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District Overview
North Carolina’s First Congressional District is as diverse as it is historic. From the Halifax Resolves enacted by the North Carolina Provincial Congress at the start of the American Revolution to the struggle for civil rights, the 23 counties that comprise this region have seen great change and progress.
The First District is also home to a broad range of sights and scenery. Reaching from the eastern edges of the Piedmont to the coast of the Inner Banks, the First District includes everything from scenic agrarian life to growing city centers. There are also a great range of important institutions including the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, East Carolina University and Elizabeth City State University.
While scenically beautiful, it is the people of the First District that are our greatest asset.
General Characteristics and Facts
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48,711 Square Miles (Land Only) |
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7,198.86 Square Miles (103rd Largest) |
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178.61 Squre Miles |
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7,020.25 Square Miles |
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14.78% |
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9,380,884 |
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619,178 |
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295,749 (47.76%) |
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323,429 (52.24%) |
1st District Demographics
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44.21% |
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50.9% |
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3.94% |
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0.5% |
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0.7% |
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87,185 (14.4%) |
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460,134 (76.1%) |
Ten Largest Counties in the 1st District (by Population)
County | 1st District Population | County Population |
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57,370 (100%) | 57,370 |
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55,606 (100%) | 55,606 |
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54,674 (40.86%) | 133,798 |
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52,962 (46.73%) | 113,329 |
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39,000 (42.65%) | 91,436 |
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36,795 (49.85%) | 73,814 |
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34,897 (100%) | 34,897 |
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30,702 (51.47%) |
59,648 |
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28,240 (65.74%) | 42,954 |
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25,593 (100%) | 25,593 |
Five Largest Cities in 1st District (by Population)
City | 1st District Population | City-Wide Population |
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36,187 (92.68%) | 37,597 |
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32,062 (57.36%) | 57,010 |
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25,068 (56.45%) | 48,433 |
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22,028 (36.42%) | 79,629 |
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20,025 (100%) | 20,025 |
Interesting Facts
- The First Congressional District is home to three military instillations including Marine Corps Air Station – Cherry Point, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, and Coast Guard Station – Elizabeth City.
- The soft drink Pepsi was first made in 1898 by pharmacist Caleb Bradham in New Bern.
- Current North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue lived in New Bern prior to being elected as the State’s first female governor.
- Kinston is home to Minor League Baseball’s Kinston Indians. The Kinston Indians are affiliated with the Cleveland Indians.
- The Swiss and German settlement of New Bern was named in honor of the founder's home, Bern, Switzerland. When Bern, Switzerland was founded, it was named by a group of hunters. They named the city for the first animal they came upon on their hunting expedition. It was a bear. "Bern" is the old Germanic word for Bear, and the bear became the symbol of the city. It is also the symbol of New Bern.