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Raleigh, North Carolina
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 Clockwise from top left: NC State bell tower, Confederate Monument at the North Carolina State Capitol (now removed), houses in Boylan Heights, houses in Historic Oakwood, statue of Sir Walter Raleigh, skyline of the downtown, Fayetteville Street, and the warehouse district | |
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 Location in Wake County and the state of North Carolina | |
  Raleigh Location within North Carolina  Raleigh Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 35°51′15″N 78°45′43″W / 35.85417°N 78.76194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Counties | Wake, Durham |
| Chartered | December 31, 1794 |
| Named for | Sir Walter Raleigh |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Body | Raleigh City Council |
| • Mayor | Mary-Ann Baldwin (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 149.6 sq mi (387.5 km2) |
| • Land | 148.5 sq mi (384.7 km2) |
| • Water | 1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2) 0.72% |
| Elevation | 331 ft (101 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 467,665 |
| • Rank | 41st in the United States 2nd in North Carolina |
| • Density | 3,148.3/sq mi (1,215.6/km2) |
| • Urban | 1,106,646 (US: 43rd) |
| • Urban density | 1,994.6/sq mi (770.1/km2) |
| • Metro | 1,413,982 (US: 42nd) |
| Demonym | Raleighite |
| Time zone | UTC–05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–04:00 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 276XX |
| Area code(s) | 919, 984 |
| FIPS code | 37-55000[8] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404590[5] |
| Major airport | Raleigh–Durham International Airport |
| Website | raleighnc |
Raleigh (/ˈrɔːli/ RALL-lee[9]) is the capital city of North Carolina as well as the county seat of Wake County.It is the second most populated city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees.[10] The area is also nicknamed "The Triangle".
Raleigh is part of the Research Triangle area, which includes Durham and Chapel Hill. The "Triangle" nickname began after the 1959 plan and construction of the Research Triangle Park, in Durham and Wake Counties. It is in the middle of the three cities and their universities.
The Research Triangle area makes up the U.S. Census Bureau's Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Combined Statistical Area (CSA). It had an estimated population of 2,242,324 in 2020.[11]
- ↑ Delongowski, Carly (January 21, 2021). "Why is Raleigh nicknamed the City of Oaks?". RAL Today. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ↑ Wells Shannon, Mary (August 26, 2022). "The Best Nicknames for Southern Cities". Southern Living. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ↑ "City Council: Raleigh's Governing Body". City of Raleigh. May 6, 2016. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Raleigh, North Carolina
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Raleigh city, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ↑ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ Wells, John C. (2009). "Ralegh, Raleigh". Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. London: Pearson Longman. ISBN 9781405881180.
- ↑ "Population & Census Information". City of Raleigh. Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ↑ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2022". United States Census Bureau. February 24, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
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