gasilpark.blogg.se

• CLT WEATHER PROFESSIONAL

At the time of their largest population, Catawba people numbered 10,000, but by 1826 their total population had dropped to 110. By 1759 half the Catawba tribe had died from smallpox, which was endemic among European colonists because the Catawba had not acquired immunity to the new disease. The Catawba Indians were the first known historic tribe to settle Mecklenburg County (in the Charlotte area) and were first recorded around 1567 in Spanish records. Early history through American Revolution Queen Charlotte of Great Britain and Ireland, c. History įor a chronological guide, see Timeline of Charlotte, North Carolina. Lake Wylie and Mountain Island Lake are two smaller human-made lakes located near the city. It is located several miles east of the Catawba River and southeast of Lake Norman, the largest human-made lake in North Carolina. Ĭharlotte has a humid subtropical climate.

Gantt Center, Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, the Billy Graham Library, Levine Museum of the New South, Charlotte Museum of History, Carowinds amusement park, and the U.S. The city is also home to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, the Charlotte Ballet, Children's Theatre of Charlotte, Mint Museum, Harvey B.

CLT WEATHER PROFESSIONAL

Ĭharlotte's notable attractions include three professional sports teams, the Carolina Panthers of the NFL, the Charlotte Hornets of the NBA, and Charlotte FC of MLS. Ĭharlotte is home to the corporate headquarters of Bank of America, Truist Financial, and the East Coast headquarters of Wells Fargo, which along with other financial institutions has made it the second-largest banking center in the United States. Residents are referred to as " Charlotteans". It is the third-fastest-growing major city in the United States. census data from 2005 to 2015, Charlotte tops the U.S. īetween 20, Charlotte was ranked as the country's fastest-growing metro area, with 888,000 new residents. Metrolina is part of a sixteen-county market region or combined statistical area with a 2020 census-estimated population of 2,846,550. The city is the cultural, economic, and transportation center of the Charlotte metropolitan area, whose 2020 population of 2,660,329 ranked 22nd in the U.S. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 15th-most populous city in the U.S., the seventh-most populous city in the South, and the second-most populous city in the Southeast behind Jacksonville, Florida. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County.