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:''See also [[Raleigh (bicycle)]] and Sir [[Walter Raleigh]].'' |
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'''Raleigh''' is the capital of [[North Carolina]], a [[U.S. state|state]] of the [[United States|United States of America]]. It is the [[county seat]] of [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]]. Raleigh is known as "The City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. As of the [[2000]] census, it had a [[population]] of 276,093, making it the second most populous city in [[North Carolina]], behind [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]. Raleigh, [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]] and [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]] make up the three cities of [[Research Triangle|The Triangle]], so named in [[1959]] with the creation of the [[Research Triangle Park]], a research park between Durham and Raleigh. |
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city = Raleigh | |
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| nickname = City of Oaks, Raleigh Wood, Oak City<ref>{{cite web|url=https://raltoday.6amcity.com/why-is-raleigh-nicknamed-the-city-of-oaks|title=Why is Raleigh nicknamed the City of Oaks?|last=Delongowski|first=Carly|date=January 21, 2021|website=RAL Today|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.southernliving.com/travel/southern-city-nicknames|title=The Best Nicknames for Southern Cities|last=Wells Shannon|first=Mary|date=August 26, 2022|website=[[Southern Living]]|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> |
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state = North Carolina| |
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| motto = {{lang|la|Amore et Virtute}} ([[Latin language|Latin]] for "by Love and Virtue") |
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founded = [[1792]] | |
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| caption1 = Downtown Raleigh skyline |
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county = [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]] | |
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| image2 = 2015 North Carolina State Capitol.JPG |
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mayor = [[Charles Meeker]] | |
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| caption2 = [[North Carolina State Capitol]] |
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area = 299.3 [[square kilometer|km²]] (115.6 [[square mile|mi²]]) | |
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area water = 2.5 km² (1.6 mi²) | |
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| caption3 = [[North Carolina State University Memorial Belltower|NCSU Belltower]] |
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area percentage = 0.84%| |
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census yr = 2000| |
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city pop = 276,093| |
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density = 930.2| |
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time zone = Eastern| |
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| caption6 = [[Warehouse District (Raleigh, North Carolina)|The Warehouse District]] |
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| map_caption = Interactive map of Raleigh |
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| subdivision_type = Country |
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| subdivision_name = United States |
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| subdivision_type1 = [[List of states and territories of the United States|State]] |
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| subdivision_name1 = [[North Carolina]] |
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| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in North Carolina|Counties]] |
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake]], [[Durham County, North Carolina|Durham]] |
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| government_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=City Council: Raleigh's Governing Body |url=https://www.raleighnc.gov/home/content/BoardsCommissions/Articles/CityCouncil.html |date=May 6, 2016 |publisher=City of Raleigh |access-date=May 9, 2016 |archive-date=May 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506153653/https://www.raleighnc.gov/home/content/BoardsCommissions/Articles/CityCouncil.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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| government_type = [[Council–manager government|Council–manager]] |
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| governing_body = [[Raleigh City Council]] |
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| leader_title = [[List of mayors of Raleigh, North Carolina|Mayor]] |
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| leader_name = [[Mary-Ann Baldwin]] |
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| leader_party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]] |
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| leader_title1 = [[Raleigh City Council|Council]] |
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| leader_name1 = {{collapsible list|bullets=yes |
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| title = Members |
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| 1 = Jonathan Melton at-large ([[North Carolina Democratic Party|D]]) |
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| 2 = [[Stormie Forte]] at-large ([[North Carolina Democratic Party|D]]) |
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| 3 = Mary Black-Branch (A) ([[North Carolina Democratic Party|D]]) |
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| 4 = Megan Patton (B) ([[North Carolina Democratic Party|D]]) |
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| 5 = Corey Branch (C) ([[North Carolina Democratic Party|D]]) |
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| 6 = Jane Harrison (D) ([[North Carolina Democratic Party|D]]) |
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| 7 = Christina Jones (E) ([[North Carolina Democratic Party|D]]) |
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}} |
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| established_title = [[Municipal charter|Chartered]] |
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| established_date = December 31, 1794 |
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| named_for = [[Sir Walter Raleigh]] |
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| area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web |title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory |url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=September 20, 2022}}</ref> |
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| area_total_km2 = 387.50 |
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| area_land_km2 = 384.73 |
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| area_water_km2 = 2.77 |
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| area_total_sq_mi = 149.60 |
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| area_land_sq_mi = 148.54 |
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| area_water_sq_mi = 1.07 |
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| area_water_percent = 0.72 |
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| population_rank = [[List of United States cities by population|41st]] in the United States<br>[[List of municipalities in North Carolina|2nd]] in North Carolina |
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| population_total = 467665 |
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| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |
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| population_est = 482295 |
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| pop_est_as_of = 2023 |
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| population_density_sq_mi = 3148.33 |
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| population_density_km2 = 1215.57 |
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| population_urban = 1,106,646 (US: [[List of United States urban areas|43rd]]) |
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| population_density_urban_km2 = 770.1 |
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| population_density_urban_sq_mi = 1,994.6 |
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| population_metro = 1509231 (US: [[List of metropolitan statistical areas|41st]]) |
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| population_demonym = Raleighite |
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| timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]] |
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| elevation_ft = 331 |
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|27601, 27603, 27604, 27605, 27606, 27607, 27608, 27609, 27610, 27612, 27613, 27614, 27615, 27616, 27617}} |
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| area_code_type = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code(s)]] |
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| area_code = [[Area codes 919 and 984|919, 984]] |
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| blank_info = 37-55000<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> |
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| blank1_info = 2404590<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2404590}}</ref> |
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| blank2_name = Primary Airport |
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== History == |
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| blank2_info = [[Raleigh–Durham International Airport]] |
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| website = {{URL|raleighnc.gov}} |
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| name = Raleigh |
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'''Raleigh''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|ɔː|l|i|audio=En-us-Raleigh.ogg}} {{respell|RAW|lee}})<ref>{{cite LPD|3}}</ref> is the [[List of capitals in the United States|capital city]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[North Carolina]] and the [[List of North Carolina county seats|seat]] of [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]]. It is the [[List of municipalities in North Carolina|second-most populous city in North Carolina]], after [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in [[Southeastern United States|the Southeast]], [[List of United States cities by population|the 41st-most populous city]] in the U.S., and the largest city of the [[Research Triangle]] metro area. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many [[oak]] trees, which line the streets in the heart of the city.<ref>{{cite news |title=Population & Census Information |publisher=City of Raleigh |url=http://www.raleighnc.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_306_202_0_43/http%3B/pt03/DIG_Web_Content/category/Resident/Raleigh_At_A_Glance/Cat-1C-20051006-152447-Raleigh_Demographics.html |access-date=August 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090721023755/http://www.raleighnc.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_306_202_0_43/http%3B/pt03/DIG_Web_Content/category/Resident/Raleigh_At_A_Glance/Cat-1C-20051006-152447-Raleigh_Demographics.html |archive-date=July 21, 2009}}</ref> The city covers a land area of {{convert|148.54|sqmi}}.<ref name="TigerWebMapServer"/> The [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]] counted the city's population as 467,665 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="QuickFacts">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Raleigh city, North Carolina |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/raleighcitynorthcarolina |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 16, 2024}}</ref> It is one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States.<ref name=growingcity>{{cite web |url=http://www.wral.com/business/story/5481659/ |title=Cary third fastest growing city in '08; Raleigh is 8th, Durham 16th |publisher=[[WRAL-TV|wral.com]] |date=July 1, 2009 |access-date=July 2, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=America's Fastest-Growing Cities |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mlj45hfdf/6-raleigh-nc/#gallerycontent?partner=msnre |website=Forbes.com |access-date=May 14, 2012 |first=Daniel |last=Fisher}}</ref> It is ranked as a [[Global city#GaWC study|sufficiency-level world city]] by the [[Globalization and World Cities Research Network]].<ref>{{cite web |title=GaWC – The World According to GaWC 2020 |url=https://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/world2020t.html |website=www.lboro.ac.uk |access-date=21 July 2024 |archive-date=August 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824031341/https://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/world2020t.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The city of Raleigh is named after Sir [[Walter Raleigh]], who established the now-lost [[Roanoke Colony]] in present-day [[Dare County, North Carolina|Dare County]]. |
