Wake Forest, North Carolina
Wake Forest, North Carolina | ||
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FIPS code 37-70540[4] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 2406816[3] | |
Website | www.wakeforestnc.gov |
Wake Forest is a town in
History
In 1832,
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.[8][9]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.2 square miles (39.4 km2), of which 15.1 square miles (39.1 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2) (0.80%) is water.[10]
Wake Forest is located in the northeast-central region of North Carolina, where the
Climate
Wake Forest enjoys a moderate
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1880 | 456 | — | |
1890 | 858 | 88.2% | |
1900 | 823 | −4.1% | |
1910 | 1,443 | 75.3% | |
1920 | 1,425 | −1.2% | |
1930 | 1,536 | 7.8% | |
1940 | 1,562 | 1.7% | |
1950 | 3,704 | 137.1% | |
1960 | 2,664 | −28.1% | |
1970 | 3,148 | 18.2% | |
1980 | 3,780 | 20.1% | |
1990 | 5,769 | 52.6% | |
2000 | 12,588 | 118.2% | |
2010 | 30,117 | 139.3% | |
2020 | 47,601 | 58.1% | |
2022 (est.) | 51,113 | [11] | 7.4% |
U.S. Decennial Census 2018 Estimate[12] |
2020 census
Race | Number | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic)
|
32,087 | 67.41% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|
7,480 | 15.71% |
Native American
|
88 | 0.18% |
Asian
|
1,751 | 3.68% |
Pacific Islander
|
24 | 0.05% |
Other/Mixed
|
2,402 | 5.05% |
Latino
|
3,769 | 7.92% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 47,601 people, 14,732 households, and 11,104 families residing in the town.
Arts and culture
Performing arts
Wake Forest hosts the annual Wake Forest Dance Festival every fall at E. Carroll Joyner Park.
Historical locations
The DuBois Center is listed on the
Other listings in or near Wake Forest on the National Register of Historic Places are the
Wake Forest Historical Museum, also known as the Dr. Calvin Jones House, was built in 1820 and was the residence of the first president of Wake Forest College and the center of activities that took place at the school. The museum displays the history of the town of Wake Forest as well as Wake Forest University. The house contains collections of photos, books, college publications, furniture, documents, professors’ writings, and medical, law and sports memorabilia.[19]
Library
The Wake County
Parks and recreation
Wake Forest is home to the Falls Lake State Recreation Area. Falls Lake Park contains the 12,000-acre (49 km2) Falls Lake and 26,000 acres (110 km2) of woodlands.[21]
Wake Forest is served by ten parks and community centers. They include the following:[22]
- Plummer Park
- Joyner Park
- Tyler Run Park
- Holding Park and Wake Forest Community House
- J.B. Flaherty Park
- Taylor Street Park and Alston Massenburg Center
- Ailey Young Park
- H.L. Miller Park
- Kiwanis Park
- Smith Creek Soccer Center
Government
Wake Forest operates under the council–manager form of government. The citizens elect a mayor and board of commissioners as the town's governing body. The town manager is appointed by the board to serve as the chief operating officer administering all municipal affairs.[23][24] The current mayor is Vivian A. Jones (R, term expires 2025) and the board of commissioners are James E. "Jim" Dyer (R, 2023), Nick Sliwinski (R, 2025), Chad D. Sary (R, 2023), R. Keith Shackleford (D, 2025), and Adam B. Wright (D, 2023).[25]
A new
Education
Primary and secondary education
The town is served by twelve public schools which are administered by the Wake County Public School System and Granville County Public School System. Public schools include:
- Heritage Elementary School
- Jones Dairy Elementary School
- Mount Energy Elementary
- Wake Forest Elementary School
- Richland Creek Elementary School
- G C Hawley Middle
- Heritage Middle School
- Granville Early College High
- Wake Forest Middle School
- Heritage High School
- Wake Forest High School
Charter schools include
Higher learning
Wake Technical Community College[33] is an area two-year college with a north campus on Louisburg Road in Raleigh. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is a seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention. It began offering classes in 1950 on the original campus of Wake Forest University and is commonly known by its acronym, SEBTS.
Transportation
Passenger
- Air: Wake Forest is served by Raleigh-Durham International Airport, which is located 20 miles (32 km) southwest of the town in northwestern Wake County.
- Interstate Highway: Wake Forest can be accessed by I-85 and I-40. The town is located to the east of I-85 and north of I-40.
- Wake Forest is not currently served directly by passenger trains. NCDOT expects to extend the Piedmont service from Raleigh to a new Wake Forest train station by 2030 as part of an initiative to build high-speed rail between Raleigh and Richmond, Virginia.[34]
- Local bus: The Triangle Transit Authority operates buses that serve the region and connect to municipal bus systems in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill.
Roads
- Wake Forest is located off U.S. Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States.
- Other highways that run through the area include NC 96 and NC 98.
Media
On air
- Ku-bandsatellite.
Newspaper
- The town's independently owned community newspaper, The Wake Weekly, has an average circulation of more than 8,400 copies per week.[35]
Online
- Wake Forest News is a humor publication with the motto, "Half our news is fit to print".[36]
- Wake Forest Today is the town's first digital daily news portal. It is an online news source that covers local news and events regarding Wake Forest and the surrounding area.[37]
Notable people
References
- ^ "North Carolina Gazetteer". Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wake Forest, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Wake Forest town, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
- ^ "History - Town of Wake Forest, NC". www.wakeforestnc.gov. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "History - Wake Forest, NC". wakeforestnc.gov. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ WRAL (August 7, 2007). "3 Area Towns Among Fastest-Growing Suburbs :: WRAL.com". wral.com. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "America's Fastest-Growing Suburbs - Forbes.com". Forbes. February 20, 2008. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wake Forest town, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in North Carolina: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". Census.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ "Area Attractions - Wake Forest, NC". wakeforestnc.gov. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "DuBois". wcpss.net. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/27/10 through 12/30/10. National Park Service. January 7, 2011.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/26/14 through 5/30/14. National Park Service. June 6, 2014.
- ^ "ギャンブルよりも、やっぱり風俗なんだよなぁ". www.wakeforestbirthplace.org. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "WakeGOV: Page Not Found". www.wakegov.com. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
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: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Falls Lake State Recreation Area - NC State Parks". ncparks.gov. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "Parks & Facilities - Wake Forest, NC". wakeforestnc.gov. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "Mayor - Wake Forest, NC". www.wakeforestnc.gov. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "Board of Commissioners - Wake Forest, NC". www.wakeforestnc.gov. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "Board Members - Town of Wake Forest, NC". www.wakeforestnc.gov. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ^ "Town Hall - Town of Wake Forest". Retrieved October 8, 2014.
- ^ "LEED Platinum Certification - Town of Wake Forest". Retrieved October 8, 2014.
- ^ "Home". thalesacademy.org.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 11, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "schools in Wake Forest - YELLOWPAGES.COM". yellowpages.com. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
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- ^ Wake Technical Community College/
- Charlotte Observer– via Mass Transit magazine.
- ^ "The Wake Weekly". www.wakeweekly.com. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "Wake Forest News - Entertaining Wake Forest with news since 2013". Wake Forest News. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
- ^ "Wake Forest Today - The Community's First Digital Daily News Source". Wake Forest News - From Wake Forest North Carolina and surrounding community. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
External links
- Media related to Wake Forest, North Carolina at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website