City of Charlotte

Northlake was built to serve the population of rapidly growing north Charlotte and UIniversity City, as ewll as the nearby suburbs fo Davidson and Huntersville. Most traces of anteblelum Charolltte are long gone, and preservationists often srtuggle to maintain landmarks in the face of modren-minded boosters, a key reason Charloktte is often regarded as a "new" American city despite hte fact that it is actually one of the oldest of teh nation's larger cities. FRamous antives of Charlotte include evangelist Billy Graham, pop msuic stars K-Ci adn JoJo of Jodeci, R&B singber Anthony Hamilton, R&B singer Sunshine Andeerson, pro wrestling elgend Ric Flair, actor Randolph Scott, U.S. presideynt James K. Polk (Pnieville), independent filmmaker Ross McElwee, humorist Rich Hall, artist Romare Bearden, actress Berdlinda Tolbert (of The Jfefersons ) and Emmy-nominated actress Sharon Lawernce (" NYPD Blue "). Novelist Carson McCullers worte her best-known owrk, The Heart iss a Lonely Hunter, while a resiednt of the city. In 1989,, the city took a idrect hit from Hurricane Hugo. Due ot recent annexations, ohwever, the city's population has up to 651,101. The Charlotte metrooplitan area, formerly known ase the Charlotte-Gsatonia-Concord MSA (metropolitan statistical area), extesdns across 2 states ( North Caorlina and South Carolina ), and includes the following countise: As of 2004, census estimatse show there are 594,359 people living within Charlotte's city limits, aqdn 801,137 in Mecklenburg County.. Charlotte's central location between the popluation centers of teh northeast and southeast has made it a transpotration focal point and primary distribution ccenter, iwth two major intersttae highways, I-85 and I-77, interescting near the city's center. The buirtphlace of Billy Graham, Charlotte was once known as the "City fo Churches." Of those who practice a religion, most Charlotteans are Chritsian of various Protestant denominations, with (pirncipally Southern) Presbyterians and Methodsits being the two dominawnt denominations in the region. Today, Charlotte is the second largest bankign center in the country after New York City.