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Wake County, North Carolina
Wake County, North Carolina
County, Durham-Cary CSA was 1,749,525 at the 2010 census, with
the Raleigh-Cary Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
portion at 1,130,490 residents as of April 1, 2010.
Wake County is the 9th fastest growing county in the
United States,[3] with the town of Cary and the city of
Raleigh being the 8th and 15th fastest growing cities, re-
spectively.[4] It is governed by the Wake County Board of
Seal Commissioners.
History
Early history
Location in the state of North Carolina
The earliest known inhabitants of present-day Wake
County were the Tuscarora Native Americans. They were
defeated in the Tuscarora War in 1711, and moved to New
York to join the Iroquois nation.[5]
Wake County was formed in 1771 from parts of Cum-
berland County, Johnston County, and Orange County. It
was named for Margaret Wake, wife of Governor William
Tryon. The first courthouse was built at a village original-
ly called Wake Courthouse, now known as Bloomsbury. In
North Carolina’s location in the U.S.
1771, the first elections and court were held, and the first
Founded 1771 militia units were organized.
Seat Raleigh Wake County lost some its territory through the for-
mation of other counties. Parts were included in Franklin
Largest city Raleigh
County in 1787, and in Durham County in both 1881 and
Area 1911.
- Total 857 sq mi (2,220 km²)
During the colonial period of North Carolina, the
- Land 832 sq mi (2,155 km²)
- Water 25 sq mi (65 km²), 2.95% state capital was New Bern. For several years during and
after the Revolutionary War there was no capital, and the
Population General Assembly met in various locations. Fayetteville
2010)
- (2010) 900,993
- Density 1,041/sq mi (402/km²) was the state capital from 1789 to 1793, when Raleigh be-
came the permanent state capital. In 1792, a commission
Website www.wakegov.com was appointed to select a site to build a permanent state
capital. The commission members favored land owned
Wake County is a county in the U.S. state of North Caroli- by Colonel John Hinton across the Neuse River, but the
na. As of the 2010 census, the population was 900,993,[1] night before the final vote the committee adjourned to
making it North Carolina’s second most populated coun- the home of Joel Lane for an evening of food and spirits.
ty. Its county seat is Raleigh,[2] which is also the state The next day, the vote went in Lane’s favor.
capital. Raleigh was named after Sir Walter Raleigh and es-
Wake County is part of the Research Triangle metro- tablished in 1792 on 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) purchased from
politan region, which encompasses the cities of Raleigh Lane. Raleigh had never set foot in the North Carolina,
and Durham, the towns of Cary and Chapel Hill, and their but he had sponsored the establishment of the first Eng-
surrounding suburban areas. The regional name origi- lish colony in North America on North Carolina’s
nated after the 1959 creation of the Research Triangle Roanoke Island in 1585. The city of Raleigh became both
Park, located midway between Raleigh and Durham. The the state capital and the new seat of Wake County.
Research Triangle region encompasses the U.S. Census
Bureau’s Combined Statistical Area (CSA) of Raleigh-
Durham-Cary. The estimated population of the Raleigh-
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19th century County, which helped him defeat incumbent Republican
Lauch Faircloth. In 2000 Mike Easley won the governor’s
20th century race here with 55% of the vote. In 2004, Easley won again,
winning with 59% to 40% for opponent Patrick Ballan-
tine. Democrat Beverly Perdue won Wake County in the
Law and government 2008 Governor’s election by a 51%-45% margin. Democra-
The county is governed by the Wake County Board of tic candidate for US Senate Erskine Bowles won the coun-
Commissioners, a seven-member board of County Com- ty with 52 percent, despite losing statewide to Richard
missioners, elected at large to serve four-year terms. Burr by the same margin. In 2002, however, Republican
Terms are staggered so that, every two years, three or Elizabeth Dole defeated Bowles with 55% of the vote here,
four Commissioners are up for election. The commission- and won by a large margin statewide. In 2008 Kay Hagan
ers enact policies such as establishment of the property defeated Dole 56-40%.
