The People

North Carolina is the 11th most populous state in the nation. The population density is 165.2 persons per square mile (63.8 per km2), 2.08 times that of the United States as a whole. Whites make up 72.1 per cent of the population and blacks, the largest nonwhite group, 21.6 per cent.

Annual events in North Carolina
January-March
Field Trials in Pinehurst (January); Christmas at the Homestead in Boone (January); Camellia Show in Wilmington (February); Horse Trials in Tryon (March); Moravian Easter Service in Old Salem (March or April).
April-June
Festival of Flowers at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville (April); Azalea Festival in Wilmington (April); Stoneybrook Steeplechase in Southern Pines (April); Shad Festival in Grifton (April); Ole Time Fiddler's and Bluegrass Festival in Union Grove (May); Annual Emerald Isle Beach Music Festival in Emerald Isle (May); National Hollerin' Contest in Spivey's Corner near Fayetteville (June); Summer Festival of Music in Brevard (June-August); Singing on the Mountain at Grandfather Mountain near Linville (June); Rhododendron Festival in the Bakersville area (June); The Lost Colony Outdoor Drama at Manteo (June-August).
July-September
Western North Carolina Wagon Train in Brevard (July); Bele Chere Festival in Asheville (July); Highland Games and Gathering of Scottish Clans at Grandfather Mountain (July); Mountain Dance and Folk Festival in Asheville (August); Annual Mount Mitchell Crafts Fair in Burnsville (August); State Championship Horse Show in Raleigh (September); Mule Days Celebration in Benson (September).
October-December
State Fair in Raleigh (October); National 500 Auto Race in Concord (October); Surf Fishing Tournament in Nags Head (October); Anniversary of First Powered Airplane Flight in Kill Devil Hills (December 17); Christmas at Biltmore in Asheville (December); Candlelight Christmas Tour of Historic Oakwood in Raleigh (December).