1954 in North Carolina at a glance
live counts640
companies registered in 1954
<0.1%
of all dated North Carolina registrations
74th
busiest of 127 years on record
195
cities with registrations in 1954
50K100K150K200K
19871997200720162026
| Item | companies |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 17,002 |
| 1988 | 17,333 |
| 1989 | 17,794 |
| 1990 | 16,875 |
| 1991 | 16,285 |
| 1992 | 17,553 |
| 1993 | 19,193 |
| 1994 | 23,436 |
| 1995 | 26,382 |
| 1996 | 29,492 |
| 1997 | 33,054 |
| 1998 | 34,474 |
| 1999 | 37,872 |
| 2000 | 39,957 |
| 2001 | 38,505 |
| 2002 | 42,933 |
| 2003 | 46,674 |
| 2004 | 54,103 |
| 2005 | 60,866 |
| 2006 | 64,081 |
| 2007 | 65,665 |
| 2008 | 57,483 |
| 2009 | 52,298 |
| 2010 | 51,703 |
| 2011 | 53,854 |
| 2012 | 57,059 |
| 2013 | 60,375 |
| 2014 | 64,374 |
| 2015 | 69,568 |
| 2016 | 74,332 |
| 2017 | 83,280 |
| 2018 | 92,915 |
| 2019 | 99,213 |
| 2020 | 125,763 |
| 2021 | 176,757 |
| 2022 | 170,921 |
| 2023 | 171,268 |
| 2024 | 162,901 |
| 2025 | 172,845 |
| 2026 | 143,931 |
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 640
A–Z by legal name| Company | Business category | Registry number | Registered | Status | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Brands, Inc. | — | 0152048 | 1954-03-02 | Withdrawn | Raleigh |
| A. R. P. Youth Religious Center, Inc. | — | 0165886 | 1954-09-17 | Dissolved | Flat Rock |
| Acme Electric Co., of Burlington, N.C. | — | 0086020 | 1954-04-22 | Dissolved | Burlington |
| Acme Investment and Realty Company | — | 0883417 | 1954-12-17 | Dissolved | Wilmington |
| Air Masters, Inc. | — | 0883632 | 1954-08-26 | Dissolved | Charlotte |
| Airborne Association, Inc. | — | 0882137 | 1954-06-28 | Dissolved | Fayetteville |
| Akers Foundation, Inc. | — | 0001808 | 1954-12-29 | Active | Charlotte |
| Alamance Wild Life Club, Inc. | — | 0002261 | 1954-05-05 | Active | Graham |
| Alan R. Williams, Inc. | — | 0047131 | 1954-04-30 | Dissolved | Charlotte |
| Alan Turner Investment Company | — | 0152647 | 1954-12-17 | Active | Charlotte |
| Albemarle Industries, Inc. | — | 0881454 | 1954-10-04 | Elizabeth City | |
| Albemarle Motor Company | — | 0002899 | 1954-12-02 | Dissolved | Edenton |
| Alcoa Power Generating Inc. | — | 0145022 | 1954-10-15 | Active | Raleigh |
| Alexander-Bushnell Corporation | — | 0003114 | 1954-09-20 | Dissolved | Swannanoa |
| Alexanders of Chapel Hill, Inc. | — | 0003118 | 1954-10-28 | Dissolved | Chapel Hill |
| Allisons Incorporated | — | 0004527 | 1954-04-01 | Sylva | |
| Amos Insurance Agency, Inc. | — | 0003578 | 1954-01-04 | Greensboro | |
| Appalachian Educational Foundation, Inc. | — | 0000182 | 1954-08-09 | Active | Boone |
| Aramark Educational Services, LLC | — | 0000537 | 1954-06-24 | Withdrawn | Raleigh |
| Arnold Shoes, Inc. | — | 0005637 | 1954-10-12 | Revoked | Raleigh |
| Asheville Buncombe Home Services, Inc. | — | 0047181 | 1954-09-13 | Dissolved | Asheville |
