City Population Area          (square miles)
     
Charlotte 540,828 242.3
Raleigh 276,093 114.6
Greensboro 223,891 104.7
Durham 187,035 94.6
Winston-Salem 185,776 108.9
Fayetteville 121,015 58.8
Cary 94,536 42.1
High Point 85,839 49.1
Wilmington 75,838 41
Asheville 68,889 40.9
Jacksonville 66,715 44.5
*There are eleven cities listed.  There are two places where
the list changes depending on whether cities are listed
by area or population.  Durham is larger than Winston-
Salem in population, but not in size.  The same is true for
Asheville and Jacksonville.