List of municipalities in North Carolina
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North Carolina is a state located in the Southern United States. According to the 2020 United States census, North Carolina is the 9th-most populous state with 10,439,388 inhabitants, but the 28th-largest by land area spanning 53,819 square miles (139,390 km2) of land.[1][2] North Carolina is divided into 100 counties and contains 552 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, or villages.[3] The three different terms have no legal distinction.
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Most populous municipalities
edit‡ State capital and county seat
† County seat
Below is a list of the 50 most populous municipalities in North Carolina according to the 2020 census and 2022 census estimate.[4]
Name | Population (2022) | Population (2020) | Change | Type | County |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charlotte† | 897,720 | 874,579 | +2.65% | City | Mecklenburg |
Raleigh‡ | 476,587 | 467,665 | +1.91% | City | Wake (seat), Durham |
Greensboro† | 301,115 | 299,035 | +0.70% | City | Guilford |
Durham† | 291,928 | 283,506 | +2.97% | City | Durham (seat), Wake, Orange |
Winston-Salem† | 251,350 | 249,545 | +0.72% | City | Forsyth |
Fayetteville† | 208,873 | 208,501 | +0.18% | City | Cumberland |
Cary | 180,388 | 174,721 | +3.24% | Town | Wake, Chatham |
Wilmington† | 120,324 | 115,451 | +4.22% | City | New Hanover |
High Point | 115,067 | 114,059 | +0.88% | City | Guilford, Randolph, Davidson, Forsyth |
Concord† | 109,896 | 105,240 | +4.42% | City | Cabarrus |
Asheville† | 93,776 | 94,589 | −0.86% | City | Buncombe |
Greenville† | 89,233 | 87,521 | +1.96% | City | Pitt |
Gastonia† | 82,653 | 80,411 | +2.79% | City | Gaston |
Apex | 71,065 | 58,780 | +20.90% | Town | Wake |
Jacksonville† | 70,420 | 72,723 | −3.17% | City | Onslow |
Huntersville | 63,035 | 61,376 | +2.70% | Town | Mecklenburg |
Chapel Hill | 62,098 | 61,960 | +0.22% | Town | Orange, Durham |
Burlington | 59,287 | 55,481 | +6.86% | City | Alamance |
Kannapolis | 55,448 | 53,114 | +4.39% | City | Cabarrus, Rowan |
Rocky Mount | 54,013 | 54,341 | −0.60% | City | Edgecombe, Nash |
Mooresville | 52,656 | 50,193 | +4.91% | Town | Iredell |
Wake Forest | 51,113 | 47,601 | +7.38% | Town | Wake, Franklin |
Wilson† | 47,606 | 47,851 | −0.51% | City | Wilson |
Holly Springs | 45,945 | 41,239 | +11.41% | Town | Wake |
Hickory | 44,084 | 43,490 | +1.37% | City | Catawba, Burke, Caldwell |
Indian Trail | 41,724 | 39,997 | +4.32% | Town | Union |
Fuquay-Varina | 40,810 | 34,152 | +19.50% | Town | Wake |
Monroe† | 36,018 | 34,562 | +4.21% | City | Union |
Salisbury† | 35,808 | 35,540 | +0.75% | City | Rowan |
Garner | 33,669 | 31,159 | +8.06% | Town | Wake |
Goldsboro† | 33,215 | 33,657 | −1.31% | City | Wayne |
Cornelius | 32,294 | 31,412 | +2.81% | Town | Mecklenburg |
New Bern† | 31,539 | 31,291 | +0.79% | City | Craven |
Morrisville | 31,493 | 29,630 | +6.29% | Town | Wake, Durham |
Sanford† | 31,224 | 30,261 | +3.18% | City | Lee |
Matthews | 30,124 | 29,435 | +2.34% | Town | Mecklenburg |
Statesville† | 29,681 | 28,419 | +4.44% | City | Iredell |
Clayton | 29,445 | 26,307 | +11.93% | Town | Johnston, Wake |
Leland | 28,591 | 22,908 | +24.81% | Town | Brunswick |
Kernersville | 27,763 | 26,449 | +4.97% | Town | Forsyth, Guilford |
Asheboro† | 27,482 | 27,156 | +1.20% | City | Randolph |
Thomasville | 27,399 | 27,183 | +0.79% | City | Davidson, Randolph |
Mint Hill | 27,143 | 26,450 | +2.62% | Town | Mecklenburg, Union |
Waxhaw | 22,533 | 20,534 | +9.74% | Town | Union |
Shelby† | 21,855 | 21,918 | −0.29% | City | Cleveland |
Clemmons | 21,823 | 21,163 | +3.12% | Village | Forsyth |
Carrboro | 21,298 | 21,295 | +0.01% | Town | Orange |
