Wake County

Region: Piedmont
County Seat: Raleigh
Population: 627,846¹
Towns & Cities: Apex, Cary, Fuquay-Varina , Garner, Holly Springs , Knightdale , Morrisville, Rolesville , Wake Forest, Wendell, Zebulon

Wake County was formed from Johnston, Cumberland and Orange Counties in 1771. The act became effective March 12,1771. It is in the east central section of the State and is bounded by Johnston, Harnett, Chatham, Durham, Granville and Franklin counties.²

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¹ Population figures from Census Bureau Home Page for the 2000 Census.
² Facts gathered from State Library of North Carolina.

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