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Raleigh was established in [[1792]] as both the new county seat and the new state capital. It was named for [[Walter Raleigh|Sir Walter Raleigh]], sponsor of the [[Colony of Roanoke]], known as the "Lost Colony." The site was chosen as being within ten miles of [[Isaac Hunter's Tavern]], a tavern popular with the legislators of the time. No city or town existed on the site before it was chosen to house the capital. |
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[[Image:Raleigh1909.jpg|thumb|left|425px|Downtown Raleigh panorama, from [[1909]]]] |
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=== The F4 tornado of November 28, 1988 === |
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Raleigh is home to [[North Carolina State University]] (NC State or NCSU) and is part of the [[Research Triangle]] together with [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]] (home of [[Duke University]] and [[North Carolina Central University]]) and [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]] (home of the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]). The name of the Research Triangle (often shortened to "The Triangle") originated after the 1959 creation of [[Research Triangle Park]] (RTP), located in Durham and Wake counties, among the three cities and universities. The Triangle encompasses the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC [[Combined statistical area|Combined Statistical Area]], which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023. The Raleigh-Cary, NC [[Metropolitan statistical area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]] had an estimated population of 1,509,231 in 2023.<ref name="PopEstCBSA">{{cite web |date=March 14, 2024 |title=Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-metro-and-micro-statistical-areas.html#v2023 |access-date=March 15, 2024 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division}}</ref> |
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On [[November 28]], [[1988]], at about 1 am, a [[tornado]] with wind speeds exceeding 200 [[Miles per hour|mph]] suddenly touched down west of Raleigh. The [[Supercell|supercell thunderstorm]] that generated the tornado formed in an unusual situation; the early morning hours of late November were believed to not be conducive to the development of such storms. As a result, the [[National Weather Service]] issued no watches or warnings before the storm developed [http://www2.ncsu.edu/eos/service/pams/meas/www/foamv/ERPWEB/erp30.html]. |
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Most of Raleigh is located within [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]], with a small portion extending into [[Durham County, North Carolina|Durham County]].<ref name="map1">{{cite web |url=http://www.raleighnc.gov/content/PlanLongRange/Documents/Maps/Raleigh_Durham_Annexation_Agreement_Lines.pdf |title=Raleigh Durham Annexation Agreement Lines |website=City of Raleigh |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019035039/http://www.raleighnc.gov/content/PlanLongRange/Documents/Maps/Raleigh_Durham_Annexation_Agreement_Lines.pdf |archive-date=October 19, 2011 |access-date=January 4, 2012}}</ref> The towns of [[Apex, North Carolina|Apex]], [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]], [[Clayton, North Carolina|Clayton]], [[Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina|Fuquay-Varina]], [[Garner, North Carolina|Garner]], [[Holly Springs, North Carolina|Holly Springs]], [[Knightdale, North Carolina|Knightdale]], [[Morrisville, North Carolina|Morrisville]], [[Rolesville, North Carolina|Rolesville]], [[Wake Forest, North Carolina|Wake Forest]], [[Wendell, North Carolina|Wendell]], and [[Zebulon, North Carolina|Zebulon]] are some of Raleigh's primary nearby [[suburbs]] and [[satellite town]]s. |
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The tornado blasted a 84-mile long path, an unusually drawn out length for tornadoes in the region. The twister first touched down in a posh neighborhood, before moving on to destroy a motel and then a [[United States dollar|USD]] 7-million [[K-Mart]] store on Glenwood Avenue. Damage and casualties included 400-500 destroyed or heavily damaged homes and two fatalities; both of them children, and claimed two more additional victims. A series of tornadoes would continue across eight other North Carolinia counties. In all 150-200 people were injured, the majority in Raleigh. |
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Raleigh is an early example in the United States of a [[Planned community|planned city]].<ref name="RaleighNCHP"/> Following the [[American Revolutionary War]] when the U.S. gained independence, the area was chosen as the site of the state capital in 1788 and incorporated in 1792 as such. The city was originally laid out in a grid pattern with the [[North Carolina State Capitol]] at the center, in Union Square. During the [[American Civil War]], the city was spared from any significant battle. It fell to the Union in the closing days of the war and struggled with the economic hardships in the postwar period, related to the reconstitution of labor markets, over-reliance on agriculture, and the social unrest of the [[Reconstruction Era]]. The establishment of the [[Research Triangle Park]] (RTP) in 1959 helped create tens of thousands of jobs in the fields of science and technology. By the early 21st century, Raleigh had become one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. |
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The intensity of the tornado gauged by speed rests around the F3-F4 dividing point on the [[Fujita scale]], with some F4 level damage observed in Raleigh. |
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==History== |
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== Law and government == |
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{{see also|Timeline of Raleigh, North Carolina}} |
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[[Image:Capitol in Raleigh, NC.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The state capitol in Raleigh]] |
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===Earlier capitals=== |
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Raleigh has operated under a [[council-manager government]] since [[1947]]. The city council consists of eight members; all seats, including the mayor's, come up for election every two years. The current town council, elected in [[2003]], consists of Mayor [[Charles Meeker]] and 7 council members (5 district representatives and 2 at large). |
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[[Bath, North Carolina|Bath]], the oldest town in North Carolina, was the first nominal capital of the colony from 1705 until 1722, when [[Edenton, North Carolina|Edenton]] took over the role. The colony had no permanent institutions of government until the new capital, [[New Bern, North Carolina|New Bern]], was established in 1743. |
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In December 1770, [[Joel Lane House|Joel Lane]] successfully petitioned the [[North Carolina General Assembly]] to create a new county. On January 5, 1771, the bill creating Wake County was passed in the General Assembly.<ref>{{cite web |title=History Of Raleigh |url=https://raleighnc.gov/history-raleigh |access-date=2020-10-21 |website=raleighnc.gov |language=en |archive-date=October 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026083013/https://raleighnc.gov/history-raleigh |url-status=dead }}</ref> The county was formed from portions of [[Cumberland County, North Carolina|Cumberland]], [[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange]], and [[Johnston County, North Carolina|Johnston]] counties, and was named for [[Margaret Wake Tryon]], the wife of Governor [[William Tryon]]. The first county seat was [[Bloomsbury Historic District|Bloomsbury]]. |
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*[[Michael Regan]] (District A, north-central Raleigh) |
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*[[Jessie Taliaferro]] (District B, northeast Raleigh) |
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*[[James West (politician)|James West]] (District C, mayor pro tem, southeast Raleigh) |
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*[[Thomas Crowder]] (District D, southwest Raleigh) |
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*[[Philip Isley]] (District E, west and northwest Raleigh) |
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*[[Tommy Craven]] (at-large) |
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*[[Joyce Kekas]] (at-large) |
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[[New Bern, North Carolina|New Bern]], a port town on the [[Neuse River]] {{cvt|35|mi}} from the Atlantic Ocean, was the largest city and the capital of North Carolina during the [[American Revolution]]. When the British Army laid siege to the city, that site could no longer be used as the capital.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nchistory.web.unc.edu/state-capital/ |title=Fact: The state capital of North Carolina is Fayetteville | North Carolina History |publisher=Nchistory.web.unc.edu |access-date=June 1, 2014 |archive-date=July 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701200627/http://nchistory.web.unc.edu/state-capital/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> From 1789 to 1794, when Raleigh was being built, the state capital was [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]]. |
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''See also:'' [[List of mayors of Raleigh, North Carolina]] |
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Raleigh was chosen as the site of the new capital in 1788, as its central location protected it from attacks from the coast. It was officially established in 1792 as both county seat and state capital.<ref>{{cite web |title=Raleigh History |url=http://www.cityofraleighmuseum.org/history/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214101426/http://www.cityofraleighmuseum.org/history/ |archive-date=December 14, 2019 |website=City of Raleigh Museum |access-date=April 24, 2022}}</ref> The city was incorporated on December 31, 1792, and a charter granted January 21, 1795.<ref name="RaleighNCHP">{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Ken |title=City of Raleigh |url=https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/city-of-raleigh/ |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=North Carolina History Project |publisher=John Locke Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref> The city was named for [[Walter Raleigh|Sir Walter Raleigh]], sponsor of [[Roanoke Colony|Roanoke]], the "lost colony" on Roanoke Island.<ref>{{cite book |last=Powell |first=William |title=North Carolina Gazetteer |date=1968 |publisher=University of North Carolina Press |location=Chapel Hill, North Carolina |page=402}}</ref> |
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== Geography == |
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According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 299.3 [[square kilometer|km²]] (115.6 [[square mile|mi²]]). 296.8 km² (114.6 mi²) of it is land and 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.84% water. |
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No known city or town existed previously on the chosen city site. Raleigh is one of the few cities in the United States that was planned and built specifically to serve as a [[List of capitals in the United States|state capital]]. Its original boundaries were formed by the downtown streets of North, East, West and South.<ref name="nc architecture">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NccTgQkmPIEC |publisher=University of North Carolina Press |year=2005 |page=73 |title=North Carolina Architecture |first=Catherine |last=Bishir |isbn=978-0-8078-5624-6}}</ref> The plan, a grid with two main axes meeting at a central square and an additional square in each corner, was based on [[Thomas Holme]]'s 1682 plan for [[Philadelphia]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Whitfield |first1=Peter |title=Cities of the World: A History in Maps |date=2005 |publisher=University of California Press |location=Berkeley and Los Angeles |page=149 |isbn=9780520247253 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WS4jgVqnck8C&pg=PA149}}</ref> The city was developed on the land of various [[Plantation complexes in the Southern United States|plantations]] including [[Crabtree Jones House|Crabtree]], [[Mordecai House|Mordecai]], [[Historic Oak View|Oak View]], [[Pine Hall (Raleigh, North Carolina)|Pine Hall]], [[Pullen House|Pullen]], [[Spring Hill (Raleigh, North Carolina)|Spring Hill]], and [[Joel Lane House|Wakefield]]. |