Harrisburg | 19,822 | 18,967 | +4.51% | Town | Cabarrus |
Boone† | 19,756 | 19,092 | +3.48% | Town | Watauga |
Knightdale | 19,703 | 19,435 | +1.38% | Town | Wake |
A
edit- Aberdeen – town, Moore County
- Ahoskie – town, Hertford County
- Alamance – village, Alamance County
- Albemarle – city, Stanly County
- Alliance – town, Pamlico County
- Andrews – town, Cherokee County
- Angier – town, Harnett County
- Ansonville – town, Anson County
- Apex – town, Wake County
- Arapahoe – town, Pamlico County
- Archdale – city, Randolph County
- Archer Lodge – town, Johnston County
- Arlington – town, Yadkin County
- Asheboro – city, Randolph County
- Asheville – city, Buncombe County
- Askewville – town, Bertie County
- Atkinson – town, Pender County
- Atlantic Beach – town, Carteret County
- Aulander – town, Bertie County
- Aurora – town, Beaufort County
- Autryville – town, Sampson County
- Ayden – town, Pitt County
B
edit- Badin – town, Stanly County
- Bailey – town, Nash County
- Bakersville – town, Mitchell County
- Bald Head Island – village, Brunswick County
- Banner Elk – town, Avery County
- Bath – town, Beaufort County
- Bayboro – town, Pamlico County
- Bear Grass – town, Martin County
- Beaufort – town, Carteret County
- Beech Mountain – town, Avery County
- Belhaven – town, Beaufort County
- Belmont – city, Gaston County
- Belville – town, Brunswick County
- Belwood – town, Cleveland County
- Benson – town, Johnston County
- Bermuda Run – town Davie County
- Bessemer City – city, Gaston County
- Bethania – town, Forsyth County
- Bethel – town, Pitt County
- Beulaville – town, Duplin County
- Biltmore Forest – town, Buncombe County
- Biscoe – town, Montgomery County
- Black Creek – town, Wilson County
- Black Mountain – town, Buncombe County
- Bladenboro – town, Bladen County
- Blowing Rock – town, Watauga County
- Boardman – town, Columbus County
- Bogue – town, Carteret County
- Boiling Spring Lakes – city, Brunswick County
- Boiling Springs – town, Cleveland County
- Bolivia – town, Brunswick County
- Bolton – town, Columbus County
- Boone – town, Watauga County
- Boonville – town, Yadkin County
- Bostic – town, Rutherford County
- Brevard – city, Transylvania County
- Bridgeton – town, Craven County
- Broadway – town, Lee County
- Brookford – town, Catawba County
- Brunswick – town, Columbus County
- Bryson City – town, Swain County
- Bunn – town, Franklin County
- Burgaw – town, Pender County
- Burlington – city, Alamance County
- Burnsville – town, Yancey County
- Butner – town, Granville County
C
edit- Cajah's Mountain – town, Caldwell County
- Calabash – town, Brunswick County
- Calypso – town, Duplin County
- Camden – town, Camden County
- Cameron – town, Moore County
- Candor – town, Montgomery County
- Canton – town, Haywood County
- Cape Carteret – town, Carteret County
- Carolina Beach – town, New Hanover County
- Carolina Shores – town, Brunswick County
- Carrboro – town, Orange County
- Carthage – town, Moore County
- Cary – town, Wake County & Chatham County
- Casar – town, Cleveland County
- Castalia – town, Nash County
- Caswell Beach – town, Brunswick County
- Catawba – town, Catawba County
- Cedar Grove – village, Orange County
- Cedar Point – town, Carteret County
- Cedar Rock – village, Caldwell County
- Cerro Gordo – town, Columbus County
- Chadbourn – town, Columbus County
- Chapel Hill – town, Orange County
- Charlotte – city, Mecklenburg County
- Cherryville – town, Gaston County
- Chimney Rock – village, Rutherford County
- China Grove – town, Rowan County
- Chocowinity – town, Beaufort County
- Claremont – city, Catawba County
- Clarkton – town, Bladen County
- Clayton – town, Johnston County
- Clemmons – village, Forsyth County
- Cleveland – town, Rowan County
