North Carolina

North Carolina
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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	11,197,968 (2025 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

• Black Mountain Developmental Center
• Broughton Hospital
• Butner State Hospital
• Cherry Hospital
• Dorothea Dix Hospital
• North Carolina Hospital for Dangerous Insane

State Schools

• Caswell Developmental Center
• Goldsboro Training School
• J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center
• Murdoch Developmental Center
• School for Deaf and Dumb
• Whitaker School
• Wright School

Reform Schools

• Morrison Training School
• Stonewall Jackson Manual Training and Industrial School

County Institutions

• Johnston County Mental Health Center

Private Institutions

• Appalachian Hall
• Broadoaks Sanatorium
• Glenwood Park Sanitarium
• Highland Hospital for Nervous Diseases
• Tranquil Park Sanitarium

Tuberculosis Hospitals

• Eastern North Carolina Sanatorium
• Forsyth County Tuberculosis Hospital
• North Carolina Sanatorium
• Swanonoa Sanatorium
• Western North Carolina Sanatorium
• Winyah Sanatorium

Orphan Asylums

• Brewer Orphan Asylum