Multi-County Municipalities
July 2015 Land Area Distribution, Square Miles
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  Primary County Other Counties
Rank Municipality Total Land Area County Land Area % of Total County Land Area % of Total
1 Raleigh 145.163 Wake 144.740 99.71 Durham 0.423 0.29
2 Durham 109.982 Durham 109.735 99.78 Wake, Orange 0.247 0.22
3 Cary 57.229 Wake 55.619 97.19 Chatham 1.610 2.81
4 High Point 55.106 Guilford 52.144 94.62 Davidson, Forsyth, Randolph 2.963 5.38
5 Rocky Mount 43.823 Nash 30.528 69.66 Edgecombe 13.294 30.34
6 Kannapolis 32.609 Cabarrus 27.576 84.57 Rowan 5.033 15.43
7 Burlington 30.534 Alamance 28.222 92.43 Guilford 2.312 7.57
8 Hickory 29.875 Catawba 28.154 94.24 Burke, Caldwell 1.721 5.76
9 Mint Hill 24.172 Mecklenburg 24.050 99.50 Union 0.122 0.50
10 Chapel Hill 21.199 Orange 19.582 92.37 Durham 1.617 7.63
11 Kernersville 17.731 Forsyth 16.901 95.32 Guilford 0.830 4.68
12 Weddington 17.443 Union 17.442 99.99 Mecklenburg 0.001 0.01
13 Thomasville 16.768 Davidson 16.492 98.35 Randolph 0.276 1.65
14 Wake Forest 16.406 Wake 16.007 97.57 Franklin 0.399 2.43
15 Clayton 14.751 Johnston 14.704 99.68 Wake 0.047 0.32
16 Kings Mountain 12.961 Cleveland 10.843 83.66 Gaston 2.118 16.34
17 Elizabeth City 11.656 Pasquotank 11.569 99.25 Camden 0.087 0.75
18 Midland 10.446 Cabarrus 10.444 99.98 Mecklenburg 0.002 0.02
19 Mebane 8.898 Alamance 6.936 77.96 Orange 1.961 22.04
20 Morrisville 8.532 Wake 8.513 99.77 Durham 0.019 0.23
21 Archdale 8.298 Randolph 7.421 89.43 Guilford 0.877 10.57
22 Locust 8.138 Stanly 6.135 75.39 Cabarrus 2.003 24.61
23 Stallings 8.084 Union 7.812 96.63 Mecklenburg 0.273 3.37
24 Tobaccoville 7.650 Forsyth 7.587 99.18 Stokes 0.063 0.82
25 Surf City 7.346 Pender 6.821 92.85 Onslow 0.525 7.15
26 Elkin 6.781 Surry 6.665 98.29 Wilkes 0.116 1.71
27 Beech Mountain 6.669 Watauga 5.072 76.05 Avery 1.597 23.95
28 Highlands 6.072 Macon 5.540 91.24 Jackson 0.532 8.76
29 Davidson 6.007 Mecklenburg 5.661 94.24 Iredell 0.346 5.76
30 King 5.844 Stokes 4.995 85.47 Forsyth 0.849 14.53
31 Maiden 5.643 Catawba 5.609 99.40 Lincoln 0.034 0.60
32 Zebulon 4.221 Wake 4.221 100.00 Johnston 0.000 0.00
33 Long View 3.937 Catawba 3.342 84.89 Burke 0.595 15.11
34 Gibsonville 3.510 Guilford 2.251 64.13 Alamance 1.259 35.87
35 Red Springs 3.500 Robeson 3.499 99.97 Hoke 0.001 0.03
36 Blowing Rock 3.165 Watauga 2.748 86.83 Caldwell 0.417 13.17
37 Harrells 3.154 Sampson 2.881 91.34 Duplin 0.273 8.66
38 Wallace 3.080 Duplin 2.842 92.27 Pender 0.238 7.73
39 Angier 2.908 Harnett 2.657 91.37 Wake 0.251 8.63
40 Benson 2.787 Johnston 2.785 99.93 Harnett 0.002 0.07
41 Maxton 2.700 Robeson 2.298 85.11 Scotland 0.402 14.89
42 Mount Olive 2.675 Wayne 2.657 99.33 Duplin 0.018 0.67
43 Kenly 2.289 Johnston 1.559 68.10 Wilson 0.730 31.90
44 Seven Devils 2.131 Watauga 1.474 69.16 Avery 0.657 30.84
45 Grifton 2.062 Pitt 1.916 92.92 Lenoir 0.146 7.08
46 Candor 1.603 Montgomery 1.603 100.00 Moore 0.000 0.00
47 Saluda 1.560 Polk 1.507 96.60 Henderson 0.053 3.40
48 Broadway 1.295 Lee 1.289 99.54 Harnett 0.006 0.46
49 Falcon 1.289 Cumberland 1.173 91.00 Sampson 0.116 9.00
50 Rhodhiss 1.186 Burke 0.797 67.21 Caldwell 0.389 32.79
51 Sharpsburg 1.016 Nash 0.613 60.34 Wilson, Edgecombe 0.403 39.66
52 Whitakers 0.820 Nash 0.434 52.93 Edgecombe 0.386 47.07
53 Faison 0.801 Duplin 0.800 99.88 Sampson 0.001 0.12

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Last updated 22SEP2016