- Clinton – town, Sampson County
- Clyde – town, Haywood County
- Coats – town, Harnett County
- Cofield – village, Hertford County
- Colerain – town, Bertie County
- Columbia – town , Tyrrell County
- Columbus – town, Polk County
- Como – town, Hertford County
- Concord – city, Cabarrus County
- Conetoe – town, Edgecombe County
- Connelly Springs – town, Burke County
- Conover – city, Catawba County
- Conway – town, Northampton County
- Cooleemee – town, Davie County
- Cornelius – town, Mecklenburg County
- Cove City – town, Craven County
- Cramerton – town, Gaston County
- Creedmoor – town, Granville County
- Creswell – town, Washington County
- Crossnore – town, Avery County
D
edit- Dallas – town, Gaston County
- Danbury – city, Stokes County
- Davidson – town, Mecklenburg County
- Denton – town, Davidson County
- Dillsboro – town, Jackson County
- Dobbins Heights – town, Richmond County
- Dobson – town, Surry County
- Dortches – town, Nash County
- Dover – town, Craven County
- Drexel – town, Burke County
- Dublin – town, Bladen County
- Duck – town, Dare County
- Dunn – town, Harnett County
- Durham – city, Durham County
E
edit- Earl – town, Cleveland County
- East Arcadia – town, Bladen County
- East Bend – town, Yadkin County
- East Spencer – town, Rowan County
- Eastover – town, Cumberland County
- Eden – town, Rockingham County
- Edenton – town, Chowan County
- Efland – town, Orange County
- Elizabeth City – city, Pasquotank County
- Elizabethtown – town, Bladen County
- Elk Park – town, Avery County
- Elkin – town, Surry County
- Ellenboro – town, Rutherford County
- Ellerbe – town, Richmond County
- Elm City – town, Wilson County
- Elon – town, Alamance County
- Emerald Isle – town, Carteret County
- Enfield – town, Halifax County
- Erwin – town, Harnett County
- Eureka – town, Wayne County
- Everetts – town, Martin County
F
edit- Fair Bluff – town, Columbus County
- Fairmont – town, Robeson County
- Fairview – town, Union County
- Faison – town, Duplin County
- Faith – town, Rowan County
- Falcon – town, Cumberland County & Sampson County
- Falkland – town, Pitt County
- Fallston – hamlet, Cleveland County
- Farmville – town, Pitt County
- Fayetteville – city, Cumberland County
- Flat Rock – village, Henderson County
- Fletcher – town, Henderson County
- Forest City – town, Rutherford County
- Forest Hills – village, Jackson County
- Fountain – town, Pitt County
- Four Oaks – town, Johnston County
- Foxfire – village, Moore County
- Franklin – town, Macon County
- Franklinton – town, Franklin County
- Franklinville – town, Randolph County
- Fremont – town, Wayne County
- Fuquay-Varina – town, Wake County
G
edit- Gamewell – town, Caldwell County
- Garland – town, Sampson County
- Garner – town, Wake County
- Garysburg – town, Northampton County
- Gaston – town, Northampton County
- Gastonia – city, Gaston County
- Gatesville – town, Gates County
- Gibson – town, Scotland County
- Gibsonville – town, Alamance County & Guilford County
- Glen Alpine – town, Burke County
- Godwin – town, Cumberland County
- Goldsboro – city, Wayne County
- Graham – town, Alamance County
- Grandfather – village, Avery County
- Granite Falls – town, Caldwell County
- Granite Quarry – town, Rowan County
- Grantsboro – town, Pamlico County
- Green Level – town, Alamance County
- Greenevers – town, Duplin County
- Greensboro – city, Guilford County
- Greenville – city, Pitt County
- Grifton – town, Pitt County & Lenoir County
- Grimesland – town, Pitt County
- Grover – town, Cleveland County
H
edit- Halifax – town, Halifax County
- Hamilton – town, Martin County
- Hamlet – city, Richmond County
- Harmony – town, Iredell County
- Harrells – town
- Harrellsville – town, Hertford County
- Harrisburg – town, Cabarrus County
- Hassell – town, Martin County
