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North Carolina vs Manitoba Geography
Land area: North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while Manitoba has 213,729 square miles (553,556 km²). Manitoba's land area is 4.4 times (340%) larger than North Carolina's.
Total area: North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs Manitoba: 250,116 square miles (647,797 km²), including inland and coastal water. Manitoba's total area is 4.6 times (365%) larger than North Carolina's.
Length: North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; Manitoba is 767 miles (1,234 km). Manitoba's north-south length is 3.0 times (197%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width: North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; Manitoba spans 516 miles (831 km). Manitoba's east-west width is 1.1 times (6%) wider than North Carolina's.
Highest point: North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); Manitoba's is Baldy Mountain at 2,730 feet (832 m). Mount Mitchell is 3,944 feet higher than Baldy Mountain.
Lowest point: North Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Manitoba's is Hudson Bay at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
North Carolina vs Manitoba Population and History
Population: North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while Manitoba has 1,505,117 (2026). North Carolina's population is 7.3 times (634%) larger than Manitoba's.
Population density: North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs Manitoba: 7.0. North Carolina's population density is 32.5 times higher than Manitoba's.
Biggest city: North Carolina's biggest city is Charlotte with 943,476 people; Manitoba's is Winnipeg with 749,607. Charlotte's population is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Winnipeg's.
Largest metro area: North Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Manitoba's Winnipeg CMA (834,678). Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 3.5 times (245%) larger than Winnipeg CMA's.
History: North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state. Manitoba: Joined Confederation on July 15, 1870. In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 81 years.
North Carolina vs Manitoba Economy
GDP: North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs Manitoba's $70.2 billion. North Carolina's economic output is 12.0 times larger than Manitoba's.
GDP per capita: North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs Manitoba: $47,034. North Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (62%) higher than Manitoba's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.