2007 Municipal Populations Ranked by Size
	Municipalities with Population 2,500 or Greater
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	Rank index:  1-25, 26-50, 51-75, 76-100, 101-125, 125-150, 151-175, 175-200, 201+
	Rank	Municipality	County	Population
	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	674,658
	2	Raleigh	Durham, Wake	367,098
	3	Greensboro	Guilford	248,111
	4	Winston-Salem	Forsyth	224,889
	5	Durham	Durham, Orange, Wake	222,472
	6	Fayetteville	Cumberland	181,453
	7	Cary	Chatham, Wake	132,443
	8	Wilmington	New Hanover	100,746
	9	High Point	Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph	98,791
	10	Jacksonville	Onslow	77,301
	11	Asheville	Buncombe	76,764
	12	Greenville	Pitt	76,222
	13	Gastonia	Gaston	72,779
	14	Concord	Cabarrus	71,071
	15	Rocky Mount	Edgecombe, Nash	56,288
	16	Chapel Hill	Durham, Orange	54,904
	17	Wilson	Wilson	49,947
	18	Burlington	Alamance, Guilford	49,343
	19	Kannapolis	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan	42,802
	20	Hickory	Burke, Caldwell, Catawba	40,520
	21	Huntersville	Mecklenburg	39,191
	22	Goldsboro	Wayne	37,341
	23	Monroe	Union	35,966
	24	Salisbury	Rowan	31,023
	25	Apex	Wake	29,973
	Rank	Municipality	County	Population
	26	Matthews	Mecklenburg	28,072
	27	Mooresville	Iredell	27,628
	28	Sanford	Lee	27,271
	29	Thomasville	Davidson, Randolph	26,917
	30	Statesville	Iredell	26,704
	31	Indian Trail	Union	26,010
	32	Wake Forest	Franklin, Wake	25,734
	33	New Bern	Craven	25,684
	34	Garner	Wake	24,832
	35	Asheboro	Randolph	23,845
	36	Cornelius	Mecklenburg	22,946
	37	Lumberton	Robeson	22,929
	38	Kinston	Lenoir	22,763
	39	Havelock	Craven	22,604
	40	Kernersville	Forsyth, Guilford	21,961
	41	Lexington	Davidson	21,149
	42	Shelby	Cleveland	20,745
	43	Mint Hill	Mecklenburg, Union	20,519
	44	Elizabeth City	Camden, Pasquotank	19,837
	45	Holly Springs	Wake	19,474
	46	Carrboro	Orange	19,178
	47	Lenoir	Caldwell	18,952
	48	Clemmons	Forsyth	17,902
	49	Morganton	Burke	17,097
	50	Roanoke Rapids	Halifax	16,569
	Rank	Municipality	County	Population
	51	Henderson	Vance	16,315
	52	Albemarle	Stanly	16,026
	53	Laurinburg	Scotland	15,895
	54	Eden	Rockingham	15,666
	55	Fuquay-Varina	Wake	14,959
	56	Boone	Watauga	14,717
	57	Reidsville	Rockingham	14,643
	58	Graham	Alamance	14,597
	59	Morrisville	Durham, Wake	14,308
	60	Newton	Catawba	13,554
	61	Lewisville	Forsyth	13,378
	62	Clayton	Johnston, Wake	12,908
	63	Hope Mills	Cumberland	12,843
	64	Smithfield	Johnston	12,821
	65	Hendersonville	Henderson	12,747
	66	Southern Pines	Moore	12,210
	67	Pinehurst	Moore	11,632
	68	Stallings	Mecklenburg, Union	11,331
	69	Lincolnton	Lincoln	11,061
	70	Kings Mountain	Cleveland, Gaston	10,662
	71	Tarboro	Edgecombe	10,430
	72	Leland	Brunswick	10,306
	73	Mount Holly	Gaston	10,213
	74	Dunn	Harnett	10,088
	75	Waynesville	Haywood	9,972
	Rank	Municipality	County	Population
	76	Belmont	Gaston	9,921
	77	Washington	Beaufort	9,861
	78	Knightdale	Wake	9,810
	79	Davidson	Iredell, Mecklenburg	9,748
	80	Archdale	Guilford, Randolph	9,680
	81	Weddington	Mecklenburg, Union	9,496
	82	Mount Airy	Surry	9,477
	83	Rockingham	Richmond	9,432
	84	Oxford	Granville	9,342
	85	Mebane	Alamance, Orange	9,187
	86	Roxboro	Person	8,876
	87	Clinton	Sampson	8,805
	88	Morehead City	Carteret	8,691
	89	Winterville	Pitt	8,586
	90	Siler City	Chatham	8,372
	91	Spring Lake	Cumberland	8,273
	92	Oak Island	Brunswick	8,261
	93	Black Mountain	Buncombe	7,923
	94	Conover	Catawba	7,922
	95	Summerfield	Guilford	7,783
	96	Butner	Granville	7,542
	97	Unionville	Union	7,474
	98	Pineville	Mecklenburg	7,368
	99	Elon	Alamance	7,219
	100	Selma	Johnston	7,168
	Rank	Municipality	County	Population
	101	Forest City	Rutherford	7,154
	102	Brevard	Transylvania	7,128
	103	Marion	McDowell	7,107
	104	Trinity	Randolph	6,936
	105	Kill Devil Hills	Dare	6,820
	106	Hillsborough	Orange	6,584