- Havelock – city, Craven County
- Haw River – town, Alamance County
- Hayesville – town, Clay County
- Hemby Bridge – town, Union County
- Henderson – town, Vance County
- Hendersonville – town, Henderson County
- Hertford – town, Perquimans County
- Hickory – city, Catawba County
- High Point – city
- High Shoals – town, Gaston County
- Highlands – town, Macon County
- Hildebran – town, Burke County
- Hillsborough – town, Orange County
- Hobgood – town, Halifax County
- Hoffman – town, Richmond County
- Holden Beach – town, Brunswick County
- Holly Ridge – town, Onslow County
- Holly Springs – town, Wake County
- Hookerton – town, Greene County
- Hope Mills – town, Cumberland County
- Hot Springs – town, Madison County
- Hudson – town, Caldwell County
- Huntersville – town, Mecklenburg County
I
edit- Indian Beach – town, Carteret County
- Indian Trail – town, Union County
J
edit- Jackson – town, Northampton County
- Jacksonville – city, Onslow County
- Jamestown – town, Guilford County
- Jamesville – town, Martin County
- Jefferson – town, Ashe County
- Jonesville – town, Yadkin County
K
edit- Kannapolis – city
- Kelford – town, Bertie County
- Kenansville – town, Duplin County
- Kenly – town
- Kernersville – town, Forsyth County
- Kill Devil Hills – town, Dare County
- King – town, Stokes County
- Kings Mountain – city, Cleveland County & Gaston County
- Kingstown – town, Cleveland County
- Kinston – city, Lenoir County
- Kittrell – village, Vance County
- Kitty Hawk – town, Dare County
- Knightdale – town, Wake County
- Kure Beach – town, New Hanover County
L
edit- La Grange
- Lake Lure
- Lake Park
- Lake Santeetlah
- Lake Waccamaw
- Landis
- Lansing
- Lasker
- Lattimore
- Laurel Park
- Laurinburg – town, Scotland County
- Lawndale
- Leggett
- Leland
- Lenoir – city, Caldwell County
- Lewiston Woodville
- Lewisville
- Lexington – city, Davidson County
- Liberty
- Lilesville
- Lillington
- Lincolnton – city, Lincoln County
- Linden
- Littleton – town, Halifax County
- Locust
- Long View
- Louisburg – town, Franklin County
- Love Valley
- Lowell
- Lucama
- Lumber Bridge
- Lumberton – city, Robeson County
M
edit- Macclesfield
- Macon – town, Warren County
- Madison
- Maggie Valley
- Magnolia
- Maiden – town, Catawba County
- Manteo – town, Dare County
- Marietta
- Marion – town, McDowell County
- Marshville
- Mars Hill – town, Madison County
- Marshall – town, Madison County
- Marvin
- Matthews – town, Mecklenburg County
- Maxton
- Mayodan – town, Rockingham County
- Maysville
- McAdenville
- McDonald
- McFarlan
- Mebane
- Mesic
- Micro – town, Johnston County
- Middleburg – town, Vance County
- Middlesex
- Midland
- Midway
- Mills River
- Milton
- Mineral Springs
- Minnesott Beach
- Mint Hill
- Misenheimer
- Mocksville – town, Davie County
- Momeyer
- Monroe – town, Union County
- Montreat
- Mooresboro
- Mooresville – town, Iredell County
- Morehead City – town, Carteret County
- Morganton – city, Burke County
- Morrisville
- Morven
- Mount Airy – town, Surry County
- Mount Gilead
- Mount Holly
- Mount Olive
- Mount Pleasant
- Murfreesboro – town, Hertford County
- Murphy – town, Cherokee County
N
edit- Nags Head
- Nashville – town, Nash County
- Navassa
- New Bern – city, Craven County
- New London
- Newland – town, Avery County
- Newport
- Newton – city,seat, Catawba County
- Newton Grove
- Norlina – town, Warren County
- Norman
- North Topsail Beach
- North Wilkesboro – town, Wilkes County
- Northwest
- Norwood
O
editP
edit- Pantego
- Parkton
- Parmele
- Patterson Springs
- Peachland
- Peletier
- Pembroke
- Pikeville
- Pilot Mountain
- Pine Knoll Shores – town, Carteret County
- Pine Level
- Pinebluff
- Pinehurst – town, Moore County
- Pinetops – town, Edgecombe County
- Pineville
- Pink Hill
