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Charlotte had a population of 540,828 people^<3> (or 77.17% of the total population of Mecklenburg County). The population of Charlotte represented 6.72% of the total of North Carolina, making it the state's most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Charlotte had a population of 687,456 people. This is an increase of 27.11% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Charlotte.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Belmont	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	9,374	7.69% increase
	Concord	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	66,311	18.46% increase
	Cornelius	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	24,487	104.59% increase
	Gastonia	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	72,505	9.4% increase
	Huntersville	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	44,054	76.5% increase
	Indian Trail	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	18,976	59.4% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Charlotte.

Websites for Charlotte

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The Commemorative Quarter for North Carolina<5>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Charlotte. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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