Back كاري (كارولاينا الشمالية) Arabic كارى ARZ کاری، قوزئی کارولینا AZB Кэры (Паўночная Караліна) Byelorussian Cary (Carolina del Nord) Catalan Кери (Къилбаседа Каролина) CE Cary (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, North Carolina) CEB کاری CKB Cary (Severní Karolína) Czech Cary (North Carolina) German
Cary | |
|---|---|
 Cary Town Hall | |
 Flag  Seal  Logo | |
| Motto: "Live Inspired" | |
 Location in Wake County and North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 35°46′55″N 78°49′12″W / 35.78194°N 78.82000°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Counties | |
| Founded | 1750 |
| Incorporated | April 3, 1871 |
| Named for | Samuel Fenton Cary |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager government |
| • Town Manager | Sean Stegall |
| • Town Clerk | Virginia Johnson |
| • Town Attorney | Lisa Glover |
| Area | |
• Total | 61.05 sq mi (158.12 km2) |
| • Land | 59.94 sq mi (155.24 km2) |
| • Water | 1.11 sq mi (2.88 km2) 1.82% |
| Elevation | 410 ft (120 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 174,721 |
• Estimate (2023) | 180,010 |
| • Rank | 150th in the United States 7th in North Carolina |
| • Density | 2,915.03/sq mi (1,125.49/km2) |
| Demonym | Caryite |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 27511–27513, 27518, 27519 |
| Area code | 919, 984 |
| FIPS code | 37-10740[1] |
| GNIS ID | 2406229[1] |
| Website | www |
Cary is a town in Wake, Chatham, and Durham 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-most populous municipality in North Carolina, and the 148th-most populous in the United States.[3] In 2023, the town's population had increased to 180,010.[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 place to live in the United States, based on 2019 FBI data.[13] It also has a median household income of $113,782, higher than the county average of $88,471 or the state average of $60,516.[14][15][3]
- ^ a b c d e U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cary, North Carolina
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference
US Census-2023was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Kelly Lally Molloy (December 2000). "Cary Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
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N&O-1971was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Byrd, Thomas M. and Coston, Lisa. Chronology of Cary High School 1896-1996. March 1996. p. 3-4. Wake County Public School System. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ North Carolina General Assembly (1971). "Resolution 62 | Joint Resolution Commemorating the Centennial Celebration of the Town of Cary". North Carolina Legislature. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
- ^ Keister, Amber (April 1, 2021). "Cary Celebrates 150 Years". Cary Magazine. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ Town of Cary Finance Department. "Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2021". Town of Cary. pp. 14, 259. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Information technology – Cary Economic Development". Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ Lohr, Steve (November 21, 2009). "At a Software Powerhouse, the Good Life Is Under Siege". The New York Times. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
- ^ "Profile of Cary, North Carolina in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ "Study ranks Cary as No. 1 safest 'midsized' place to live in U.S., Raleigh 3rd safest large city". CBS17.com. July 12, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ^ "QuickFacts: North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "QuickFacts: Wake County, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 29, 2023.