Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

Charlotte is North Carolina’s largest city, located in the Piedmont near the South Carolina border. Its neighborhoods spread across rolling terrain in the Catawba River basin, with a dense skyline centered on the Uptown business district. Founded in the 18th century and named for Queen Charlotte, the city grew as a railroad and textile hub before emerging as one of the nation’s leading banking centers. Charlotte had about 964,800 residents in 2025. Finance, energy, transportation, manufacturing, health care, professional sports, arts and a busy airport give the city a broad regional and national reach.