- Pittsboro
- Pleasant Garden
- Plymouth – town, Washington County
- Polkton
- Polkville
- Pollocksville
- Powellsville
- Princeton
- Princeville
- Proctorville
R
edit- Raeford – town, Hoke County
- Raleigh – city, Wake County
- Ramseur
- Randleman
- Ranlo
- Raynham
- Red Cross
- Red Oak – town, Nash County
- Red Springs – town, Robeson County
- Reidsville – city, Rockingham County
- Rennert
- Rhodhiss
- Rich Square
- Richfield
- Richlands
- River Bend
- Roanoke Rapids – city, Halifax County
- Robbins
- Robbinsville
- Robersonville
- Rockingham – city, Richmond County
- Rockwell
- Rocky Mount
- Rolesville – town, Wake County
- Ronda
- Roper
- Rose Hill – city, Duplin County
- Roseboro
- Rosman
- Rowland
- Roxboro – city, Person County
- Roxobel
- Rural Hall
- Ruth
- Rutherford College
- Rutherfordton – town, Rutherford County
S
edit- Salemburg
- Salisbury – town, Rowan County
- Saluda
- Sandy Creek
- Sandyfield
- Sanford – city, Lee County
- Saratoga
- Sawmills
- Scotland Neck – town, Halifax County
- Seaboard
- Seagrove
- Sedalia
- Selma – town, Johnston County
- Seven Devils
- Seven Springs
- Severn
- Shallotte – town, Brunswick County
- Sharpsburg
- Shelby – city, Cleveland County
- Siler City – town, Chatham County
- Simpson
- Sims
- Smithfield
- Snow Hill – town, Greene County
- Southern Pines
- Southern Shores – town, Dare County
- Southport – town, Brunswick County
- Sparta – town, Alleghany County
- Speed
- Spencer
- Spencer Mountain – town, Gaston County
- Spindale
- Spring Hope
- Spring Lake
- Spruce Pine – town, Mitchell County
- St. Helena
- St. James
- St. Pauls – town, Robeson County
- Staley
- Stallings
- Stanfield
- Stanley
- Stantonsburg
- Star
- Statesville – city, Iredell County
- Stedman
- Stem
- Stokesdale
- Stoneville
- Stonewall
- Stovall
- Sugar Mountain
- Summerfield
- Sunset Beach
- Surf City
- Swansboro – town, Onslow County
- Swepsonville
- Sylva – city, Jackson County
T
edit- Tabor City – town, Columbus County
- Tar Heel
- Tarboro – town, Edgecombe County
- Taylorsville – town, Alexander County
- Taylortown
- Teachey
- Thomasville
- Tobaccoville
- Topsail Beach – town, Pender County
- Trent Woods
- Trenton
- Trinity – city, Randolph County
- Troutman
- Troy – town, Montgomery County
- Tryon – town, Polk County
- Turkey
U
editV
editW
edit- Waco
- Wade
- Wadesboro – town, Anson County
- Wagram
- Wake Forest – town, Wake County
- Walkertown
- Wallace
- Wallburg – town, Davidson County
- Walnut Cove
- Walnut Creek
- Walstonburg
- Wanchese – village, Dare County
- Warrenton – town, Warren County
- Warsaw – town, Duplin County
- Washington – city, Beaufort County
- Washington Park
- Watha
- Waxhaw – town, Union County
- Waynesville – city, Haywood County
- Weaverville
- Webster
- Weddington
- Weldon – town, Halifax County
- Wendell – town, Wake County
- Wentworth
- Wesley Chapel
- West Jefferson – town, Ashe County
- Whispering Pines
- Whitakers
- White Lake
- Whiteville – city, Columbus County
- Whitsett
- Wilkesboro – town, Wilkes County
- Williamston
- Wilmington – city, New Hanover County
- Wilson – city, Wilson County
- Wilson's Mills
- Windsor – town, Bertie County
- Winfall
- Wingate
- Winston-Salem – city, Forsyth County
- Winterville
- Winton
- Woodfin
- Woodland
- Wrightsville Beach – town, New Hanover County
Y
edit- Yadkinville – town, Yadkin County
- Yanceyville – town, Caswell County
- Youngsville – town, Franklin County
Z
edit- Zebulon – town, Wake County
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ^ "North Carolina | Capital, Map, History, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ^ "How NC Cities Work". North Carolina League of Municipalities. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
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