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Danbury is a city located in Danbury Township, Stokes County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 142. [5] It is the county seat of Stokes County. Danbury is located on North Carolina Highway 8/89 approximately 20 miles (32 km) north of Winston-Salem and is the "Gateway to Hanging Rock". The ...
The district was re-established after the 1990 United States census, when North Carolina gained a House seat due to an increase in population.It was drawn in 1992 as one of two minority-majority districts, designed to give African-American voters (who comprised 22% of the state's population at the time) the chance to elect a representative of their choice; Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act ...
Kannapolis (/ k ə ˈ n æ p ə l ɪ s /) is a city in Cabarrus and Rowan counties, in the U.S. state of North Carolina, [1] [2] northwest of Concord and northeast of Charlotte and is a suburb [6] in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The city of Kannapolis was incorporated in 1984. The population was 53,114 at the 2020 census, [7] which makes ...
This place-name is derived from the English surname Albemarle.According to a 1905 publication by the United States Geologic Survey, based on research by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill history professor Kemp P. Battle, it was named specifically for General George Monck, the first Duke of Albemarle and one of the original proprietors of the colony of Carolina, which included the town.
Charlotte College, now the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, was established [10] and fluoride was added to the water supply. Victor Shaw: 1949–1953: Democratic: Philip Van Every: 1953–1957: Democratic: During Van Every's administration the Charlotte Coliseum and Independence Blvd. were completed. [11] James Saxon Smith: 1957 ...
Durham's sister cities sign in 2011. This is a list of sister cities in the United States state of North Carolina.Sister cities, known in Europe as twin towns, are cities which partner with each other to promote human contact and cultural links, although this partnering is not limited to cities and often includes counties, regions, states and other sub-national entities.
Interstate 485 (I-485) is a 66.68-mile-long (107.31 km) auxiliary Interstate Highway encircling Charlotte, North Carolina.As a complete loop, it is primarily signed with "inner" and "outer" designations, though at some major interchanges, supplemental signage reflects the local compass orientation of the road.
St. Peter’s Catholic Church is a Catholic parish church at 507 South Tryon Street in Charlotte, North Carolina.Established in 1851, it is the oldest Catholic church in Charlotte, and until 1940 was the only Catholic church in the city. St. Peter's was originally at the extreme southern limits of the city, but today it stands in the heart of uptown, across from the Mint Museum and Bechtler ...