Chapel Hill, North Carolina
| Chapel Hill | |
| Place in the United States | |
| Location of Chapel Hill in North Carolina | |
| Location of North Carolina in the US | |
| Location | |
| County | Durham County and Orange County |
| Type of place | town |
| State | North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35° 56′ N, 79° 2′ W |
| General | |
| Surface | 51.2 km² |
| – country | 51 km² |
| – water | 0.2 km² |
| Inhabitants (2006) |
49,919 |
| Height | 75 m |
| Other | |
| ZIP code(s) | 27514–27517, 27514, 27517 |
| FIPS code | 11800 |
According to smber, Chapel Hill is a city in the US state of North Carolina. The University of North Carolina is the oldest state university in the United States. The North Carolina Botanical Garden is part of this university and is also located in the city. The city has more than 52,000 inhabitants.
Together with Durham and Raleigh (North Carolina), Chapel Hill forms the so-called ‘ Research Triangle ‘, named after the Research Triangle Park, which was established in 1959, a large-scale research park where research and development laboratories of various large companies such as IBM are located.
The city is a university town with a vibrant music culture. In addition, the city is home to a successful student division basketball team.
Born in Chapel Hill
- Elizabeth Cotten (1893-1987), folk and blues musician
- Floyd Council (1911-1976), blues musician
- Loudon Wainwright III (1946), folk musician
- Connie Ray (1956), actress and playwright
- John Newton (1965), actor
- Laurel Holloman (1971), actress
Nearby places
The figure below shows nearby places within 15 miles of Chapel Hill.
Chapel Hill
- Carrboro (4 km)
- Durham (14 km)
- Fearrington (14 km)
- Gorman (23 km)
- Hillsborough (18 km)
- Morrisville (22 km)
Cary (North Carolina)
| Cary | |
| Place in the United States | |
| Location of Cary in North Carolina | |
| Location of North Carolina in the US | |
| Location | |
| County | Chatham County and Wake County |
| Type of place | town |
| State | North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35° 47′ N, 78° 48′ W |
| General | |
| Surface | 109.0 km² |
| – country | 105.4 km² |
| – water | 3.6 km² |
| Inhabitants (2006) |
112,414 |
| Height | 119 m |
| Other | |
| FIPS code | 10740 |
Cary is a town in the US state of North Carolina and is administratively part of Chatham County and Wake County.
Cary is part of the Triangle, a kind of suburban city formed by Raleigh, Cary, Durham and Chapel Hill. Cary is adjacent to Research Triangle Park, which is home to the headquarters of SAS, a software company that plays a leading role in statistical data processing.
Demographics
In the 2000 census, the number of inhabitants was determined at 94,536. In 2006, the United States Census Bureau estimated the population at 112,414, an increase of 17878 (18.9%).
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the place occupies an area of 112.6 km², of which 109.0 km² is land and 3.6 km² is water. Cary is about 119 m above sea level.
Born in Cary
- Bevin Prince (1982), actress
- Justin Ress (1997), swimmer
- Ainsley Seiger (1998), actress
- Claire Curzan (2004), swimmer
Nearby places
The figure below shows nearby places within a 20 km radius around Cary.
Cary
- Apex (7km)
- Garner (18 km)
- Holly Springs (14 km)
- Morrisville (6 km)
- Raleigh (15 km)
