Wake County, North Carolina

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Time Zone: Wake County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Raleigh is the seat for Wake County. Raleigh is also the capital of North Carolina.

Wake County was founded in 1770.

Using the Census estimates for 2008 ^<1>, Wake had a population of 866,410 people. This is an increase of 36.77% since the 2000 Census, which gave a population of 633,462 people.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Wake represented 7.84% of the total population of North Carolina, making it the state's 2nd most populous county (out of 100 counties).

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Wake County Census page.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	866,410	+36.74%	+4.38% since 2007
2007	830,029	+30.99%	+4.91% since 2006
2006	791,214	+24.87%	+4.99% since 2005
2005	753,589	+18.93%
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2000	633,640	The Last Census

Below are some of the communities located in Wake County (for more communities, please visit our Nearby Page):

Community	2008 Population	2000 Population	Change (2008 vs. 2000)
Apex	33,075	20,212	63.6% increase
Garner	27,138	17,757	52.8% increase
Holly Springs	20,870	9,192	127% increase
Fuquay-Varina	17,002	7,898	115.3% increase
Knightdale	8,174	5,958	37.19% increase

The Commemorative
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North Carolina ^<2>

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Footnotes

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2000 Census and the next count will be for the 2010 Census. For more information, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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