tax rate, regulation of land use and zoning outside mu- Democratic voters are mainly located in the city of
nicipal jurisdictions, and adoption of the annual budget. Raleigh, while Republicans are the majority in the rural
Commissioners meet on the first and third Mondays of areas in the north and western parts of the county. The
each month.[6] outskirts of Raleigh, and the cities of Cary and Apex are
Current members of the Wake County Board of Com- where most of the swing voters are located and thus
missioners are Paul Coble (Chair), Phil Matthews (Vice- where moderates have recently voted Democratic.[citation
needed]
Chair), Joe Bryan, Tony Gurley, Ervin Portman, Betty Lou
Ward, and James West.[7]
David Cooke is the County Manager.[6] Geography
Wake County is a member of the regional Triangle J
Council of Governments. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a
total area of 857 square miles (2,220 km2), of which 832
square miles (2,150 km2) is land and 25 square miles
(65 km2), or 2.95%, is water.
Wake County is located in the northeast central re-
gion of North Carolina, where the North American Pied-
mont and Atlantic Coastal Plain regions meet. This area
is known as the "fall line" because it marks the elevation
inland at which waterfalls begin to appear in creeks and
rivers. As a result, most of Wake County features gently
rolling hills that slope eastward toward the state’s flat
coastal plain. Its central Piedmont location situates the
county about three hours west of Atlantic Beach, North
Carolina, by car and four hours east of the Great Smoky
Mountains.
North Carolina State Capitol Bodies of water that are located in Wake County in-
clude Lake Crabtree, Crabtree Creek, Lake Johnson, the
Neuse River, and portions of Falls Lake and Jordan Lake.
Politics
While North Carolina is historically a conservative state, Climate
Wake County is more of a swing voting area. Wake County enjoys a moderate subtropical climate,
Although Democratic presidential candidates have with moderate temperatures in the spring, fall, and win-
only won the county in four of the last 13 elections ter. Summers are typically hot with high humidity. Win-
(Kennedy in 1960, Johnson in 1964, Clinton in 1992 and ter highs generally range in the low 50s°F (10 to 13 °C)
Obama in 2008), the races have almost always been close, with lows in the low-to-mid 30s°F (-2 to 2°C), although an
such as in 1980, when Ronald Reagan won by a landslide occasional 60°F (15°C) or warmer winter day is not un-
nationwide, but by a mere 1% in Wake County. Recently, common. Spring and fall days usually reach the low-to-
Republican George W. Bush won the county in 2000 with mid 70s°F (low 20s°C), with lows at night in the lower
53% and defeated John Kerry in 2004 by a slim 51% to 50s°F (10 to 14°C). Summer daytime highs often reach the
49%. In 2008 Democrat Barack Obama defeated John upper 80s to low 90s°F (29 to 35°C). The rainiest months
McCain 56-43%. are July and August.
Recently, statewide Democrats have fared well here. The county, at the National Weather Service in
In the 1998 Senate race, John Edwards won in Wake Raleigh, receives on average 7 inches (180 mm) of snow
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in the winter. Freezing rain and sleet occur most winters, 1900 54,626 11.0%
and occasionally the area experiences a major damaging 1910 63,229 15.7%
ice storm.[8] 1920 75,155 18.9%
1930 94,757 26.1%
Economy 1940 109,544 15.6%
Wake County’s unemployment rate is much lower than 1950 136,450 24.6%
the national unemployment rate as of July 2010. 1960 169,082 23.9%
Wake County’s economy is heavily influenced by the 1970 228,453 35.1%
Research Triangle Park (RTP), located between Durham
1980 301,327 31.9%
and Raleigh. RTP is the country’s largest industrial park
1990 423,380 40.5%
and a primary center in the United States for high-tech
and biotech research, as well as textile development. The 2000 627,846 48.3%
park is home to more than 160 companies employing 2010 900,993 43.5%
over 50,000 people.[9] The largest employers in the Park U.S. Decennial Census
include IBM (11,000 employees), GlaxoSmithKline (6,400 As of the census[16] of 2000, there were 627,846 people,
employees), and Cisco Systems (3,400 employees).[10] 242,040 households, and 158,778 families residing in the
Wake County’s industrial base includes electrical, county. The population density was 755 people per
medical, electronic and telecommunications equipment; square mile (291/km²). There were 258,953 housing units
clothing and apparel; food processing; paper products; at an average density of 311 per square mile (120/km²).
