Wake Forest, North Carolina
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Wake Forest is a town in Franklin, Granville 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. That is up from 30,117 in 2010,[4] up from 12,588 in 2000. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the city's population to be 47,601 as of April 1, 2020.[5] In 2007, the town was listed by Forbes magazine as the 20th fastest growing suburb in America, with a 73.2 percent increase in population between 2000 and 2006.[6][7] Wake Forest was the original home of Wake Forest University for 122 years before it moved to Winston-Salem in 1956.
Wake Forest, North Carolina | |
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White Street | |
 Seal | |
 Location in Wake County and the state of North Carolina. | |
| Coordinates: 35°57′24″N 78°31′29″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Counties | Wake, Franklin |
| Incorporated | 1880 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vivian A. Jones (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.67 sq mi (50.95 km2) |
| • Land | 19.52 sq mi (50.55 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2) |
| Elevation | 295 ft (90 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 54,741 |
| • Density | 2,438.83/sq mi (941.62/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EST) |
| ZIP Codes | 27587–27588 |
| Area code(s) | 919, 984 |
| FIPS code | 37-70540[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406816[2] |
| Website | www.wakeforestnc.gov |
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget also includes Wake Forest as a part of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary Combined Statistical Area, which has a population of 2,106,463 as of U.S. Census 2020 Population Estimates.[8][9] The Office of Management and Budget redefined the Federal Statistical Areas and dismantled what had been for decades the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Statistical Area. They have now been split them into two separate Metropolitan Statistical Areas labeled Raleigh-Cary and Durham-Chapel Hill. However they still function as one Research Triangle (or colloquially The Triangle) metropolitan area.