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Charlotte (pronounce /ˈʃɑrlət/) is the largest city in the state of North Carolina and the 20th-largest city in the United States. In 2006, Charlotte's population was estimated to be 630,478, an increase of 46% since 1990. The city is the seat of Mecklenburg County. A resident of Charlotte is referred to as a Charlottean.

Trivia about charlotte

  • In "Shirley", a novel by this longest-lived Bronte sister, Shirley is the mistress of Fieldhead Estate
  • North Carolina:Pop. 396,000
  • Cornwallis once referred to this N.C. city as a "hornet's nest"; today the Hornets play there
  • Up to 10,000 people from 63 countries attend the International Hosiery Expo in this city, North Carolina's largest
  • Of the 3 Bronte sisters who were novelists, she's the only one who lived past the age of 35
  • In names of desserts, this woman's name may follow chocolate or precede russe
  • It's home to the NFL's Panthers
  • Women outnumber men in this North Carolina city named for the wife of King George III
  • NationsBank Corporate Center towers 871 feet over this city, North Carolina's largest
  • This city's Observer serves 40 counties in North & South Carolina
  • Until the late 1840s, this largest North Carolina city was the USA's chief source of gold
  • The "Hornets' Nest",North Carolina
  • If you're flying U.S. Airways, you may change planes in this North Carolina city's hub airport
  • This largest city in the 2 Carolinas is one of the nation's leading textile production centers
  • A fun town for sports fans:Chortle At, North Carolina
  • A dessert with ladyfingers: ____ Russe
  • Now the largest city in the Carolinas, it hosted the last full meeting of the Confederate cabinet in 1865
  • (Hello. I am "Who is Mario Cantone?") On "Sex and the City", I was the wedding planner of this desperate-to-be-married character played by Kristin Davis
  • You'll find a hornet's nest on a tree branch depicted on this North Carolina city's seal
  • Hey, y'all! This city's NBA Bobcats lost their first home when the Coliseum was demo'd in 2007
  • The only writing Bronte sister whose life overlapped Jane Austen's
  • The WNBA team belonging to this southern city is known as The Sting
  • The NFL'sPanthers