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== Demographics == |
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As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of [[2000]], there are 276,093 people, 112,608 households, and 61,371 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] is 930.2/km² (2,409.2/mi²). There are 120,699 housing units at an average density of 406.7/km² (1,053.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 63.31% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 27.80% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.36% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.38% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.24% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.88% from two or more races. 6.99% of the population are [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race. |
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The [[North Carolina General Assembly]] first met in Raleigh in December 1794, and granted the city a [[charter]], with a board of seven appointed [[commissioner]]s and an "[[Intendant]] of Police" (which developed as the office of [[Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina|Mayor]]) to govern it. After 1803, city commissioners were elected. In 1799, the ''N.C. Minerva and Raleigh Advertiser'' was the first newspaper published in Raleigh.<ref name="cityhistory">{{cite web |title=City of Raleigh Years (1587–1844) |publisher=City of Raleigh |url=http://www.raleigh-nc.org/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_306_202_0_43/http%3B/pt03/DIG_Web_Content/category/Resident/Raleigh_At_A_Glance/History_of_Raleigh/Cat-2CA-2006109-095008-History_of_Raleigh__1587.html |access-date=March 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117213722/http://www.raleigh-nc.org/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_306_202_0_43/http%3B/pt03/DIG_Web_Content/category/Resident/Raleigh_At_A_Glance/History_of_Raleigh/Cat-2CA-2006109-095008-History_of_Raleigh__1587.html |archive-date=November 17, 2007}}</ref> [[John Haywood (politician)|John Haywood]] was the first Intendant of Police.<ref name="haywood">{{cite web |title=About John Haywood |publisher=NSCDA |url=http://haywoodhall.org/Haywood/haywood.html |access-date=September 7, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050405225549/http://www.haywoodhall.org/Haywood/haywood.html |archive-date=April 5, 2005}}</ref> |
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There are 112,608 households out of which 26.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.5% are [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 45.5% are non-families. 33.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.30 and the average family size is 2.97. |
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===19th century=== |
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In the city the population is spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 15.9% from 18 to 24, 36.6% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 31 years. For every 100 females there are 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 96.6 males. |
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[[File:NC State Capitol 1861.jpg|thumb|right|[[North Carolina State Capitol]], {{circa|1861}}; Governor [[David Settle Reid|David S. Reid]] is in the foreground]] |
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[[File:Raleigh1872 BIG.jpg|thumb|right|Raleigh, North Carolina in 1872]] |
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[[File:NC State Treasurer's Office 1890.jpg|thumb|right|[[North Carolina State Treasurer]]s Office in State Capitol, {{circa|1890s}}]] |
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In 1808, [[Andrew Johnson]], the United States' future 17th President, was born at Casso's Inn in Raleigh.<ref>{{cite web |title=President Andrew Johnson Was Born in Raleigh, North Carolina |url=http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/nation/jb_nation_johnson_1.html |access-date=2020-10-21 |website=www.americaslibrary.gov}}</ref> The city's first [[water supply network]] was completed in 1818, although due to system failures, the project was abandoned. In 1819 Raleigh's first volunteer [[Firefighter|fire company]] was founded, followed in 1821 by a full-time fire company.<ref>{{Cite web |title=North Carolina Firefighting History by Mike Legeros |url=https://legeros.com/history/fire/ |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=legeros.com}}</ref> |
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In 1817, the [[Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina]] was established and headquartered in Raleigh.<ref>{{cite web |title=Historiographer's Welcome – Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina |url=https://www.episdionc.org/history/ |access-date=2020-10-21 |website=www.episdionc.org |language=en}}</ref> |
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The median income for a household in the city is $46,612, and the median income for a family is $60,003. Males have a median income of $39,248 versus $30,656 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city is $25,113. 11.5% of the population and 7.1% of families are below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population, 13.8% of those under the age of 18 and 9.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. |
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In 1831, a fire destroyed the [[North Carolina State House]]. Two years later, reconstruction began with quarried [[gneiss]] being delivered by the first railroad in the state. Raleigh celebrated the completion of the new [[North Carolina State Capitol|State Capitol]] and new [[Raleigh and Gaston Railroad|Raleigh & Gaston Railroad Company]] in 1840. |
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== Education == |
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In 1853, the first [[North Carolina State Fair|State Fair]] was held near Raleigh. The first institution of higher learning in Raleigh, [[Peace College]], was established in 1857. Raleigh's [[Historic Oakwood]] contains many houses from the 19th century that are still in good condition.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historic Oakwood - Society for the Preservation of Historic Oakwood (SPHO) |url=https://www.historicoakwood.org/ |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=Historic Oakwood - Society for the Preservation of Historic Oakwood (SPHO) |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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=== Institutes of higher education === |
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North Carolina seceded from the Union during the [[North Carolina in the American Civil War|American Civil War]] on May 20, 1861. After the war began, Governor [[Zebulon Baird Vance]] ordered the construction of [[Breastwork (fortification)|breastworks]] around the city as protection from [[Union Army|Union]] troops. Near the end of the Civil War, Governor Vance arranged his evacuation to avoid capture as [[William Tecumseh Sherman|Union General William Sherman's]] [[Campaign of the Carolinas|forces approached]] the city. Before leaving, Vance met with former governors [[William Alexander Graham|Graham]] and [[David Lowry Swain|Swain]] to draft a letter of surrender for Raleigh. Their intention was to protect Raleigh from [[Scorched earth#American Civil War|the destruction inflicted on other cities]] by Union troops. Graham and Swain departed to meet the advancing Federal forces on the morning of April 12, 1865, and were to return by that evening. The evening struck, but Graham and Swain had not returned due to train delays and their temporary capture by Sherman. Governor Vance left the evening after Graham and Sherman failed to return, leaving behind a letter giving Mayor William H. Harrison the authority to surrender. On the morning of April 13, Mayor Harrison among others went to the southern Wake County area to meet General [[Hugh Judson Kilpatrick]] and propose surrender. Kenneth Rayner, a long-time resident of Raleigh, delivered the proposal including a promise of no resistance. Kilpatrick agreed to accept the surrender and protect Raleigh from destruction. Kilpatrick's [[cavalry]] occupied Raleigh and removed the flagpole from the [[North Carolina State Capitol|state capitol]], replacing it with a [[Flag of the United States|United States Flag]] above the dome. Sherman arrived shortly after and established his headquarters in the [[North Carolina Executive Mansion|governor's mansion]]. The city was spared significant destruction during the war.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?MarkerId=H-29 |access-date=January 3, 2021 |publisher=[[North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources]] |website=North Carolina Highway Historical Landmark Program |title=Fall of Raleigh |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404205611/http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?MarkerId=H-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] cavalry retreated west, Union soldiers followed, leading to the [[Battle of Morrisville]] nearby.<ref name="The Battle of Morrisville">{{cite web |title=The Battle of Morrisville |publisher=Ernest Dollar |url=http://www.mindspring.com/~nixnox/history2.html |access-date=March 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512014502/http://www.mindspring.com/%7enixnox/history2.html |archive-date=May 12, 2008}}</ref> |
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*[[Meredith College]] |
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*[[North Carolina State University]] |
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*[[Peace College]] |
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*[[Shaw University]] |
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*[[St. Augustine's College]] |
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*[[Wake Technical Community College]] |
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Due to the economic and social problems of the postwar period and [[Reconstruction Era|Reconstruction]], with a state economy still heavily dependent on agriculture, the city grew little over the next several decades.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reconstruction in North Carolina |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/anchor/reconstruction-north |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=NCpedia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Civil War and Reconstruction |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/North-Carolina-state/The-Civil-War-and-Reconstruction |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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===Public education=== |
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Public education in Raleigh is serviced by the [http://www.wcpss.net/ Wake County Public School System]. |
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[[Shaw University]], the South's first African American college, began classes in 1865 and was chartered in 1875.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shaw University Historical Perspective |url=https://www.shawu.edu/About_Shaw/Historical_Perspective/?section=about-shaw |access-date=2020-10-21 |website=www.shawu.edu}}</ref> Its [[Estey Hall]] was the first building constructed for the higher education of Black women, and [[Leonard Hall (Shaw University)|Leonard Medical Center]] was the first four-year medical school in the country for African Americans.<ref>{{cite web |title=Leonard Hall-- Raleigh: A Capital City: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary |url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/raleigh/Leo.htm |access-date=2020-10-21 |website=www.nps.gov}}</ref> |
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*High schools |
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**'''Sanderson High School''', full name '''Jesse O.''', is a [[co-educational]] secondary [[Wake County]] [[public high school]] that serves grades nine through twelve. As of [[2004]]-[[2005]], the school has approximately '''1,793''' enrolled students and approximately '''150''' hired educators. |
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**'''Broughton High School''', full name '''Needham B. Broughton High School''', was founded in 1929 and is a [[co-educational]], [[International Baccalaureate]] secondary [[Wake County]] [[public high school]] that serves grades nine through twelve. As of [[2005]]-[[2006]], the school has approximately '''2,157''' enrolled students and approximately '''150''' hired educators. |
