{"id":23362,"date":"2020-05-05T16:06:28","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T21:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=23362"},"modified":"2022-04-16T17:48:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T22:48:21","slug":"north-carolina-counties-visited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/north-carolina-counties-visited\/","title":{"rendered":"Counties in North Carolina that I have Visited"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">There are 100 Counties in North Carolina &#8211; &#8220;<em>The Tar Heel State<\/em>&#8220;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Also be sure to see my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/travel\/counties\/united-states-county-map.html\">United States County Counting Page<\/a> for the rest of the states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/travel\/counties\/united-states-county-map.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/graphics\/counties\/north-carolina.png\" alt=\"North Carolina Counties Visited\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I have visited <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">90 Counties<\/span> = 90.0% of Counties in North Carolina<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank.&nbsp; Map created using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mob-rule.com\/home\">Mob Rule<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a name=\"articles\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Twelve Mile Circle Articles Featuring Places in North Carolina<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1Sfti3vuprek-xsuILffOEZMeK8fKXV6S\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Markers designate the North Carolina locations featured in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twelvemilecircle.com\">Twelve Mile Circle<\/a> articles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Counties in North Carolina<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/8871766569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3743\/8871766569_2a3967978c_o.jpg\" alt=\"Bodie Island Lighthouse North Carolina\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Bodie Island Lighthouse on the Outer Banks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are the 100 counties in North Carolina. Although infrequent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/travel\/counties\/united-states-county-map.html\">counties sometimes do change<\/a> so please let me know if any of this information is out of date and I will update it. Those counties that I have visited are highlighted in <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Red<\/b><\/span>. Readers can also link to any articles manually in this section if the map isn&#8217;t working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Alamance<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14016\">Random Hills<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Alexander<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Alleghany<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16152\">Alleghany\/Grayson Border<\/a><\/li><li>Anson<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Ashe<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Avery<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16147\">Famous Louise&#8217;s Rock House<\/a><\/li><li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Beaufort<\/mark><\/strong>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=9480\">Ten Seats in North Carolina<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=28298\">Bayview &#8211; Aurora Ferry<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Bertie<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Bladen<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Brunswick<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=25371\">Orton Plantation<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Buncombe<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16159\">Where They Lived as Children<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16140\">Biltmore Estate<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16151\">Highland<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16140\">WNC Nature Center<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=29391\">Funkatorium<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16151\">One World<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16140\">Pack Square Park<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Burke<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16147\">Linville Falls<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16147\">Famous Louise&#8217;s Rock House<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Cabarrus<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Caldwell<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Camden<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17122\">Great Dismal Canal<\/a><\/li><li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Carteret<\/mark><\/strong>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15742\">Beaufort or Badminton<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=9480\">Ten Seats in North Carolina<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=28269\">Sunrise and Sunset Over Water<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=28269\">Salter Path<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=28298\">Beaufort Tour<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=28346\">Fort Macon<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=28346\">Battle of Newport Barracks<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=28391\">Wildlife<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Caswell<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Catawba<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Chatham<\/b><\/span><\/li><li>Cherokee<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Chowan<\/b><\/span>:  Smallest county in North Carolina (173 square miles): <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22146\">Roanoke River Lighthouse<\/a><\/li><li>Clay<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Cleveland<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Columbus<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Craven<\/mark><\/strong>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15844\">Hawaii on the Mainland<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=28298\">Cherry Branch &#8211; Minnesott Ferry<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=28298\">Birthplace of Pepsi Cola<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=28346\">Tryon Palace<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=28346\">Battle of New Bern<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Cumberland<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/mash_house.html\">Mash House Brewery &amp; Chophouse<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Currituck<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21930\">Currituck Beach Lighthouse<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/weeping_radish.html\">Weeping Radish Farm Brewery<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=3888\">Bordersplit<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Dare<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17802\">Duck<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21910\">Bodie Island Light Station<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21923\">Cape Hatteras Light<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21868\">Fort Raleigh National Historic Site<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21780\">Hatteras-Ocracoke Ferry<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/outer-banks-brewing.html\">Outer Banks Brewing Station<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=10347\">Wright Brothers National Memorial<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Davidson<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14016\">Random Woods<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=8650\">Welcome<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=13215\">Quad County Towns<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Davie<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Duplin<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Durham<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/steve-and-clark.html\">Steve &amp; Clark&#8217;s Brew Pub and Sausage Co.<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17290\">Triangle<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Edgecombe<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Forsyth<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=13215\">Quad County Towns<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Franklin<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Gaston<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Gates<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=10993\">Every Cardinal Direction<\/a><\/li><li>Graham<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Granville<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Greene<\/mark><\/strong><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Guilford<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=9019\">Sports Facilities I Never Imagined<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=13215\">Quad County Towns<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15641\">High Level<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14016\">Random Woods<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Halifax<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Harnett<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Haywood<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Henderson<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=29391\">Sierra Nevada<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Hertford<\/b><\/span><\/li><li>Hoke<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Hyde<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21780\">Hatteras-Ocracoke