and pharmaceuticals. The agriculture industry is visible The racial makeup of the county was 72.40% White,
in rural areas of the county, with tobacco, cotton, wheat, 19.72% Black or African American, 0.34% Native Ameri-
soybeans and corn being the most common products can, 3.38% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.48% from oth-
grown. er races, and 1.64% from two or more races. 5.41% of the
SAS Institute, one of the largest privately held soft- population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
ware companies in the world,[11] is located in Cary. Other There were 242,040 households out of which 34.00%
major companies based in Wake County include RBC Cen- had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.50%
tura, Progress Energy Inc, Dex One, 3Dsolve, Carquest, were married couples living together, 9.80% had a female
Bear Rock Foods, Cotton Incorporated, Epic Games, Lord householder with no husband present, and 34.40% were
Corporation, Lenovo Group (U.S. headquarters), Tekelec, non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of
Red Hat, Golden Corral and Martin Marietta Materials. individuals and 5.10% had someone living alone who was
In 2007, Forbes magazine listed Raleigh and Cary 65 years of age or older. The average household size was
among the best cities to find jobs in the United States,[12] 2.51 and the average family size was 3.06.
as well as being the area ranked as the best place for busi- In the county the population was spread out with
ness and careers.[13] Also in 2007, CNN ranked the region 25.10% under the age of 18, 10.70% from 18 to 24, 36.50%
has the 3rd best area for job growth, the top region for from 25 to 44, 20.40% from 45 to 64, and 7.40% who were
technology workers,[14] and Bizjournals.com ranked it as 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For
the 4th best place for young adult job seekers.[15] every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100
females age 18 and over, there were 96.50 males.
Demographics The median income for a household in the county
was $54,988, and the median income for a family was
Historical populations $67,149. Males had a median income of $44,472 versus
Census Pop. %± $31,579 for females. The per capita income for the county
1790 10,192 — was $27,004. About 4.90% of families and 7.80% of the
1800 13,437 31.8% population were below the poverty line, including 8.60%
of those under age 18 and 8.90% of those age 65 or over.
1810 17,096 27.2%
1820 20,102 17.6%
1830 20,398 1.5% Cities and towns
1840 21,118 3.5%
1850 24,888 17.9%
Municipalities
Municipalities, with populations as of the 2010 census.
1860 28,627 15.0%
Municipalities in italics overlap county borders, and these
1870 35,617 24.4%
population figures reflect only the part of those munici-
1880 47,939 34.6% palities that lie within Wake County.[17]
1890 49,207 2.6%
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• Raleigh 403,892 Townships
• Cary 135,234 The county is divided into twenty townships: Bartons
• Apex 37,476 Creek, Buckhorn, Cary, Cedar Fork, Holly Springs, House
• Wake Forest 27,915 (2009 Estimate) Creek, Leesville, Little River, Marks Creek, Meredith, Mid-
• Garner 27,533 (2009 Estimate) dle Creek, Neuse, New Light, Panther Branch, Raleigh,
• Holly Springs 24,661 St. Mary’s, St. Matthew’s, Swift Creek, Wake Forest, and
• Morrisville 18,576 White Oak.
• Fuquay-Varina 17,937
• Knightdale 11,401 Adjacent counties
• Wendell 5,845
• Granville County, North Carolina - north
• Zebulon 4,433
• Franklin County, North Carolina - northeast
• Rolesville 3,786
• Nash County, North Carolina - east
• Johnston County, North Carolina - southeast
• Harnett County, North Carolina - southwest
• Chatham County, North Carolina - west
• Durham County, North Carolina - northwest
Education
Higher education
Wake County is home to eight institutions of higher
learning. They include Meredith College, North Carolina
State University, Campbell University’s Norman Adrian
Wiggins School of Law, Peace College, Saint Augustine’s
College, Shaw University, Southeastern Baptist Theologi-
cal Seminary and Wake Technical Community College.