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**'''Athens Drive High School''', is a [[co-educational]] secondary [[Wake County]] [[public high school]] that serves grades nine through twelve. As of [[2004]]-[[2005]]the school has approximately '''1,747''' enrolled students and approximately '''130''' hired educators. |
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In 1867, [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]] clergy founded [[St. Augustine's College (Raleigh)|St. Augustine's College]] for the education of [[free negro|freedmen]]. The biracial Reconstruction legislature created new welfare institutions: in 1869, it approved the United States' first school for blind and deaf Black people, to be located in Raleigh.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Governor Morehead School |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/governor-morehead-school |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=NCpedia}}</ref> In 1874, the federal government constructed the [[Federal Building (Raleigh, North Carolina)|Federal Building]] in Raleigh, the first [[Federal government of the United States|federal government]] project in the Southern U.S. following the Civil War.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Federal Building-- Raleigh: A Capital City: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary |url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/raleigh/fed.htm |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=www.nps.gov}}</ref> |
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==Attractions== |
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*The [http://www.alltelpavilion.com/ Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek] hosts major touring musical acts. |
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In 1880, the newspapers ''News'' and ''Observer'' combined to form ''[[The News & Observer]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Raleigh News and Observer |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/raleigh-news-and-observer |access-date=2020-10-21|website=NCpedia}}</ref> It continues to be Raleigh's primary daily newspaper. The North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, now known as [[North Carolina State University]], was founded as a [[land-grant college]] in 1887. The city's [[Rex Hospital]] opened in 1889 and included the state's first nursing school. The Baptist Women's College, now known as [[Meredith College]], opened in 1891, and in 1898, The Academy of Music, a private music conservatory, was established.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Southern Conservatory Of Music (1898-1924) |url=https://www.opendurham.org/buildings/southern-conservatory-music-1898-1924 |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=www.opendurham.org}}</ref> |
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*The [http://www.raleighconvention.com/bti.html BTI Center for the Performing Arts] encompasses the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, the Fletcher Opera Theater, the Kennedy Theatre, and the Meymandi Concert Hall. |
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*The interactive museum [http://www.exploris.org Exploris] hosts an [[IMAX]] theater. |
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In the late nineteenth century, two Black Congressmen were elected from [[North Carolina's 2nd congressional district|North Carolina's 2nd district]], the last in 1898. [[George Henry White]] sought to promote civil rights for Black citizens and to challenge efforts by White Democrats to reduce Black voting by new discriminatory laws. He and his allies were unsuccessful. Based on a White supremacy campaign that returned Democrats to dominance, in 1900 the state legislature passed a new [[State constitution (United States)|constitution]], with a suffrage amendment that raised barriers to voter registration, resulting in the [[Disfranchisement after Reconstruction era|disenfranchisement]] of most Black citizens and many poor White citizens. Loss of the ability to vote also disqualified Black men (and later women) from sitting on juries and serving in any office—local, state or federal. The rising Black middle-class in Raleigh and other areas was politically silenced and shut out of local governance, and the [[North Carolina Republican Party|Republican Party]] was no longer competitive in the state.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Constitution, State |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/government/nc-constitution-history |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=NCpedia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Primary Source: The Suffrage Amendment |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/anchor/suffrage-amendment |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=NCpedia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Struggle for Voting Rights |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/anchor/struggle-voting-rights |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=NCpedia}}</ref> |
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*[http://ncartmuseum.org/ The North Carolina Museum of Art] |
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*[http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/ The North Carolina Museum of History] |
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It was not until after federal [[civil rights]] legislation was passed in the mid-1960s that the majority of Black citizens in North Carolina would again be able to vote, sit on juries and serve in local offices. By that time many African Americans had left the state in the Great Migration to northern industrial cities for more opportunities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Great Migration |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/history/cw-1900/great-migration#:~:text=Between%201900%20and%201940,%20almost,immigrants%20to%20New%20York%20State. |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=NCpedia}}</ref> No African American was elected to Congress from North Carolina until 1992. |
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*[http://www.naturalsciences.org/ The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences] |
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*[http://www.raleighcitymuseum.org/ The Raleigh City Museum] |
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===20th century=== |
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*Just north of the city is the [[Triangle Metro Zoo]] |
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[[File:Fayetteville Street Raleigh 1910.jpg|thumb|right|Fayetteville Street during the 1910s]] |
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In 1912, Bloomsbury Park opened, featuring a popular carousel ride. Relocated to [[Pullen Park]], the [[Pullen Park Carousel]] is still operating. |
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From 1914 to 1917, an [[influenza]] epidemic killed 288 Raleighites.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Online |first=Coastal Review |date=2020-05-02 |title=Historic Outbreak: Spanish Flu on NC Coast |url=http://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2020/05/02/historic-outbreak-spanish-influenza-on-nc-coast/ |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=North Carolina Health News |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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In 1922, WLAC signed on as the city's first radio station, but lasted only two years. WFBQ signed on in 1924 and became WPTF in 1927. It is now Raleigh's oldest continuous radio broadcaster. |
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In 1923, the Raleigh Fall Festival was formed. The Festival was reorganized as the [[North Carolina Debutante Ball]] in 1927. |
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Following immigration by Catholics, on December 12, 1924, the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh]] was officially established by [[Pope Pius XI]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Our History |url=https://dioceseofraleigh.org/about/our-history |access-date=2020-10-21 |website=Diocese of Raleigh |language=en}}</ref> The [[Sacred Heart Cathedral (Raleigh, North Carolina)|Sacred Heart Cathedral]] became the official seat of the diocese with [[William Joseph Hafey]] as its bishop. |
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The city's first airport, Curtiss-Wright Flying Field, opened in 1929. That same year, the [[Stock market crash#Wall Street Crash of 1929|stock market crash]] resulted in six Raleigh banks closing.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |title=City of Raleigh Years (1889–1930) |publisher=City of Raleigh |url=http://www.raleighnc.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_306_202_0_43/http%3B/pt03/DIG_Web_Content/category/Resident/Raleigh_At_A_Glance/History_of_Raleigh/Cat-2CA-2006109-122719-Years__1889___1930.html |access-date=March 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090722152014/http://www.raleighnc.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_306_202_0_43/http%3B/pt03/DIG_Web_Content/category/Resident/Raleigh_At_A_Glance/History_of_Raleigh/Cat-2CA-2006109-122719-Years__1889___1930.html |archive-date=July 22, 2009}}</ref> |
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During the difficult 1930s of the [[Great Depression]], government at all levels was integral to creating jobs. The city provided recreational and educational programs, and hired people for public works projects. In 1932, [[Raleigh Memorial Auditorium]] was dedicated. The [[North Carolina Symphony]], founded the same year, performed in its new home. From 1934 to 1937, the federal [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] constructed the area now known as [[William B. Umstead State Park]]. In 1939, the State General Assembly chartered the Raleigh-Durham Aeronautical Authority to build a larger airport between Raleigh and Durham,<ref>{{cite web |title=Airport Authority |url=https://www.rdu.com/airport-authority/ |access-date=2020-10-21 |website=Raleigh-Durham International Airport |language=en-US}}</ref> with the first flight occurring in 1943. |
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In 1947, Raleigh citizens adopted a [[Council–manager government|council–manager]] form of government, which is still the city's current form of government. Council members are elected from [[single-member district]]s. They hire a city manager. |
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The [[Dorton Arena]], a 7,610-seat multi-purpose arena designed by [[Maciej Nowicki (architect)|Matthew Nowicki]], was opened in 1952 on the grounds of the North Carolina State Fair.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dorton Arena – NCDA&CS – N.C. State Fair Division |url=https://www.ncstatefair.org/facilities/dorton.htm |access-date=2020-10-21 |website=www.ncstatefair.org}}</ref> It was listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1973. |
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Raleigh experienced significant damage from [[Hurricane Hazel]] in 1954.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/us/hurricane-hazel-florence.html |title=How Hurricane Hazel hit North Carolina destructive punch in 1954 |last=Hauser |first=Christine |date=September 12, 2018 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=May 29, 2021}}</ref> |
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In 1953, [[WNAO-TV]], channel 28, became the city's first television station, though it folded in 1957. |
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With the opening of the [[Research Triangle Park]] in 1959, Raleigh began to experience a population increase, resulting in a total city population of 100,000 by 1960.<ref name=autogenerated5>{{cite web |title=City of Raleigh Years (1931–1965) |publisher=City of Raleigh |url=http://www.raleighnc.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_306_202_0_43/http%3B/pt03/DIG_Web_Content/category/Resident/Raleigh_At_A_Glance/History_of_Raleigh/Cat-2CA-2006109-131835-Years__1931___1965.html |access-date=March 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703010909/http://www.raleighnc.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_306_202_0_43/http%3B/pt03/DIG_Web_Content/category/Resident/Raleigh_At_A_Glance/History_of_Raleigh/Cat-2CA-2006109-131835-Years__1931___1965.html |archive-date=July 3, 2010}}</ref> In 1960, the Census Bureau reported Raleigh's population as 76.4% White and 23.4% Black.<ref>{{cite web |title=Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Cities and Other Places: Earliest Census to 1990 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |access-date=May 2, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812191959/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |archive-date=August 12, 2012}}</ref> |
