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)
	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