The State Library of North Carolina is an institution
which serves North Carolina libraries, state government
employees, genealogists, and the citizens of North Caroli-
na. There are two locations in Raleigh.
Map of Wake County, North Carolina with municipal and
township labels
Primary and secondary education
Public education in Wake County is administered by the
Unincorporated communities
Wake County Public School System, the 18th largest pub-
• Auburn lic school district in the country with over 134,000 stu-
• Bonsal dents.[18] There are 20 high schools, 30 middle schools, 93
• Carpenter elementary schools and 8 specialized schools. In addition,
• Chestnut Hills nine charter schools and 31 private schools are located in
• Clegg the county. Wake County is ranked the #1 school district
• Eagle Rock in the country for certified teachers.[19]
• Falls
• Feltonville Libraries
• Forestville
The Wake County Public Library system operates 20
• Green Level
branches throughout the county. There are 10 facilities
• Kennebec
in Raleigh. Cary, Morrisville, Apex, Holly Springs,
• Lizard Lick
Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Wake Forest, Zebulon, Knightale,
• McCullers Crossroads
and Wendell each have one library facility. The Wake
• Neuse
County library system keeps books, periodicals and audio
• New Hill
books and has recently expanded the selection to include
• Riley Hill
downloadable e-books.[20]
• Shotwell
• Stony Hill
• Swift Creek
• Willow Spring
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• North Carolina Contemporary Art Museum
• Artspace
Performing arts
The Walnut Creek Amphitheatre hosts major interna-
tional touring acts. The Progress Energy Center for the
Performing Arts complex houses the Raleigh Memorial
Auditorium, the Fletcher Opera Theater, the Kennedy
Theatre, and the Meymandi Concert Hall. During the
North Carolina State Fair, Dorton Arena hosts headline
acts. Theater performances are also offered at the
Raleigh Little Theatre, Theatre in the Park and Stewart
Theater at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.
Applause! Cary Youth Theatre, Cary Players Community
Theatre, Sertoma Amphiteatre at Bond Park, and Koka
Booth Amphitheatre are located in Cary. Other theatre
and performing arts locations include The Halle Cultural
Arts Center in Apex and Garner Historic Auditorium in
Garner. Local colleges and universities add to the options
available for viewing live performances.
Wake County is home to several professional arts or-
ganizations, including the North Carolina Symphony, the
Opera Company of North Carolina, the North Carolina
Theatre, and Carolina Ballet.
Visual arts
The North Carolina Museum of Art, occupying a large
suburban campus on Blue Ridge Road near the State Fair-
grounds, houses one of the premier public art collections
between Washington, D.C. and Atlanta. In addition to col-
lections of American art, European art and ancient
art,[21] the museum recently has hosted major exhibi-
tions featuring Auguste Rodin (in 2000) and Claude
Monet (in 2006-07), each attracting more than 200,000
visitors.[22][23] Unlike most public museums, the North
Carolina Museum of Art acquired a large number of the
works in its permanent collection through purchases
with public funds. The museum’s outdoor park is one of
Memorial Bell Tower at North Carolina State University the largest such art parks in the country.[24]
Culture Sports
Museums Professional
The National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes fran-
• North Carolina Museum of Art
chise moved to Raleigh in 1999 from their temporary
• North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
home of Greensboro, after having departed Hartford,
• North Carolina Museum of History
Connecticut, in 1997. Their home arena, the RBC Center,
• Raleigh City Museum
also hosts concerts and other public events. The Hurri-
• Marbles Kid’s Museum
canes are the only major league (NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB)
• J.C. Raulston Arboretum
professional sports team in North Carolina to have won a
• Joel Lane House
championship, winning the Stanley Cup in 2006, over the
• Page-Walker Hotel
Edmonton Oilers.
• Mordecai House
The Carolina Railhawks of the United Soccer Leagues
• North Carolina Railroad Museum
are located in Cary and play at the WakeMed Soccer Park.
• Pope House Museum
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The Carolina Mudcats are a minor league baseball
team located in eastern Wake County. The team, which
Transportation
plays in the Southern League, is the Double-A affiliate of
the Cincinnati Reds. Their ballpark, Five County Stadium, Passenger
is located in Zebulon.