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Following the passage of the federal [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]], one of the main achievements of the [[Civil Rights Movement]] and the [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] presidency, political participation and voting by African Americans in Raleigh increased rapidly. |
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From the early-to-mid 20th century [[East Hargett Street (Raleigh, North Carolina)|East Hargett Street]] was known as Raleigh's "Black Main Street" and hosted numerous Black-owned businesses. The area declined after the city desegregated its establishments.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mills |first=Beverly |title=East Hargett Street was center of Black life and business |newspaper=The News & Observer |date=February 28, 1982 |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/past-times/article62016532.html |access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref> Another of Raleigh's oldest Black neighborhoods, Fourth Ward, was demolished starting in 1971, with about 600 homes and 60 businesses south of downtown gone as a result of [[urban renewal]], and 1,600 people forced to move. It was claimed housing was substandard and the area had a lot of crime.<ref>{{cite news |last=Shaffer |first=Josh |title=How Raleigh once demolished a Black neighborhood and displaced more than 1,000 people |newspaper=The News & Observer |date=August 26, 2024 |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article291229525.html}}</ref> |
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By the early 1970s people in Raleigh were growing increasingly concerned about growth and [[urban sprawl]]. Community organizations felt that municipal offices were being too heavily influenced by business interests when the city's population was rapidly growing and various development projects were being proposed. At their behest, the municipal elections were altered so that the mayor was to be directly elected, instead of being selected by the city council. Most city council seats were then made responsible to districts, instead of being held at-large. The 1973 elections were the first contests affected by the reforms. City Councilman [[Clarence Lightner]] defeated Raleigh Merchants bureau Executive Director G. Wesley Williams to become Raleigh's first Black mayor, and thus the first Black mayor in a major White-majority city in the South.<ref name= christensen>{{cite news |last=Christensen |first=Rob |title=When Raleigh elected a Black mayor |newspaper=The News & Observer |date=November 10, 2017 |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/rob-christensen/article183884041.html |access-date=December 1, 2018}}</ref> |
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In 1976, the Raleigh City and Wake County schools merged to become the [[Wake County Public School System]], now the largest school system in the state and 19th largest in the country.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wcpss.net/ |title=Wake County Public School System |website=wcpss.net |access-date=July 6, 2017}}</ref> |
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During the 1970s and 1980s, the [[Interstate 440 (North Carolina)|I-440]] beltline was constructed, in an attempt to ease traffic congestion and providing access to most major city roads. |
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The first [[Raleigh Convention Center]] (replaced in 2008) and Fayetteville Street Mall were both opened in 1977. Fayetteville Street was turned into a pedestrian-only street in an effort to help the then-ailing downtown area, but the plan was flawed and business declined for years to come. Fayetteville Street was reopened in 2007 as the main thoroughfare of Raleigh's downtown.<ref name=autogenerated3>{{cite web |title=City of Raleigh Years (1966–1990) |publisher=City of Raleigh |url=http://www.raleighnc.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_306_202_0_43/http%3B/pt03/DIG_Web_Content/category/Resident/Raleigh_At_A_Glance/History_of_Raleigh/Cat-2CA-2006109-140652-Years__1966___1990.html |access-date=March 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060302040920/http://www.raleighnc.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_306_202_0_43/http%3B/pt03/DIG_Web_Content/category/Resident/Raleigh_At_A_Glance/History_of_Raleigh/Cat-2CA-2006109-140652-Years__1966___1990.html |archive-date=March 2, 2006}}</ref> |
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During the [[1988 Raleigh tornado outbreak]] of November 28, 1988, the city was affected by the most destructive of the seven tornadoes reported in [[Northeastern North Carolina]] and southeastern [[Virginia]] between 1:00 am and 5:45 am. The Raleigh tornado produced over $77 million in damage, along with four fatalities (two in the city of Raleigh, and two in [[Nash County, North Carolina|Nash County]]) and 154 injuries. The damage path from the storm was measured at {{cvt|84|mi|km|0}} long, and {{cvt|.5|mi|km|1}} wide at times. The tornado was rated [[Fujita scale|F4]].<ref name="tornado">{{cite web |last=Gonski |first=Rod |title=Raleigh Tornado, November 28, 1988 |publisher=[[National Weather Service]] |date=November 3, 2004 |url=http://www4.ncsu.edu/~nwsfo/storage/cases/19881128/ |access-date=April 17, 2009}}</ref> |
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In 1991, two large skyscrapers in Raleigh were completed, [[First Union Capitol Center]] and [[Two Hannover Square]], along with the popular [[Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek]] in Southeast Raleigh. |
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In 1996, the [[Olympic Flame]] passed through Raleigh while on its way to the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in [[Atlanta]]. Also in 1996, [[Hurricane Fran]] struck the area, causing massive flooding and extensive structural damage. In addition, [[WRAL-TV]] became the first High-Definition broadcast station in the world. |
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In 1997, the [[National Hockey League]]'s [[Hartford Whalers]] announced their intention to move to Raleigh as the [[Carolina Hurricanes]], becoming the city's first major league professional sports franchise. |
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In 1999, the Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena (later renamed the RBC Center and now called [[Lenovo Center]]), opened to provide a home for the Hurricanes and the [[NC State Wolfpack men's basketball]] team, as well as an up-to-date major concert venue.<ref name=autogenerated4>{{cite web |title=City of Raleigh Years (1991–1999) |publisher=City of Raleigh |url=http://www.raleighnc.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_306_202_0_43/http%3B/pt03/DIG_Web_Content/category/Resident/Raleigh_At_A_Glance/History_of_Raleigh/Cat-2CA-2006109-150347-Years__1991___1999.html |access-date=March 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060302040927/http://www.raleighnc.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_306_202_0_43/http%3B/pt03/DIG_Web_Content/category/Resident/Raleigh_At_A_Glance/History_of_Raleigh/Cat-2CA-2006109-150347-Years__1991___1999.html |archive-date=March 2, 2006}}</ref> |
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===21st century=== |
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[[File:Raleigh skyline along S Saunders st.jpg|thumb|The Raleigh skyline with [[Lagerstroemia|crepe myrtle]] trees in bloom, 2017.]] |
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[[File:Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral - Raleigh, North Carolina 01.jpg|thumb|[[Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral (Raleigh, North Carolina)|Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral]] in 2019.]] |
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In the first decade of the 21st century, Raleigh was featured prominently in a number of "Top 10 Lists", including those by ''[[Forbes]]'', [[MSNBC]] and [[Money (magazine)|''Money'' magazine]], due to its quality of life and favorable business climate.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/places/nc/raleigh/ |title=Raleigh, NC |website=[[Forbes.com]] |access-date=2018-04-21}}</ref> |
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In 2001, the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium complex was expanded with the addition of the [[Progress Energy Inc|Progress Energy]] Center for the Performing Arts, Meymandi Concert Hall, Fletcher Opera Theater, Kennedy Theatre, [[Betty Ray McCain]] Gallery and Lichtin Plaza.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite web |title=City of Raleigh Years (1999–2002) |publisher=City of Raleigh |url=http://www.raleighnc.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_306_202_0_43/http%3B/pt03/DIG_Web_Content/category/Resident/Raleigh_At_A_Glance/History_of_Raleigh/Cat-2CA-2006109-155646-Years__1999___2002.html |access-date=March 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060302040933/http://www.raleighnc.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_306_202_0_43/http%3B/pt03/DIG_Web_Content/category/Resident/Raleigh_At_A_Glance/History_of_Raleigh/Cat-2CA-2006109-155646-Years__1999___2002.html |archive-date=March 2, 2006}}</ref> |
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Fayetteville Street reopened to vehicular traffic in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |last=WRAL |date=December 26, 2006 |title=2006 Top Newsmakers: Fayetteville Street Reopening |url=https://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1117756/ |access-date=2020-10-21 |website=WRAL.com |language=en}}</ref> A variety of downtown building projects began around this time including the 34-story [[PNC Plaza (Raleigh)|RBC Bank Tower]], multiple condominium projects and several new restaurants. Additional skyscrapers are in the proposal/planning phase.<ref>{{Cite web |last=WRAL |date=2022-04-26 |title=40-story high-rises: North Hills skyline could see dramatic changes |url=https://www.wral.com/40-story-high-rises-north-hills-skyline-could-see-dramatic-changes/20253427/ |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=WRAL.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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In 2006, the city's NHL franchise, the [[Carolina Hurricanes]], won the [[Stanley Cup]], North Carolina's first professional sports championship. The [[NC Courage]] would go on to win the [[National Women’s Soccer League]] (NWSL) in 2018 and 2019. |
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With the opening of parts of [[Interstate 540 (North Carolina)|I-540]] from 2005 to 2007, a new {{cvt|70|mi|km|adj=on}} loop around Wake County, traffic congestion eased somewhat in the North Raleigh area. Completion of the entire loop is expected to take another 15 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NCDOT: Complete 540 |url=https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/complete-540/Pages/NCDOT |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=NCDOT |language=en-US }}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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In 2008, the city's [[Fayetteville Street Historic District]] joined the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. |
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In September 2010, Raleigh hosted the inaugural [[Hopscotch Music Festival]]. |
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In January 2011, Raleigh hosted the [[National Hockey League]] [[2011 National Hockey League All-Star Game|All-Star Game]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/carolina-hurricanes-to-host-2011-nhl-all-star-game/c-524489 |title=Carolina Hurricanes to Host 2011 NHL All-star Game |last=Preston |first=Ken |date=October 9, 2010 |website=NHL.com |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=November 2, 2021}}</ref> |
