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Companies registered in North Carolina in 1931

96 companies on the Business Registration Division, Secretary of State records, registered during 1931. Each row links to the company’s full profile; anything missing here can be found in search.

1931 in North Carolina at a glance

live counts
96
companies registered in 1931
<0.1%
of all dated North Carolina registrations
99th
busiest of 127 years on record
43
cities with registrations in 1931
Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1931 highlighted
Registrations by year1987: 17,002 companies1988: 17,333 companies1989: 17,794 companies1990: 16,875 companies1991: 16,285 companies1992: 17,553 companies1993: 19,193 companies1994: 23,436 companies1995: 26,382 companies1996: 29,492 companies1997: 33,054 companies1998: 34,474 companies1999: 37,872 companies2000: 39,957 companies2001: 38,505 companies2002: 42,933 companies2003: 46,674 companies2004: 54,103 companies2005: 60,866 companies2006: 64,081 companies2007: 65,665 companies2008: 57,483 companies2009: 52,298 companies2010: 51,703 companies2011: 53,854 companies2012: 57,059 companies2013: 60,375 companies2014: 64,374 companies2015: 69,568 companies2016: 74,332 companies2017: 83,280 companies2018: 92,915 companies2019: 99,213 companies2020: 125,763 companies2021: 176,757 companies2022: 170,921 companies2023: 171,268 companies2024: 162,901 companies2025: 172,845 companies2026: 143,931 companies50K100K150K200K
19871997200720162026
Registrations by year
Itemcompanies
198717,002
198817,333
198917,794
199016,875
199116,285
199217,553
199319,193
199423,436
199526,382
199629,492
199733,054
199834,474
199937,872
200039,957
200138,505
200242,933
200346,674
200454,103
200560,866
200664,081
200765,665
200857,483
200952,298
201051,703
201153,854
201257,059
201360,375
201464,374
201569,568
201674,332
201783,280
201892,915
201999,213
2020125,763
2021176,757
2022170,921
2023171,268
2024162,901
2025172,845
2026143,931
Where 1931 registrations were filedtop 8 cities
  1. Raleigh2021%
  2. Asheville66.3%
  3. Charlotte55.2%
  4. High Point55.2%
  5. Greensboro44.2%
  6. Wilmington44.2%
  7. Winston Salem44.2%
  8. Elizabeth City33.1%
  9. Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city4547%
Where 1931 registrations were filed
ItemcompaniesShare
Raleigh2021%
Asheville66.3%
Charlotte55.2%
High Point55.2%
Greensboro44.2%
Wilmington44.2%
Winston Salem44.2%
Elizabeth City33.1%

Shares are taken against filings that carry a registration date; the year's own count includes every filing dated within it.

Companies 1–50 of 96

A–Z by legal name
CompanyBusiness categoryRegistry numberRegisteredStatusCity
Albemarle Insurance Agency, Incorporated—00029031931-03-05DissolvedAlbemarle
Anheuser-busch, Incorporated—00085551931-03-08WithdrawnRaleigh
Asheville Hotel Association, Incorporated—00062691931-04-01ActiveAsheville
Asheville Tobacco Board of Trade, Incorporated—00064751931-12-21ActiveAsheville
Associated Employees Recreational Club, Incorporated—00062261931-07-24ActiveGreensboro
Autrey-smathers Insurance Agency, Inc.—00080451931-03-13DissolvedAsheville
BP Products North America Inc.—00054691931-01-22ActiveRaleigh
Belks Department Store of Asheville, North Carolina, Incorporated—00121481931-08-12MergedHendersonville
Bladen Hardware and Furniture Company—00152261931-04-08Elizabethtown
Bolich Company, Inc.—00164231931-05-29
Britt & Boney, Inc.—00389961931-02-14DissolvedWilmington
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Limited Partnership—09510181931-01-01ActiveCharlotte
Burgaw Lumber Company, Incorporated—00186161931-03-07MergedRocky Point
Camel Jewelers, Incorporated—00203751931-07-27ActiveWinston Salem
Carolina Underwear CompanyManufacturing00235461931-05-25DissolvedThomasville
Champion Motor Company—02178671931-05-27DissolvedCanton
Charlotte Kiwanis Club, Incorporated—00266901931-11-28ActiveCharlotte
Charlotte Merchants Association, Inc.—00363911931-06-18DissolvedCharlotte
Clark Publishing Company—00296301931-05-04
Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Washington, N.C., Incorporated—00307551931-12-03DissolvedWashington
Cora Cotton Mills Co.—01475261931-05-29MergedX
Crawford-Norwood Company—00366141931-08-12ActiveRaleigh
Crystal Enterprises, Inc.—00365451931-07-25ActiveElizabeth City
DTBTLA, Inc.—00729121931-04-02DissolvedWinston Salem
Davis Plumbing and Heating Company—00403281931-01-06Lexington
Durham Kennel Club, Incorporated—00439621931-03-05ActiveHillsborough
Ellis M. Penn Co., Inc.—01116451931-02-17RevokedRaleigh
Episcopal Foundation of the Diocese of East Carolina, Incorporated—00488141931-10-15ActiveWilmington
Everett Express, Inc.—00493441931-11-06DissolvedTarboro
Finkelsteins, Incorporated—00526111931-02-12ActiveAsheville
G. and H. Hosiery Company—00709781931-03-14DissolvedHickory
Geo. T. Wood & Sons, Incorporated—01642721931-10-30DissolvedHigh Point
Grand Temple Daughters of Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World, Inc.—00611621931-02-27ActiveWilmington
Greater Life Church Ministries, Incorporated—00240131931-05-27ActiveCharlotte
Greenville Agricultural Credit Corporation—00623901931-01-14DissolvedRaleigh
Grier Funeral Service, Inc.—00627901931-02-13ActiveCharlotte
HMH Education Company—00722661931-05-22ActiveRaleigh
Hamlet Hospital, Incorporated—00646221931-01-31DissolvedHamlet
Heins Telephone Company—00668161931-11-21MergedSanford
Henderson/Vance Healthcare, Inc.—01103451931-06-08ActiveHenderson
Hickory Associated Charities, Incorporated—00681651931-09-29ActiveHickory
Hollar Hosiery Mills, Incorporated—00697811931-04-18DissolvedHickory
Hough-wylie Company—00722551931-05-29DissolvedWinston-salem
Hunter Heating & Air Conditioning Co., Inc.—00721911931-07-20ActiveHigh Point
J. B. Lippincott Company—00878951931-03-07Raleigh
J. E. Hood & Company—00709211931-06-05DissolvedKinston
J. G. Barbour & Sons, Incorporated—00107541931-10-19DissolvedClayton
JT Hooks, Inc.—00709841931-04-30ActiveOcean Isle Beach
James D. Tomberlin, Inc.—01874451931-03-02DissolvedAsheville
Johnson-saunders Dry Cleaning Company—00783611931-10-01Beaufort

1931 registrations by city

9 cities