North Carolina — Config Review
Profile config
Judicial Regions48
Concepts (11)
North Carolina
Local NameNorth Carolina
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameGeneral Assembly
Executive TitleGovernor
SubdivisionsCounties
Additional Subdivisions
Major CitiesCharlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham, Winston-Salem, Fayetteville, Cary, Wilmington, Asheville
County
Local NameCounty
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameBoard of Commissioners
Executive RequiredNo
SubdivisionsMunicipalities
Legislative CommitteesYes
Committees LabelCommittees
Municipality
Local NameMunicipality
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameCity/Town Council
Executive TitleMayor
Governancecouncil-manager
SubdivisionsNo
School District
Local NameSchool District
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameBoard of Education
Regional Education Service Alliance
Local NameRegional Education Service Alliance
Local AbbrevRESA
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameRESA Board
Classification
Local NameClassification
Parent Org NameNCHSAA
Has Active GovernmentNo
House District
Local NameHouse District
Local AbbrevHD
Has Active GovernmentNo
Senate District
Local NameSenate District
Local AbbrevSD
Has Active GovernmentNo
Congressional District
Local NameCongressional District
Local AbbrevCD
Has Active GovernmentNo
Superior Court District
Local NameSuperior Court District
Has Active GovernmentNo
Special District
Local NameSpecial District
Has Active GovernmentYes
Governance (1)
Council-Manager
Legislative CommitteesNo
Legislative DistrictsNo
Sources (5)
Counties
Urlhttps://gis11.services.ncdot.gov/arcgis/rest/services/NCDOT_CountyBdy_Poly/MapServer/0
ProviderNorth Carolina DOT (NCDOT)
TypeArcGIS REST MapServer
Noteverified 100 counties, exact match.
Municipalities
Urlhttps://gis11.services.ncdot.gov/arcgis/rest/services/NCDOT_CityBdy_Poly/MapServer/0
Providersame NCDOT host
TypeArcGIS REST MapServer
Noteverified 550 records, matches ~550. NCDOT_DistrictBdy_Poly on the same server (count=38) is NCDOT's own highway-maintenance districts — not school districts, don't confuse it with the source below.
Field mapping (4)
MunicipalBoundaryNamename
CountyName1 (Through 4)parent county (some municipalities span multiple)
IncorporatedYearattributes.incorporated_year
CensusPopulationattributes.population_estimate (see population below)
School Districts
Urlhttps://services5.arcgis.com/mSDBiLWaIfH92NqI/arcgis/rest/services/LEA_Boundari_NC/FeatureServer/0
ProviderNC OneMap
TypeArcGIS REST FeatureServer
Noteverified 115 records, exact match (100 county + 15 independent city districts). NC OneMap also hosts decoy layers with similar names — NC1Map_Regional_Boundaries (count=6,138) and SPM23_County_Boundary/County_2022 (count=21/26) are NOT this dataset; don't use them.
Field mapping (3)
NAMEname
LEAjurisdiction_identifiers (scheme "nc_lea")
COUNTYFP / STATEFPparent county
Educational Region
Statusno API or GIS layer — directory only
Note8 RESAs/RALCs confirmed via dpi.nc.gov/about-dpi/education-directory/resa-ralc (Central Carolina, Northeast, Northwest, Piedmont-Triad, Sandhills, Southeast, Southwest, Western), listed with director names — static directory only.
Population
Statusnot yet ingested
Recommended SourceUS Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) — https://api.census.gov/data/{year}/pep/population — joins on the county FIPS from the counties source above. The municipalities source's own CensusPopulation field works as a quicker fallback.