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Location Information:
Charlotte is the largest city in the
U.S. state of North Carolina and the
seat of Mecklenburg County.
Charlotte's population was estimated
by the US Census Bureau to be
709,441 in 2009 (the Charlotte
Chamber of Commerce insists it is
higher in mid-2010, at 756,912),
making it the 18th largest city in
the United States based on
population. The Charlotte
metropolitan area had a 2009
population of 1,745,524. The
Charlotte metropolitan area is part
of a wider thirteen-county labor
market region or combined
statistical area that has a 2009
estimated population of 2,389,763.
Residents of Charlotte are referred
to as "Charlotteans".
Nicknamed the Queen City, Charlotte
and the county containing it are
named in honor of the German
Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg,
who had become queen consort of
British King George III the year
before the city's founding. A second
nickname derives from later in the
18th century. During the American
Revolutionary War, British commander
General Cornwallis occupied the city
but was driven out afterwards by
hostile residents, prompting him to
write that Charlotte was "a hornet's
nest of rebellion," leading to
another city nickname: The Hornet's
Nest.
Charlotte has a humid subtropical
climate. It is located halfway
between the Appalachian Mountains
and the Atlantic Ocean, and between
Washington, D.C. and Atlanta.
Charlotte is located along the
Catawba River and near Lake Norman,
the largest manmade lake in North
Carolina along with two other lakes
adjacent to the city known as Lake
Wylie and Mountain Island Lake.
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