	107	King	Forsyth, Stokes	6,514
	108	Mills River	Henderson	6,334
	109	Fletcher	Henderson	6,168
	110	Carolina Beach	New Hanover	5,974
	111	Harrisburg	Cabarrus	5,954
	112	Hamlet	Richmond	5,870
	113	Wendell	Wake	5,742
	114	Williamston	Martin	5,694
	115	Cherryville	Gaston	5,680
	116	Wadesboro	Anson	5,549
	117	Bessemer City	Gaston	5,517
	118	Gibsonville	Alamance, Guilford	5,439
	119	Pleasant Garden	Guilford	5,228
	120	Edenton	Chowan	5,099
	121	Whiteville	Columbus	5,091
	122	Sawmills	Caldwell	5,084
	123	Zebulon	Johnston, Wake	4,955
	124	Ayden	Pitt	4,923
	125	Granite Falls	Caldwell	4,904
	Rank	Municipality	County	Population
	126	Long View	Burke, Catawba	4,882
	127	Erwin	Harnett	4,864
	128	Fairview	Union	4,853
	129	Walkertown	Forsyth	4,793
	130	Wesley Chapel	Union	4,793
	131	Nashville	Nash	4,791
	132	Oak Ridge	Guilford	4,758
	133	Farmville	Pitt	4,656
	134	Woodfin	Buncombe	4,648
	135	Mount Olive	Duplin, Wayne	4,587
	136	Aberdeen	Moore	4,579
	137	Valdese	Burke	4,560
	138	Mocksville	Davie	4,547
	139	Midway	Davidson	4,457
	140	Ahoskie	Hertford	4,456
	141	Trent Woods	Craven	4,364
	142	Randleman	Randolph	4,331
	143	China Grove	Rowan	4,298
	144	Angier	Harnett, Wake	4,219
	145	Elkin	Surry, Wilkes	4,198
	146	North Wilkesboro	Wilkes	4,181
	147	Troy	Montgomery	4,149
	148	Boiling Springs	Cleveland	4,123
	(149)	Boiling Spring Lakes	Brunswick	4,115
	(149)	Rutherfordton	Rutherford	4,115
	Rank	Municipality	County	Population
	151	Canton	Haywood	4,083
	152	Wingate	Union	4,071
	153	Beaufort	Carteret	3,975
	154	Dallas	Gaston	3,949
	155	Plymouth	Washington	3,916
	156	Spindale	Rutherford	3,858
	157	Gamewell	Caldwell	3,857
	158	Emerald Isle	Carteret	3,855
	159	Raeford	Hoke	3,837
	160	Franklin	Macon	3,826
	161	Burgaw	Pender	3,816
	162	Newport	Carteret	3,806
	163	Waxhaw	Union	3,788
	164	Stokesdale	Guilford	3,756
	165	Eastover	Cumberland	3,686
	166	Louisburg	Franklin	3,679
	167	Elizabethtown	Columbus	3,660
	168	Wallace	Duplin, Pender	3,546
	169	Benson	Johnston	3,518
	170	Red Springs	Hoke, Robeson	3,509
	171	Kitty Hawk	Dare	3,461
	172	Spencer	Rowan	3,416
	173	Maiden	Catawba, Lincoln	3,404
	174	Jamestown	Guilford	3,369
	175	Cramerton	Gaston	3,363
	Rank	Municipality	County	Population
	176	Stanley	Gaston	3,246
	177	Weaverville	Buncombe	3,215
	178	Lake Park	Union	3,203
	179	Flat Rock	Henderson	3,193
	180	Wilkesboro	Wilkes	3,168
	181	Warsaw	Duplin	3,158
	182	Ranlo	Gaston	3,142
	183	Hudson	Caldwell	3,124
	184	Lillington	Harnett	3,123
	185	Midland	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg	3,121
	186	Nags Head	Dare	3,113
	187	Locust	Stanly, Cabarrus	3,108
	188	Windsor	Bertie	3,095
	189	Sunset Beach	Brunswick	3,090
	190	River Bend	Craven	3,075
	191	Landis	Rowan	3,073
	192	Marshville	Union	3,002
	193	Red Oak	Nash	2,950
	194	Southport	Brunswick	2,934
	195	Wentworth	Rockingham	2,926
	196	Wallburg	Davidson	2,918
	197	Polkton	Anson	2,914
	198	Carolina Shores	Brunswick	2,873
	199	Cajah's Mountain	Caldwell	2,865
	(200)	Liberty	Randolph	2,828
	(200)	Norwood	Stanly	2,828
	Rank	Municipality	County	Population
	202	Yadkinville	Yadkin	2,800
	203	Creedmoor	Granville	2,790
	204	La Grange	Lenoir	2,789
	205	Fairmont	Robeson	2,744
	206	Pembroke	Robeson	2,732
	207	Lowell	Gaston	2,719
	208	Wrightsville Beach	New Hanover	2,710
	209	Rural Hall	Forsyth	2,660
	210	Marvin	Union	2,639
	211	Tobaccoville	Forsyth, Stokes	2,637
	212	St. James	Brunswick	2,633
	213	Southern Shores	Dare	2,604
	214	Sharpsburg	Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson	2,595
	215	Sylva	Jackson	2,557
	216	Tabor City	Columbus	2,544
	217	Maxton	Robeson, Scotland	2,530
	Note: For multicounty municipalities, the county with the most population is shown in non-italicized font; other counties are shown in italics.
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	Last update October 17, 2008.