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In April 2011, a devastating [[Enhanced Fujita Scale|EF-3]] [[Tornado outbreak of April 14–16, 2011|tornado]] hit Raleigh, and many other tornadoes touched down in the state (ultimately the largest, but not the [[1984 Carolinas tornado outbreak|strongest outbreak]] to ever hit the state), killing 24 people. The tornado tracked northeast through parts of downtown, East Central Raleigh and Northeast Raleigh and produced $115 million in damages in Wake County.<ref>{{Cite web |last=April 2022 |first=National Weather Service, Raleigh, NC |date=2023-04-16 |title=April 16th, 2011 Tornado Outbreak |url=https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/cc0b50ef19334d3b9d540fb3868ee2fe |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=ArcGIS StoryMaps |language=en}}</ref> There were 4 fatalities in the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nine Years Since Largest Tornado Outbreak in NC |url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triangle-sandhills/weather-stories/2019/04/16/eight-years-since-largest-tornado-outbreak-in-nc |access-date=2021-03-14 |website=spectrumlocalnews.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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In September 2015, [[Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Raleigh|Holy Trinity Anglican Church]] was opened; the first church to be built in downtown Raleigh since 1958.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article11872787.html |title=Downtown Raleigh sees first church built in 50 years |website=The News & Observer |date=March 1, 2015 |first1=Andrew |last1=Kenney |access-date=July 11, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article35141133.html |title=Holy Trinity Anglican opens downtown |website=The News & Observer |first1=John |last1=Hamlin |date=September 13, 2015 |access-date=July 11, 2018}}</ref> |
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On July 26, 2017, the Catholic Diocese of Raleigh dedicated its new cathedral, [[Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral (Raleigh, North Carolina)|Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral]], the fifth-largest in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://catholicphilly.com/2017/07/news/national-news/new-raleigh-cathedral-blessed-before-2000-faithful/ |title=New Raleigh cathedral blessed before 2,000 faithful |website=Catholic Philly |author=Kate Turgeon Watson |date=July 28, 2017 |access-date=July 11, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/living/religion/article162898398.html |title=What is under Raleigh's big copper dome? You can see on Wednesday; here's a preview. |website=The News & Observer |access-date=July 11, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbs17.com/news/media-gets-peak-at-raleighs-new-41-million-cathedral/1017007134 |title=Take a look inside Raleigh's new $41 million cathedral |first=Jeff |last=Reeves |date=October 24, 2016 |website=CBS17.com |access-date=July 11, 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> |
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On October 13, 2022, [[2022 Raleigh shootings|a spree shooting]] occurred in Raleigh's Hedingham neighborhood. Five people were killed, and two others were injured.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last1=Vera |first1=Amir |last2=Lynch |first2=Jamiel |last3=Smart |first3=Sara |last4=Rose |first4=Andy |date=October 13, 2022 |title=5 dead in Raleigh, North Carolina, shooting, mayor says |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/13/us/raleigh-north-carolina-shooting/index.html |access-date=October 14, 2022 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=October 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013224359/https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/13/us/raleigh-north-carolina-shooting/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The suspect, a 15-year-old boy,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-10-13 |title=Raleigh NC Hedingham mass shooting |url=https://www.wral.com/raleigh-shooter-was-15-brother-a-knightdale-high-junior-is-among-five-dead/20520757/ |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=WRAL.com |language=en |archive-date=October 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014234250/https://www.wral.com/raleigh-shooter-was-15-brother-a-knightdale-high-junior-is-among-five-dead/20520757/ |url-status=live }}</ref> was detained after being critically wounded and later remanded into the custody of the medical unit of a juvenile correctional facility.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 13, 2022 |title=Officer, several others dead at Raleigh active shooting scene, law enforcement sources say |url=https://abc11.com/raleigh-nc-active-shooting-neuse-river-greenway/12325212/ |access-date=October 13, 2022 |website=ABC11 Raleigh-Durham |language=en |archive-date=October 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013221105/https://abc11.com/raleigh-nc-active-shooting-neuse-river-greenway/12325212/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Deliso |first1=Meredith |last2=Winsor |first2=Morgan |last3=Shapiro |first3=Emily |date=October 13, 2022 |title='Active shooting' reported near trail in Raleigh, North Carolina: Police |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/active-shooting-reported-trail-raleigh-north-carolina-police/story?id=91345863 |url-status=live |access-date=October 13, 2022 |website=ABC News |language=en |archive-date=October 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013230140/https://abcnews.go.com/US/active-shooting-reported-trail-raleigh-north-carolina-police/story?id=91345863 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Sanches |first1=Ray |last2=Young |first2=Ryan |last3=Sayers |first3=Devon |last4=Elamroussi |first4=Aya |date=2022-10-14 |title=A juvenile suspect is in custody after a shooting leaves 5 dead, at least 2 wounded in Raleigh, North Carolina, police say |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/14/us/raleigh-north-carolina-shooting-friday/index.html |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=October 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014085518/https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/14/us/raleigh-north-carolina-shooting-friday/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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==Geography== |
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According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|149.60|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|148.54|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.07|sqmi}} (0.72%) is water.<ref name="TigerWebMapServer"/> The [[Neuse River]] flows through the northeastern corner of the city. |
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Raleigh is located in the northeast central region of North Carolina, where the [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]] and [[Atlantic coastal plain]] regions meet. This area is known as the "[[Atlantic Seaboard fall line|fall line]]" because it marks the elevation inland at which waterfalls begin to appear in creeks and rivers. As a result, most of Raleigh features gently rolling hills that slope eastward toward the state's flat coastal plain. |
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The city of Raleigh is located {{cvt|24|mi}} southeast of [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]];<ref>{{cite web |title=Distance between Durham, NC and Raleigh, NC |url=https://www.distance-cities.com/distance-durham-nc-to-raleigh-nc |access-date=2020-10-23 |website=www.distance-cities.com}}</ref> {{cvt|63|mi}} northeast of [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]];<ref>{{cite web |title=Distance between Fayetteville, NC and Raleigh, NC |url=https://www.distance-cities.com/distance-fayetteville-nc-to-raleigh-nc |access-date=2020-10-23 |website=www.distance-cities.com}}</ref> {{cvt|131|mi}} northwest of [[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]];<ref>{{cite web |title=Distance between Wilmington, NC and Raleigh, NC |url=https://www.distance-cities.com/distance-wilmington-nc-to-raleigh-nc |access-date=2020-10-23 |website=www.distance-cities.com}}</ref> and {{cvt|155|mi}} southwest of [[Richmond, Virginia]];<ref>{{cite web |title=Distance between Richmond, VA and Raleigh, NC |url=https://www.distance-cities.com/distance-richmond-va-to-raleigh-nc |access-date=2020-10-23 |website=www.distance-cities.com}}</ref> and {{cvt|165|mi}} northeast of [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Distance between Charlotte, NC and Raleigh, NC |url=https://www.distance-cities.com/distance-charlotte-nc-to-raleigh-nc |access-date=2020-10-23 |website=www.distance-cities.com}}</ref> A small portion of Raleigh is located in [[Durham County, North Carolina]]. |
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===Cityscape=== |
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{{Main|Raleigh, North Carolina neighborhoods}} |
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{{See also|List of tallest buildings in Raleigh}} |
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{{wide image|Raleigh 1909 Panorama LOC.jpg|1100px|Downtown Raleigh panorama, from 1909}} |
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{{wide image|Raleigh downtown skyline - panoramio crop.png|1100px|Downtown Raleigh panorama, in 2014}} |
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[[File:Fayetteville Street Intersection.JPG|thumb|Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh, 2014]] |
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Raleigh is divided into several major geographic areas, each of which use a Raleigh address and a [[ZIP code]] that begins with the digits 276. [[PNC Plaza (Raleigh)|PNC Plaza]], formerly known as RBC Plaza, is the largest and tallest skyscraper in the city of Raleigh. The tower rises to a height of {{cvt|538|ft}}, with a floor count of 34.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://downtownraleigh.org/space-available/301-fayetteville-street |title=PNC Plaza |website=DowntownRaleigh.org |access-date=November 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2022/10/11/as-crime-decreases-in-durham-it-climbs-in-raleigh|title=Who will pass PNC Plaza as Raleigh's tallest tower?|last=Howsam|first=Melissa|date=September 29, 2021|website=Raleigh Magazine|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> |
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====Inside the Beltline==== |
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[[File:Warehouse raleigh.jpg|thumb|Warehouses on Martin Street]] |
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One common division of Raleigh is to differentiate the central part of the city, which lies inside of the [[circumferential highway]] known as the Raleigh Beltline ([[Interstate 440 (North Carolina)|I-440]] and [[Interstate 40 (North Carolina)|I-40]]) from areas outside of the Beltline. The area inside of the beltline includes the entirety of the central business district known as Downtown Raleigh, as well as several more residential areas surrounding it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oakcityproperties.com/the-pros-and-cons-to-living-inside-the-raleigh-beltline-itb/|title=The Pros & Cons of Living inside Raleigh's Beltline|website=Oak City Properties|date=March 5, 2019 |access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> |
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The downtown area is home to historic buildings such as the [[Sir Walter Raleigh Hotel]] built in the early 20th century, the restored [[City Market (Raleigh, North Carolina)|City Market]], the [[Fayetteville Street (Raleigh)|Fayetteville Street]] downtown business district (which includes the [[PNC Plaza (Raleigh)|PNC Plaza]] and [[Wells Fargo Capitol Center]] buildings), as well as the [[North Carolina Museum of History]], [[North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences]], [[North Carolina State Capitol]], [[William Peace University]], the [[City of Raleigh Museum]], [[Raleigh Convention Center]], [[Shaw University]], [[Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law|Campbell University School of Law]], and [[St. Augustine's College (North Carolina)|St. Augustine's College]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://downtownraleigh.org/districts/fayetteville-street |title=Fayetteville Street |website=downtownraleigh.org |access-date=November 3, 2021}}</ref> In the 2000s, an effort by the Downtown Raleigh Alliance was made to separate this area of the city into five smaller districts: [[Fayetteville Street]], [[Moore Square Historic District|Moore Square]], [[Glenwood South]], [[Warehouse District (Raleigh, North Carolina)|Warehouse]], and [[Capitol Area Historic District|Capital District]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visitraleigh.com/plan-a-trip/cities-and-towns/raleigh/downtown-raleigh/moore-square/ |title=Moore Square |website=visitRaleigh.com |access-date=November 3, 2021}}</ref> The nearby North Blount Street Historic District includes many of the city's historic [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]], [[Queen Anne architecture|Queen Anne]], and [[Second Empire architecture|Second Empire]] mansions, including [[Norris-Heartt House]], [[Andrews-Duncan House]], [[Heck-Andrews House]], [[Capehart House]], and the [[Garland Scott and Toler Moore Tucker House]] (the latter was later moved from its original location to Oakwood). |