Ferry<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22029\">Ocracoke Light Station<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=3159\">An Extreme Definition of Southern<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=1330\">Union Jack over the USA<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Iredell<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Jackson<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16149\">Harrah&#8217;s Cherokee Casino<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Johnston<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Jones<\/mark><\/strong><\/li><li>Lee<\/li><li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Lenoir<\/mark><\/strong><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Lincoln<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14534\">Rock Springs Campmeeting<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Macon<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Madison<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16157\">Ancient River<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16084\">Hot Springs Everywhere<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Martin<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>McDowell<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16147\">Linville Caverns<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16147\">Famous Louise&#8217;s Rock House<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Mecklenburg<\/b><\/span>:  Largest county population in North Carolina (695,454 people in 2000 Census); <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14382\">Municipally Owned Telephone<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=9165\">Caro-what?<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17141\">Noble Layers<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Mitchell<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14632\">Geo-BREWities<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Montgomery<\/b><\/span><\/li><li>Moore<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Nash<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>New Hanover<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=25405\">Fort Fisher Beach<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=25642\">Fort Fisher Ferry<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=25429\">Basin Trail<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=25405\">Wilmington Riverwalk<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=25467\">WW2 Ammunition Bunker<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=25467\">USS North Carolina<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Northampton<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Onslow<\/mark><\/strong>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15679\">Undignified Floods<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Orange<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/carolina.html\">Carolina Brewery<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16140\">Morehead Planetarium Sundial<\/a><\/li><li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Pamlico<\/mark><\/strong>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=28298\">Cherry Branch &#8211; Minnesott Ferry<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Pasquotank<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22145\">Museum of the Albemarle<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22145\">Ghost Harbor Brewing<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22146\">Waterfront Park<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Pender<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Perquimans<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22146\">Newbold-White House<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Person<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Pitt<\/mark><\/strong><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Polk<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Randolph<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=13215\">Quad County Towns<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Richmond<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Robeson<\/b><\/span>:  Largest county in North Carolina (949 square miles): <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=25642\">I-95 Rest Stop<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Rockingham<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Rowan<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Rutherford<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=9480\">Ten Seats in North Carolina<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16155\">Lake Lure<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16155\">Chimney Rock<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Sampson<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11\">Thanksgiving Towns<\/a><\/li><li>Scotland<\/li><li>Stanly<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Stokes<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Surry<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Swain<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16820\">Literal Roads to Nowhere<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16149\">Oconaluftee Islands Park<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16149\">Museum of the Cherokee Indian<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16149\">Clingmans Dome<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=9228\">Mountainous Claims<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Transylvania<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16151\">Oskar Blues<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=29391\">Sassafras Mountain<\/a>: <\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Tyrell<\/b><\/span>:  Smallest county population in North Carolina (4,149 people in 2000 Census); <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15336\">A Tyrrell County Highpoint<\/a>.<\/li><li>Union:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12982\">Go South to Go North<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Vance<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Wake<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/southend.html\">Southend Brewery &amp; Smokehouse<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14624\">Land of Disco<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=10156\">Carnage, Slaughter and Mayhem<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=8419\">A Tale of Three Ridges<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=7339\">Low Clearance<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17141\">Noble Layers<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Warren<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=7599\">Dueling Portmanteau Placenames<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Washington<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=9480\">Ten Seats in North Carolina<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Watauga<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16151\">Lost Province<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Wayne<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Wilkes<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Wilson<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Yadkin<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Yancey<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16147\">Mount Mitchell<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Facts About North Carolina<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><b>Location:<\/b> South Atlantic United States. See map above.<\/li><li><b>Size<sup>(<a href=\"#Footnote 1\">1<\/a>)<\/sup>:<\/b>  48,618 square miles.  North Carolina is the 29th largest state.   The next larger state is Alabama and the next smaller state is New York.<\/li><li><b>Population<sup>(<a href=\"#Footnote 2\">2<\/a>)<\/sup>:<\/b>  10,383,620 people.  North Carolina is the 9th most populous state.  The next more populous state is Georgia and the next less populous state is Michigan.<\/li><li><b>Population Density:<\/b>  213.6 people per square mile.  North Carolina is the 15th most densely populated state.  The next more densely populated state is Virginia and the next less densely populated state is Georgia.<\/li><li><b>Bordering States:<\/b>  North Carolina shares a border with 4 states:  Virginia; Tennessee; Georgia and South Carolina<\/li><li><b>Admission to the Union:<\/b>  November 21, 1789.  North Carolina was the 12th state admitted to the Union, after New York and before Rhode Island.<\/li><li><b>Capital:<\/b>  Raleigh.<\/li><li><b>Highest Point:<\/b>  6,684 feet at Mount Mitchell.  See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitpost.org\/mount-mitchell\/150539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SummitPost&#8217;s Mount Mitchell page<\/a>.<\/li><li><b>Lowest Point:<\/b>  Sea Level at the Atlantic Ocean.<\/li><li><b>Government website:<\/b>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">North Carolina Government Portal<\/a>.<\/li><li><b>Official Tourism website:<\/b>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitnc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit North Carolina<\/a>.<\/li><li><b>Still not enough?<\/b>  See <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia&#8217;s North Carolina page<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a name=\"Footnote-1\"><\/a>(1) Wikipedia: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_area\">List of U.S. states and territories by area<\/a>. Land area only.<br><a name=\"Footnote-2\"><\/a>(2) Wikipedia: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States_by_population\">List of states and territories of the United States by population<\/a>. Estimated population on July 1, 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are 100 Counties in North Carolina &#8211; &#8220;The Tar Heel State&#8220; Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. 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