North Carolina is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th-largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north,the Atlantic Ocean to the east,South Carolina to the south,Georgia to the southwest,and Tennessee to the west. Along with South Carolina,it makes up the Carolinas region of the East Coast. In the 2020 census,the state had a population of 10,439,388. Raleigh is the state's capital and Charlotte is its largest city. The Charlotte metropolitan area,with a population of 2,728,933 in 2020,is the most-populous metropolitan area in North Carolina,the 21st-most populous in the United States,and the largest banking center in the nation after New York City. The Raleigh-Durham-Cary,NC Combined Statistical Area is the second-largest metropolitan area in the state and 32nd-most populous in the United States,with a population of 2,238,315 in 2020,and is home to the largest research park in the United States,Research Triangle Park.
Duplin County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census,the population was 48,715. Its county seat is Kenansville.
Cabarrus County is a county located in the south-central part of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census,the population was 225,804. The county seat is Concord,which was incorporated in 1803. Cabarrus County is included in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Buncombe County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is classified within Western North Carolina. The 2020 census reported the population was 269,452. Its county seat is Asheville. Buncombe County is part of the Asheville,NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Asheville is a city in,and the county seat of,Buncombe County,North Carolina,United States. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers,it is the largest city in Western North Carolina,and the state's 11th-most-populous city. According to the 2020 census,the city's population was 94,589,up from 83,393 in the 2010 census. It is the principal city in the three-county Asheville metropolitan area,which had a population of 469,015 in 2020.
Shelby is a city in and the county seat of Cleveland County,North Carolina. It lies near the western edge of the Charlotte-Concord,NC-SC Combined Statistical Area. The population was 21,918 at the 2020 census.
Salisbury is a city in the Piedmont region of North Carolina,United States;it has been the county seat of Rowan County since 1753 when its territory extended to the Mississippi River. Located 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Charlotte and within its metropolitan area,the town has attracted a growing population. The 2020 census shows 35,580 residents.
Brevard is a city and the county seat of Transylvania County,North Carolina,United States,with a population of 7,609 as of the 2010 census.
Apex is a town in Wake County,North Carolina,United States. At its southern border,Apex encompasses the community of Friendship. In 1994,the downtown area was designated a historic district,and the Apex train depot,built in 1867,is designated a Wake County landmark. The depot location marks the highest point on the old Chatham Railroad,hence the town's name. The town motto is "The Peak of Good Living".
Patsy Rouzer Keever is a North Carolina educator and Democratic politician.
Asheville High School is a public high school located in Asheville,North Carolina,United States and is one of two secondary schools in the Asheville City Schools system. Designed by Douglas Ellington,construction of the original building began in 1927 and was completed two years later. The modern addition was built in 1970 and a new cafeteria was finished in 2006. There is a second school located at the same address;the School of Inquiry and Life Sciences at Asheville (SILSA).
North Carolina's 11th congressional district encompasses most of Western North Carolina. Since January 3,2023,the district has been represented by Chuck Edwards.
Lillian Exum Clement,later known as Lillian Stafford,was an American politician who was the first woman elected to the North Carolina General Assembly and the first woman to serve in any state legislature in the Southern United States.
Terry M. Bellamy is the former mayor of Asheville,North Carolina. She was first elected to the Asheville City Council in 1999 and won re‑election in 2003. She was elected mayor in November 2005,defeating incumbent Mayor Charles Worley in the October primary. Bellamy became the youngest mayor in North Carolina at the age of 33 and the first African-American Mayor of Asheville. Bellamy,a Democrat,received 10,534 votes (56.8%) to opponent Joe Dunn's 8,004 votes (43.2%). She won re-election in 2009. Bellamy chose not to run for another term in 2013,but instead announced plans to run for the U.S. House of Representatives for a second time.
Susan C. Fisher is an American politician who served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for the 114th district from 2004 until her resignation in 2022. After the 2014 elections,Fisher was elected deputy leader by her House Democratic colleagues,she served in the role from 2015 until 2017.
Richard Sharp Smith was an English-born American architect,noted for his association with George W. Vanderbilt's Biltmore Estate and Asheville,North Carolina. Smith worked for some of America's important architectural firms of the late 19th century—Richard Morris Hunt,Bradford Lee Gilbert,and Reid &Reid—before establishing his practice in Asheville. His most significant body of work is in Asheville and Western North Carolina,including dozens of buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places or are contributing structures to National Register Historic Districts.
The Buncombe County Democratic Party (BCDP) is the Buncombe County affiliate of the NC Democratic Party in the United States. It is headquartered in Asheville.
Brian Mills Turner is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Turner represented the 116th district from 2015 to 2023. On November 29,2021,Turner announced that he wouldn't seek re-election in 2022.
Brian Austin Farkas is an American politician and State Representative who served the District 9 in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
North Carolina's 116th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Caleb Rudow since 2023.