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Some of the names have become commonplace among locals, such as the Warehouse District, Fayetteville Street, and [[Glenwood South]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visitraleigh.com/things-to-do/museums/museum-guide/cam-raleigh/ |title=Glenwood South |website=visitraleigh.com |access-date=October 8, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://downtownraleigh.org/districts/capital-district |title=Capital District |website=downtownraleigh.org |access-date=November 3, 2021}}</ref> Other neighborhoods lying inside the Beltline include [[Cameron Park Historic District|Forest Park]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=William.Hartye@raleighnc.gov |title=Raleigh Neighborhood Registry |url=https://raleighnc.gov/community/raleigh-neighborhood-registry |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=raleighnc.gov |language=en}}</ref> [[Boylan Heights (Raleigh, North Carolina)|Boylan Heights]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boylanheights.org/ |title=Historic Boylan Heights Neighborhood Main Page |publisher=Boylanheights.org |access-date=January 4, 2012}}</ref> Country Club Hills, Coley Forest, Five Points, Budleigh, [[Glenwood-Brooklyn Historic District|Glenwood-Brooklyn]], [[Hayes Barton Historic District]], [[Moore Square Historic District|Moore Square]], [[Mordecai Place Historic District|Mordecai]] (home to the historic [[Mordecai House]]), Rochester Heights, [[East Raleigh–South Park Historic District|South Park]], Rosengarten Park, Belvidere Park, Woodcrest, Oberlin Village, and [[Historic Oakwood]]. These neighborhoods were typically built before World War II, and roughly correspond to the extent of the city of Raleigh before the population boom of the latter half of the 20th century led to growth of the city limits beyond the historic urban core. |
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====Midtown Raleigh==== |
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[[File:North Hills in Raleigh.jpg|alt=|thumb|The towers at North Hills in Midtown Raleigh]] |
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Midtown Raleigh is a [[neologism|relatively new term]] used to describe the residential and commercial area lying on the northside of the I-440 Beltline and is part of North Raleigh. It is roughly framed by Glenwood/Six Forks Road to the West, Wake Forest Road to the East, and Millbrook Road to the North. It includes shopping centers such as [[North Hills (Raleigh)|North Hills]] and [[Crabtree Valley Mall]]. It also includes North Hills Park and part of the Raleigh Greenway System.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visitraleigh.com/plan-a-trip/cities-and-towns/raleigh/midtown-raleigh/ |title=Midtown Raleigh |website=VisitRaleigh.com |access-date=June 7, 2018}}</ref> The term was coined by the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, developer John Kane and planning director Mitchell Silver. ''The'' ''News & Observer'' newspaper started using the term for marketing purposes only.<ref>{{cite news |title=Who birthed Midtown |url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2009/09/30/117476/who-birthed-midtown.html#storylink |author=Matthew Eisley |newspaper=[[The News & Observer]] |access-date=November 12, 2011 |date=September 20, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105113548/http://www.newsobserver.com/2009/09/30/117476/who-birthed-midtown.html#storylink |archive-date=November 5, 2011}}</ref> The Midtown Raleigh Alliance was founded on July 25, 2011, as a way for community leaders to promote the area.<ref>{{cite news |title=Slideshow: Midtown Raleigh Alliance |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2011/07/25/slideshow-midtown-ralleigh-alliance.html#storylink |author=Dathan Kazsuk |newspaper=[[Triangle Business Journal]] |access-date=April 12, 2013 |date=July 25, 2011}}</ref> The center of the area, especially around the North Hills development at the junction of Six Forks Road and the Beltline, is experiencing rapid urbanization as several high-rise buildings have been built since 2010. |
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====East Raleigh==== |
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East Raleigh is situated roughly from [[Capital Boulevard]] and the eastern side of [[Interstate 440 (North Carolina)|I-440]] beltline to the Neuse River, and extending as far south as Poole Road. Most of East Raleigh's development is along primary corridors such as [[U.S. Route 1 in North Carolina|U.S. 1]] (Capital Boulevard), New Bern Avenue, Poole Road, Buffaloe Road, and New Hope Road. Neighborhoods in East Raleigh include Hedingham, Longview, Lockwood, [[Madonna Acres Historic District (Raleigh, North Carolina)|Madonna Acres]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rhdc.org/madonna-acres-historic-district-2 |title=Madonna Acres Historic District |website=rhdc.org |access-date=November 3, 2021}}</ref> New Hope, Thompson-Hunter and Wilder's Grove. The area is bordered to the east by the town of [[Knightdale, North Carolina|Knightdale]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visitraleigh.com/plan-a-trip/cities-and-towns/raleigh/east-raleigh/ |title=East Raleigh – Raleigh NC |website=VisitRaleigh.com |access-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref> |
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====West Raleigh==== |
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[[File:Dorton Arena.jpg|thumb|[[Dorton Arena]] in Raleigh, designed by [[Maciej Nowicki (architect)|Matthew Nowicki]]]] |
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West Raleigh lies along [[Hillsborough Street]] and Western Boulevard. The area is bordered to the west and south by [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]]. It is home to [[North Carolina State University]], [[Meredith College]], [[Pullen Park]], [[Pullen Memorial Baptist Church]], the Islamic Association of Raleigh, [[Village District]], Lake Johnson, the [[North Carolina Museum of Art]] and historic [[Saint Mary's School (Raleigh, North Carolina)|Saint Mary's School]]. Primary thoroughfares serving West Raleigh, in addition to Hillsborough Street, are Avent Ferry Road, Blue Ridge Road, and Western Boulevard. The [[PNC Arena|Lenovo Center]] is also located here adjacent to the [[North Carolina State Fairgrounds]]. These are located approximately 2 miles from [[Rex Hospital]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visitraleigh.com/plan-a-trip/cities-and-towns/raleigh/west-raleigh/ |title=West Raleigh |website=VisitRaleigh.com |access-date=June 7, 2018}}</ref> |
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====North Raleigh==== |
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North Raleigh is an expansive, diverse, and fast-growing suburban area of the city that is home to established neighborhoods to the south along with many newly built [[subdivision (land)|subdivisions]] and along its northern fringes. The area generally falls North of Millbrook Road. It is primarily suburban with large shopping areas. Primary neighborhoods and subdivisions in North Raleigh include Bartons Creek Bluffs, Bedford, Bent Tree, Black Horse Run, Brier Creek, Brookhaven, Coachman's Trail, Crossgate, Crosswinds, Dominion Park, Durant Trails, Ethan's Glenn, Falls River, Greystone Village, Harrington Grove, Hidden Valley, Lake Park, Long Lake, North Haven, [[North Ridge Country Club|North Ridge]], Oakcroft, Shannon Woods, Six Forks Station, Springdale Estates, Stonebridge, Stone Creek, Stonehenge, Summerfield, The Sanctuary, Valley Estates, Wakefield, Weathersfield, Windsor Forest, and Wood Valley. The area is served by a number of primary transportation corridors including Glenwood Avenue [[U.S. Route 70 (North Carolina)|U.S. Route 70]], [[Interstate 540 (North Carolina)|Interstate 540]], Wake Forest Road, Millbrook Road, Lynn Road, Six Forks Road, Spring Forest Road, [[Creedmoor Road]], Leesville Road, Norwood Road, Strickland Road, and North Hills Drive.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visitraleigh.com/plan-a-trip/cities-and-towns/raleigh/north-raleigh/ |title=North Raleigh |website=VisitRaleigh.com |access-date=June 7, 2018}}</ref> |
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====South Raleigh==== |
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South Raleigh is located along [[U.S. Route 401 (North Carolina)|U.S. 401]] south toward [[Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina|Fuquay-Varina]] and along [[U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina|US 70]] into suburban [[Garner, North Carolina|Garner]]. This area is the least developed and least dense area of Raleigh (much of the area lies within the [[Swift Creek Township, Wake County, North Carolina|Swift Creek]] [[drainage basin|watershed]] district, where development regulations limit housing densities and construction). The area is bordered to the west by [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]], to the east by [[Garner, North Carolina|Garner]], to the southwest by [[Holly Springs, North Carolina|Holly Springs]] and the southeast by Fuquay-Varina. Neighborhoods in South Raleigh include Eagle Creek, Renaissance Park, Lake Wheeler, Swift Creek, Carolina Pines, Rhamkatte, Riverbrooke and Enchanted Oaks.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visitraleigh.com/plan-a-trip/cities-and-towns/raleigh/south-raleigh/ |title=South Raleigh |website=VisitRaleigh.com |access-date=June 7, 2018}}</ref> |
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====Southeast Raleigh==== |
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Southeast Raleigh is bounded by downtown on the west, [[Garner, North Carolina|Garner]] on the southwest, and rural [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]] to the southeast. The area includes areas along Rock Quarry Road, Poole Road, and New Bern Avenue. Primary neighborhoods include Abbington Ridge, Pearl Ridge, Chastain, Chavis Heights, Raleigh Country Club, Southgate, Kingwood Forest, Rochester Heights, Emerald Village, Worthdale and Biltmore Hills. [[Coastal Credit Union Music Park]] (formerly Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion, Alltel Pavilion and Walnut Creek Amphitheatre) is one of the region's major outdoor concert venues and is located on Rock Quarry Road. [[Shaw University]] is located in this part of the city. Starting in 2020, large tracts of formerly unoccupied land along Rock Quarry Road between New Hope Road and Barwell Road, and between Barwell Road and Battle Bridge Road, have been cleared for new developments. |
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===Climate=== |
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[[File:Ducks in Fall.jpg|thumb|Ducks swimming at Durant Nature Preserve in the Fall]]Like much of the Southeastern United States, Raleigh has a four-season [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfa''). Winters are generally cool, with a normal January daily mean temperature of {{cvt|41.9|°F|1}}<!--(maximum+minimum)/2, NOT the maximum-->.<ref name="NWS Raleigh, NC (RAH)" /> On average, there are 69 nights per year that drop to or below freezing, and only 2.7 days that fail to rise above freezing.<ref name="NWS Raleigh, NC (RAH)" /> Raleigh receives an average annual rainfall of {{cvt|46.07|in|cm|1}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/raleigh/north-carolina/united-states/usnc0558 |title=Climate – Raleigh – North Carolina |date=November 10, 2018 |website=U.S. Climate Data |access-date=November 10, 2018}}</ref> Annual and monthly temperature and precipitation data are in chart below, based on 1991–2020 climate data. February is the driest month, with an average of {{cvt|2.78|in|1}} of precipitation. Precipitation is well distributed around the year, with a slight maximum between July and September, owing to generally frequent, sometimes heavy, showers and thunderstorms, and the threat of tropical weather systems (primarily from August to early October) bringing heavy rainfall. Summers are hot and humid, with a normal July daily mean temperature of {{cvt|80.5|°F|1}}<!--(maximum+minimum)/2, NOT the maximum-->.<ref name="NWS Raleigh, NC (RAH)" /> There are 48 days per year with highs at or above {{cvt|90|°F|0}}.<ref name="NWS Raleigh, NC (RAH)" /> Autumn is similar to spring overall but has fewer days of rainfall, but greater potential for extremely heavy rainfall in a one/two-day period, owing to occasional threat from tropical weather systems (hurricanes and tropical storms) packing torrential rainfall. In September 1999, Raleigh recorded its wettest month ever, with over 21 inches of rain, due to torrential rainfall from tropical weather systems, most notably [[Hurricane Floyd]] on September 15–16. Raleigh's all-time record high temperature is {{cvt|106|°F|0}} on July 5, 2024,<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 July 2024 |title=BREAKING: All-time record high/daily record high set at Raleigh & the daily record high set at Fayetteville. The high at Raleigh was 106 degrees which breaks the all-time record high of 105 degrees. The high at Fayetteville was 101°F which ties the old record high. |url=https://x.com/NWSRaleigh/status/1809332286443360266 |access-date=6 July 2024 |website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref> while the all-time record low is {{cvt|−9|°F|0}} on [[January 1985 Arctic outbreak|January 21, 1985]]. Raleigh falls in [[USDA]] [[hardiness zones]] 7b (5 °F to 10 °F) and 8a (10 °F to 15 °F).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.plantmaps.com/hardiness-zones-for-raleigh-north-carolina |title=Raleigh North Carolina USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map |publisher=plantmaps.com plantmaps |access-date=December 11, 2019}}</ref> |
