Wake County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Named after
- Margaret Wake
- Seat
- Raleigh
- Largest community
- Raleigh
- Total
- 857.02 sq mi (2,219.7 km )
- Land
- 834.59 sq mi (2,161.6 km )
- Water
- 22.43 sq mi (58.1 km ) 2.62%
- Estimate 2025
- 1,257,235
- Density
- 1,353.3/sq mi (522.49/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 2nd , 4th , 13th
- Website
- www .wake .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Wake County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,129,410, making it North Carolina's most populous county. From July 2005 to July 2006, Wake County was the 9th-fastest growing county in the United States, with Cary and Raleigh being the 8th- and 15th-fastest growing communities, respectively.
Its county seat is Raleigh, which is also the state capital. Eleven other municipalities are in Wake County, the largest of which is the town of Cary, the third-most populous city of the Research Triangle region and the seventh-most populous municipality in North Carolina.