Wake Forest

Wake Forest

Wake Forest is a town in Wake County in the U.S. state of North Carolina, and is located just north of the state capital, Raleigh. The population was 30,117 at the 2010 census, up from 12,588 at the 2000 census. 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. Wake Forest was the original home of Wake Forest University for 122 years before it moved to Winston-Salem in 1956. In 1820, Dr. Calvin Jones, originally from New England, bought 615 acres of forested land in Wake County,...
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quick facts
County:Wake County, Franklin County
State:North Carolina
Population:27,915
Area:7.9 sq. mi.
Time zone:North American Eastern Time Zone
Also known as:Wake Forest, North Carolina, Wake County / Wake Forest town

Famous landmarks in Wake Forest

Forestville Baptist Church
Forestville Baptist Church

Forestville Baptist Church is a historic church located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, a satellite town of the state capital Raleigh. Constructed in...
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Groves Stadium
Groves Stadium

Groves Stadium, currently known as Trentini Stadium, is a stadium in Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States. It hosted the Wake Forest University...
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Population history for Wake Forest

YearEstimated Population
2009 27,915
2008 27,138
2007 25,289
2006 22,662
2005 20,016
2004 17,442
2003 16,108
2002 14,985
2001 14,072
2000 13,076
1999 11,227
1998 10,019
1997 8,859
1996 8,156
1995 7,714
1994 7,278
1993 6,847
1992 6,498
1991 6,261
1990 6,043
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Colleges and universities in Wake Forest

Airports in or near Wake Forest

Fayetteville Regional Airport
Fayetteville Regional Airport
Airport code:FAY
Moore County Airport
Moore County Airport
Airport code:SOP
Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Airport code:RDU
Kinston Regional Jetport
Kinston Regional Jetport
Airport code:ISO

U.S. state

North Carolina
North Carolina
Population:393,751 (1790)

North Carolina is a state in the Southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina is the 28th most extensive and the 10th most populous of the 50 United States. North Carolina comprises 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte. In the past five decades, North Carolina's economy has undergone a transition from...
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