This article was developed to provide you with resources pertaining to Charlotte. In my opinion, it is important to make the facts easily available to my readers. Very seldom will I distribute an article without doing research. I like to structure my articles in a more readable format than most articles. Our unique format of displaying a list of facts is preferred by our readers, because they can easily find the information they are seeking.

We have done research and found interesting facts that you may not have known. We are displaying some of the interesting facts below. We urge you to pay attention to the facts. Our facts will be a great start point for many of you still looking for relevant information:

1. On Kenilworth and Charlottetowne Avenues, near Carolinas Medical Center-Main, the Metropolitan, a major mixed-use project, was recently completed, replacing the old Midtown Square Mall.

2. Since the 1980s in particular, Uptown Charlotte has undergone a massive construction phase with buildings including Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Hearst Corporation, Duke Energy, several hotel skyscrapers, and multiple condos.

3. Charlotte/Douglas International Airport is the 8th busiest airport in the United States.

4. Many students, researchers, and affiliated professionals live near UNC Charlotte in the northeast.

5. Charlotte is located along the Catawba River and near Lake Norman, the largest man-made lake in North Carolina along with two other lakes adjacent to the city known as Lake Wylie and Mountain Island Lake.

6. Figures from the more comprehensive 2000 census show Charlotte's population density to be 861.

7. Measured by control of assets, Charlotte is the second largest banking headquarters in the United States after New York City.

8. Churches, including Presbyterians, Baptists, Methodists, Episcopalians, Lutherans, and Catholics, began to form in the early 1800s, eventually giving Charlotte its nickname "The City of Churches".

MEANWHILE -- I hope you have been able to get a full grasp of the main points related to Charlotte in the first half of this article? Whether you answer Yes or No, keep reading as there is a lot more to uncover in this article. We have found a few additional facts (see below) that will also help you:

1. UNC Charlotte is the city's largest higher education institution.

2. The already large presence of the racing technology industry along with the newly built NHRA premier drag strip, zMAX Drag-way at Concord, located just north of Charlotte, is influencing some of the top professional drag racers to move their shops from more expensive areas like California to Charlotte as well.