| Askew Stone Works, Inc. | — | 0006107 | 1954-09-02 | Burlington | |
| Astone Fabricators, Inc. | — | 0006588 | 1954-04-30 | Charlotte | |
| Atlantic Management Company | — | 0007248 | 1954-12-13 | Merged | Wilson |
| Atlantic Southern Corporation | — | 0007342 | 1954-09-24 | Charlotte | |
| Atomic Sandblasting, Incorporated | — | 0007522 | 1954-06-09 | Raleigh | |
| Aulander Chamber of Commerce, Incorporated | — | 0007703 | 1954-04-15 | Active | Aulander |
| Auto Supply Company of Thomasville, Inc. | — | 0010085 | 1954-05-04 | Active | Thomasville |
| B & S Haulers Incorporated | — | 0066259 | 1954-05-03 | Highlands | |
| B. & R. Motors and Tractors, Incorporated | — | 0098740 | 1954-06-18 | Scotland Neck | |
| Background Music, Incorporated | — | 0008876 | 1954-12-10 | New Bern | |
| Barbre Realty Corporation | — | 0010262 | 1954-04-12 | Dissolved | Charlotte |
| Barnhardt Foundation, Incorporated | — | 0010746 | 1954-11-10 | Dissolved | Charlotte |
| Battleground Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | — | 0010950 | 1954-01-22 | Dissolved | Greensboro |
| Bausch & Lomb Incorporated | — | 0010964 | 1954-01-04 | Active | Charlotte |
| Bayne Enterprises, Inc. | — | 0011111 | 1954-02-11 | Dissolved | Charlotte |
| Beatty Furniture Co., Inc. | — | 0011577 | 1954-08-23 | Dissolved | Fayetteville |
| Beauty Maid Mills, Inc. | — | 0011541 | 1954-03-25 | Merged | Raleigh |
| Beaver Creek Flagstone Company, Inc. | — | 0011561 | 1954-06-02 | Dissolved | Pinebluff |
| Belle Realty Development Company | — | 0012123 | 1954-04-05 | Active | Salisbury |
| Bethel Township Civic Club, Inc. | — | 0013312 | 1954-05-05 | Active | Dublin |
| Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, Incorporated | — | 0013348 | 1954-06-18 | Active | Monroe |
| Bill Griffith, Inc. | — | 0062628 | 1954-06-23 | Active | Marion |
| Bill Hylton, Incorporated | — | 0072745 | 1954-03-19 | High Point | |
| Black & Veatch, Inc. | — | 0095156 | 1954-07-29 | Raleigh | |
| Black Industries, Inc | — | 0014831 | 1954-01-18 | Merged | |
| Bladen Insurance and Realty Company, Incorporated | — | 0015250 | 1954-02-08 | Elizabethtown | |
| Blue Grass Cooperage Company, Inc. | — | 0017362 | 1954-09-16 | Withdrawn | Raleigh |
| Blue Rhythm Club, Inc. | — | 0013439 | 1954-07-09 | Active | Wilmington |
| Blue Rhythmclub, Inc. | — | 0012555 | 1954-07-09 | Active | Wilmington |
1954 registrations by city
47 citiesRaleigh69Charlotte47Greensboro28Durham18Winston Salem16Wilmington15Asheville13Fayetteville13High Point11Asheboro9Hickory9Goldsboro8Kinston8New Bern8Salisbury8Concord7Gastonia7Sanford7Burlington6Chapel Hill6Lenoir6Lexington6Rocky Mount6Statesville6Clinton5Elizabeth City5Greenville5Lumberton5Monroe5Forest City4Hendersonville4Kernersville4Oxford4Southern Pines4Wilson4Edenton3Elizabethtown3Elkin3Henderson3Matthews3Morganton3Nashville3North Wilkesboro3Shelby3Smithfield3Thomasville3Wadesboro3