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Biggest Cities in North Carolina

Can you name the 20 most populous cities in North Carolina?
Source: 2019 Census Estimates
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Last updated: May 28, 2020
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First submittedOctober 6, 2012
Times taken25,486
Average score45.0%
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Population
City
885,708
Charlotte
474,069
Raleigh
296,710
Greensboro
278,993
Durham
247,945
Winston-Salem
211,657
Fayetteville
170,282
Cary
Population
City
123,744
Wilmington
112,791
High Point
96,341
Concord
93,400
Greenville
92,870
Asheville
77,273
Gastonia
72,436
Jacksonville
Population
City
64,051
Chapel Hill
59,300
Apex
58,098
Huntersville
54,606
Burlington
53,922
Rocky Mount
50,841
Kannapolis
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Level 42
Jul 3, 2013
I live in Fayetteville, but I only got 11. I can't believe I forgot Cary....
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Level 42
Feb 1, 2022
Edit, 9 years later, I still forgot Cary
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Level 37
Aug 1, 2014
And not a single beach town. Except Wilmington. But that's iffy.
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Level 18
Apr 18, 2018
jacksonville is almost a beach town
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Level 39
May 7, 2016
Just curious, how come "High Pt" is accepted for Wilmington? I typed in High Pt because I'm lazy and ended up getting Wilmington.
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Level ∞
May 8, 2016
Fixed
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Level 28
May 9, 2016
I got 16/20 and I live in Hawaii
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Level 60
Jun 7, 2020
Got all and I live in India
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Level 82
Dec 17, 2017
Got the top 4, plus one other college town. Guessed Springfield. Gave up.
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Level 62
Nov 27, 2019
I knew 5/20

Then I looked at a map and got 17/20

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Level 83
May 28, 2020
I think you have Rocky Mount and Kannapolis in the wrong places on the map.
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Level 80
May 28, 2020
Yes, they are switched. Really confused me for a minute!
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Level 82
May 28, 2020
They are switched, but the dot for where Kannapolis is isn't in the correct spot. Should be just north of Concord.
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Level ∞
May 28, 2020
Should be fixed now.
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Level 81
May 29, 2020
I love these with the maps and biggest cities. I hope you make more of them, QM!
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Level 76
May 30, 2020
Well, I knew the first two...
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Level 56
Jun 7, 2020
Is this copied from a school magazine or similar?
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Level 44
Jun 7, 2020
Only got one heh
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Level 68
Jun 7, 2020
i got 3 but i live in Greece
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Level 70
Jun 8, 2020
I grew up in NC and was only surprised by Apex, which I had never heard of. Turns out, Apex had a population of less than 5,000 in 1990 and about 20,000 in 2000.
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Level 65
Mar 31, 2022
As an Apexer, I can say that our population has exploded in the past decade or so.
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Level 56
Jun 8, 2020
Got them all
+11
Level 75
Jun 9, 2020
I had a friend who was raped and murdered while attending college in Asheville in the spring of 1973 and the killer was never caught. For some reason I could not remember the name of the town. After seeing the answer I did a google search for my friend and discovered an article someone had written recently in remembrance. It was comforting to me to read the tributes written in reply and to know that others haven't forgotten her either. Funny how taking a simple trivia quiz can lead to a moment of comfort to soothe sad memories. Thanks, QM, for that unexpected moment.
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Level 59
Sep 6, 2020
how....old are you?
+2
Level 66
Feb 2, 2023
Jarring comment.
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Level 75
Mar 12, 2023
So many names shared with major cities in other eastern states.