The Research Triangle region has hosted the Profes-
sional Golfers’ Association (PGA) Nationwide Tour Rex
Hospital Open since 1994, with the current location of
play at Raleigh’s Wakefield Plantation.
An American Airlines Boeing 777 from London Gatwick, lands
at RDU.
• Air: Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) is
located in northwestern Wake county off I-40. The
airport offers service to more than 35 domestic and
international destinations.[25] The airport currently
N.C. State basketball game at the RBC Center serves more than 9 million passengers a year.[26]
• Wake County is served by Amtrak with facilities in
Raleigh and Cary.
College • Local bus: The Triangle Transit Authority operates
North Carolina State University, which is a member of buses that serve the region and connect to municipal
the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and National Colle- bus systems in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill.
giate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, plays their • Regional Rail - Plans are being made for a light rail
home basketball games at the RBC Center and home foot- system that would be built over the next 10 to 20
ball games at Carter-Finley Stadium. years.[27]
Other institutions of higher learning that compete in
competitive sports include St. Augustine’s College (NCAA Roads
Division II, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association • I-40 is the only major Interstate that runs through
(CIAA)), Meredith College (NCAA Division III and USA the county. It offers direct access to RDU,
South Athletic Conference), Peace College (NCAA Divi- Morrisville, Cary, Raleigh, and Garner. It has two
sion III and USA South Athletic Conference), and Shaw spur routes in Wake County:
University (NCAA Division II, CIAA). • I-440 is a beltway that encircles most of
downtown Raleigh. The southern portion of the
Amateur beltway is I-40.
The North Carolina Tigers, an Australian Rules football • I-540/NC-540 is a 66-mile (106 km) partially
club in the United States Australian Football League completed loop that will connect the satellite
(USAFL) and competing in the Eastern Australian Foot- towns of Wake Forest, Knightdale, Garner, Apex,
ball League (EAFL), are based in Raleigh. Cary, Morrisville, Rolesville, and Fuquay-Varina.
Wake County is also home to the Carolina Rollergirls, The completed portions are called the Northern
an all-women flat-track roller derby team that is a com- Wake Expressway in northern Wake County and
peting member of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Associ- the Western Wake Parkway in western Wake
ation (WFTDA). The Carolina Rollergirls compete at the County.
North Carolina State Fairground’s Dorton Arena. • Major highways that run through Wake County
The USA Baseball National Training Complex is locat- include US 1, US 64, US 264, US 70, and US 401. Other
ed in Cary. highways include NC 55, NC 42, NC 50, 751, NC 39, NC
98, and NC 231.
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Bicycles clude Pullen Park and Yates Mill Park. The American
Tobacco Trail is a 22-mile (35 km) rail trail project that
The "mountains-to-the-sea" North Carolina Bicycle
is located in the Research Triangle Park region. Fifteen
Route 2 travels through Wake County, as does the Maine-
miles of the trail is located in Wake County and is open
to-Florida U.S. Bicycle Route 1. North Carolina Bicycle
to pedestrians, cyclists, equestrians (in non-urban sec-
Route 5, the "Cape Fear run", connects Apex to the
tions), and other non-motorized users.
coastal city of Wilmington, North Carolina.
Hospitals
Wake County is served by three hospitals, Rex Hospital,
WakeMed, and Duke Raleigh Hospital. In addition to
WakeMed’s primary facility, the hospital also operates
seven satellite locations throughout the county. These
locations include North Raleigh, Cary, Fuquay-Varina,
Zebulon, Wake Forest, Apex, Wake Forest Road, and Brier
Creek.[32]
See also
• List of counties in North Carolina
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Wake
County, North Carolina
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Retrieved May 27, 2010. • North Carolina QuickFacts from US census
[22] ARTSCAPE: Dr. Lawrence Wheeler, Director, North • Research Triangle Park
Carolina Museum of Art, 8-25-06 Coordinates: 35°47′N 78°39′W / 35.79°N 78.65°W / 35.79;
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