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  2. Wake Forest, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.wakeforestnc.gov. Wake Forest is a town in Franklin and Wake counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina; located almost entirely in Wake County, it lies just north of the state capital, Raleigh. At the 2020 census, the population was 47,601, up from 30,117 in 2010. [5] It is part of the Raleigh metropolitan area.

  3. Wake County, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Wake County is located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,129,410, [1] making it North Carolina's most populous county. From July 2005 to July 2006, Wake County was the 9th-fastest growing county in the United States, [2] with Cary and Raleigh being the 8th- and 15th-fastest growing communities ...

  4. Wake Forest University - Wikipedia

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    Wake Forest University ( WFU) is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, has been located north of downtown Winston-Salem since ...

  5. Geography of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The geography of North Carolina falls naturally into three divisions — the Appalachian Mountains in the west (including the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains ), the central Piedmont Plateau, and the eastern Atlantic Coastal Plain. North Carolina covers 53,819 square miles (139,391 km 2) and is 503 miles (810 km) wide by 150 miles (241 km ...

  6. Franklin County, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of the 2020 census, the population was 68,573. Its county seat is Louisburg.. Franklin County is included in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.

  7. Research Triangle - Wikipedia

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    The Research Triangle, or simply The Triangle, are both common nicknames for a metropolitan area in the Piedmont region of the U.S. state of North Carolina.Anchored by the cities of Raleigh and Durham and the town of Chapel Hill, the region is home to three major research universities: North Carolina State University, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ...

  8. North Carolina statistical areas - Wikipedia

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    North Carolina statistical areas. Coordinates: 35.5557°N 79.3877°W. An enlargeable map of the 39 core-based statistical areas in North Carolina. [1] The U.S. State of North Carolina currently has 44 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated 7 combined ...

  9. Research Triangle Park - Wikipedia

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    Research Triangle Park ( RTP) is the largest research park in the United States, [1] [2] [3] occupying 7,000 acres (2,833 ha) in North Carolina and hosting more than 300 companies and 65,000 workers. It is owned and managed by the Research Triangle Foundation, [4] a private non-profit organization. North Carolina's Research Triangle region is ...