North Carolina

North Carolina
Flag of North Carolina Seal of North Carolina Nickname(s): Tar Heel State Motto(s): Esse quam videri (To be, rather than to seem)
General State Information
Capital	Raleigh
Largest city	Charlotte
Total Square Miles	53,865 sq mi (139,509 km2)
State Width	150 miles (340 km)
State Length	560 miles (900 km)
Current Population Statistics
Total State Population	9,380,884 (2009 est.)
Total Mental Health Population
- Past Maximum Population	in
Current Institution Statistics
Total Number Of Institutions
- Public Institutions	4
- Private Institutions
Past Mental Health Institutions Total
Peak Number of Institutions	in
- State Hospitals	4 in
- State Schools	5 in 1969
- Private Institutions	in

State Hospitals

• Broughton Hospital
• Butner State Hospital
• Cherry Hospital
• Dorothea Dix Hospital

State Schools

• Caswell Developmental Center
• Murdoch Developmental Center
• School for Deaf and Dumb
• Whitaker School
• Wright School

Sanitariums

• Appalachian Hall
• North Carolina Sanatorium