North Carolina

**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)
	Map of the United States with North Carolina highlighted
	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