Cary (North Carolina)
| Cary | |||
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| Nickname : Technology Town of North Carolina | |||
 Amtrak station in Cary |
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| Location in North Carolina | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1750 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | North Carolina | ||
| County : | Wake County | ||
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 47 ′ N , 78 ° 47 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 162,320 (as of 2016) | ||
| Population density : | 1,489.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 112.6 km 2 (approx. 43 mi 2 ) of which 109 km 2 (approx. 42 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 146 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 27511-27513, 27518, 27519 | ||
| Area code : | +1 919 | ||
| FIPS : | 37-10740 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1019552 | ||
| Website : | www.townofcary.org | ||
| Mayor : | Harold Weinbrecht | ||
Cary is a city in Wake County in the US state of North Carolina . Cary is a few miles west of Raleigh . Together with Chapel Hill , Durham and Raleigh, Cary forms a region also known as Research Triangle Park (RTP).
Population development
| year | Residents¹ |
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| 2000 | 96,260 |
| 2010 | 135,360 |
| 2016 | 162,320 |
¹ 1980–2010: census results; 2016: US Census Bureau estimate
Twin cities
sons and daughters of the town
- Walter Hines Page (1855–1918), journalist, publisher and diplomat
- Bevin Prince (* 1982), actress
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