Wake County

Summary

Wake County is a county of North Carolina^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.98% of county_of_north_carolina entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,960 views/month, #1 of 102).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wake County is located in North Carolina^[3].
• Wake County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Wake County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina^[5].
• Wake County's capital is recorded as Raleigh^[6].
• Wake County's shares border with is recorded as Granville County^[7].
• Wake County's shares border with is recorded as Harnett County^[8].
• Wake County's shares border with is recorded as Franklin County^[9].
• Wake County's shares border with is recorded as Nash County^[10].
• Wake County's shares border with is recorded as Johnston County^[11].
• Wake County's shares border with is recorded as Durham County^[12].
• Wake County's shares border with is recorded as Chatham County^[13].
• William Tryon is named after Wake County^[14].
• Wake County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Raleigh^[15].
• Wake County's Commons category is recorded as Wake County, North Carolina^[16].
• Wake County's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[17].
• January 1, 1771 marks the founding of Wake County^[18].
• Wake County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.79, 'lon': -78.65}^[19].
• Wake County's official website is recorded as https://www.wake.gov/^[20].
• Wake County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wake County, North Carolina^[21].
• Wake County has a population of {'amount': '+900993'}^[22].
• Wake County has a population of {'amount': '+906944'}^[23].
• Wake County has a population of {'amount': '+929070'}^[24].
• Wake County has a population of {'amount': '+952143'}^[25].
• Wake County has a population of {'amount': '+974289'}^[26].
• Wake County has a population of {'amount': '+1024198'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Wake County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in North Carolina^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Wake County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+857'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+103'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+900993'}^[22], {'amount': '+906944'}^[23], {'amount': '+929070'}^[24], {'amount': '+952143'}^[25], {'amount': '+974289'}^[26], and {'amount': '+1024198'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Wake County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina^[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1771 marks the founding of Wake County^[18]. William Tryon is named after it^[14].

Why It Matters

Wake County ranks in the top 0.98% of county_of_north_carolina entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,960 views/month, #1 of 102).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]