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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