Cary, Wake County, North Carolina, USA



 


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Cary is a town in Wake and Chatham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is part of the Raleigh?Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.[1] According to the 2020 Census, its population was 174,721, making it the seventh largest municipality in North Carolina, and the 148th largest in the United States.[3] In 2021, the town's population had increased to 176,987.[3]



Cary began as a railroad village and became known as an educational center in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[4] In April 1907, Cary High School became the first state-funded public high school in North Carolina.[5][6][7] The creation of the nearby Research Triangle Park in 1959 resulted in Cary's population doubling in a few years, tripling in the 1970s, and doubling in both the 1980s and 1990s.[8][9] Cary is now the location of numerous technology companies, including the world's largest privately held software company.[10][11]



In Cary, 68.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, which is higher than the state average.[12] In 2021, it was identified as the safest mid-sized city in the United States, based on 2019 FBI data.[13] It also has a median household income of $107,463, higher than the county average of $83,567 or the state average of $56,642.

Latitude: 000000, Longitude: -78.781389


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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Death    Person ID 
1 Hartman, Max Henry  9 Aug 2007Cary, Wake County, North Carolina, USA I15958


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