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[[File:Raleigh snow.jpg|thumb|Light snow in downtown Raleigh along [[Hillsborough Street]], 2015]] |
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Raleigh receives an average of {{cvt|5.2|in|cm|1}} of snow in winter. [[Freezing rain]] and [[Ice pellets|sleet]] also occur most winters, and occasionally the area experiences a major damaging [[ice storm]]. On January 24–25, 2000, Raleigh received its greatest snowfall from a single storm{{spaced ndash}}{{cvt|20.3|in|cm|0}}{{spaced ndash}}the [[January 25, 2000 Winter Storm|Winter Storm of January 2000]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abc11.com/snow-snowstorm-worst-in-north-carolina-history/5870402/ |title=20 inches of snow in Raleigh: A look back at the big snow of January 2000 |date=January 26, 2021 |website=ABC11.com |access-date=January 26, 2021}}</ref> Storms of this magnitude are generally the result of [[cold air damming]] that affects the city due to its proximity to the [[Appalachian Mountains]]. Winter storms have caused traffic problems in the past as well. |
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The region also experiences occasional periods of drought, during which the city sometimes has restricted water use by residents. During the late summer and early fall, Raleigh can experience [[hurricane]]s. In 1996, [[Hurricane Fran]] caused severe damage in the Raleigh area, mostly from falling trees.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abc11.com/hurricane-fran-dorian-nc-north-carolina/5519835/ |title=23 years ago, Hurricane Fran made landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina |date=September 6, 2019 |website=ABC11.com |access-date=September 6, 2019}}</ref> Hurricanes [[Hurricane Dennis (1999)|Dennis]] and Floyd in September 1999 were primary contributors to that month's extreme rainfall of over 21 inches. The most recent hurricane to have a considerable effect on the area was [[Hurricane Florence]] in 2018. Tornadoes also have on occasion affected the city of Raleigh, most notably the [[1988 Raleigh tornado outbreak|November 28, 1988, tornado]] which occurred in the early morning hours and rated F4 on the [[Fujita scale]] and affected northwestern portions of the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wral.com/remembering-raleigh-saturday-marks-anniversary-of-historic-deadly-1988-tornado/19405711/ |title=Remembering Raleigh: Saturday marks anniversary of historic, deadly 1988 Tornado |last=Leah |first=Heather |date=November 28, 2020 |website=WRAL.com |access-date=November 28, 2020}}</ref> There also was the [[Tornado outbreak of April 14–16, 2011|April 16, 2011, EF3 tornado]], which affected portions of downtown and northeast Raleigh and the suburb of Holly Springs.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/04/15/north-carolina-tornado-outbreak-2011/?outputType=amp |title=Ten years ago, a swarm of tornadoes devastated North Carolina |last=Cappuci |first=Matthew |date=April 15, 2021 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=August 9, 2021}}</ref>{{Weather box |
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| location = [[Raleigh–Durham International Airport]], North Carolina (1991–2020 normals,{{efn|Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.}} extremes 1887–present{{efn|Official records for Raleigh kept January 1887 to May 17, 1944, at downtown and at Raleigh Durham Int'l since May 18, 1944. For more information, see [http://threadex.rcc-acis.org Threadex]}}) |
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| single line = Y |
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| collapsed = Y |
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| Jan record high F = 80 |
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| Feb record high F = 85 |
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| Mar record high F = 94 |
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| Apr record high F = 95 |
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| May record high F = 99 |
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| Jun record high F = 105 |
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| Jul record high F = 106 |
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| Aug record high F = 105 |
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| Sep record high F = 104 |
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| Oct record high F = 100 |
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| Nov record high F = 88 |
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| Dec record high F = 81 |
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| year record high F = 106 |
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| Jan avg record high F = 71.9 |
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| Feb avg record high F = 74.4 |
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| Mar avg record high F = 81.6 |
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| Apr avg record high F = 86.4 |
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| May avg record high F = 91.3 |
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| Jun avg record high F = 96.6 |
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| Jul avg record high F = 98.2 |
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| Aug avg record high F = 96.7 |
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| Sep avg record high F = 92.3 |
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| Oct avg record high F = 86.7 |
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| Nov avg record high F = 78.5 |
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| Dec avg record high F = 72.8 |
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| year avg record high F = 99.6 |
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| Jan high F = 51.9 |
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| Feb high F = 55.8 |
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| Mar high F = 63.3 |
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| Apr high F = 72.7 |
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| May high F = 80.0 |
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| Jun high F = 87.4 |
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| Jul high F = 90.8 |
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| Aug high F = 88.7 |
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| Sep high F = 82.5 |
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| Oct high F = 73.0 |
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| Nov high F = 63.0 |
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| Dec high F = 54.7 |
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| year high F = 72.0 |
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| Jan mean F = 41.9 |
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| Feb mean F = 45.0 |
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| Mar mean F = 51.8 |
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| Apr mean F = 60.8 |
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| May mean F = 68.8 |
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| Jun mean F = 76.7 |
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| Jul mean F = 80.5 |
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| Aug mean F = 78.8 |
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| Sep mean F = 72.6 |
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| Oct mean F = 61.7 |
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| Nov mean F = 51.5 |
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| Dec mean F = 44.6 |
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| year mean F = 61.2 |
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| Jan low F = 31.8 |
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| Feb low F = 34.2 |
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| Mar low F = 40.3 |
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| Apr low F = 48.9 |
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| May low F = 57.7 |
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| Jun low F = 66.0 |
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| Jul low F = 70.2 |
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| Aug low F = 68.9 |
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| Sep low F = 62.7 |
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| Oct low F = 50.3 |
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| Nov low F = 40.0 |
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| Dec low F = 34.4 |
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| year low F = 50.4 |
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| Jan avg record low F = 14.0 |
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| Feb avg record low F = 19.2 |
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| Mar avg record low F = 23.7 |
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| Apr avg record low F = 32.2 |
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| May avg record low F = 42.8 |
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| Jun avg record low F = 54.2 |
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| Jul avg record low F = 61.0 |
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| Aug avg record low F = 58.7 |
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| Sep avg record low F = 48.7 |
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| Oct avg record low F = 33.2 |
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| Nov avg record low F = 24.4 |
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| Dec avg record low F = 19.9 |
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| year avg record low F = 12.1 |
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| Jan record low F = −9 |
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| Feb record low F = −2 |
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| Mar record low F = 11 |
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| Apr record low F = 23 |
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| May record low F = 29 |
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| Jun record low F = 38 |
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| Jul record low F = 48 |
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| Aug record low F = 46 |
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| Sep record low F = 37 |
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| Oct record low F = 19 |
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| Nov record low F = 11 |
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| Dec record low F = 0 |
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| year record low F = -9 |
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| precipitation colour = green |
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| Jan precipitation inch = 3.43 |
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| Feb precipitation inch = 2.78 |
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| Mar precipitation inch = 4.10 |
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| Apr precipitation inch = 3.53 |
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| May precipitation inch = 3.58 |
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| Jun precipitation inch = 3.89 |
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| Jul precipitation inch = 5.02 |
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| Aug precipitation inch = 4.71 |
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| Sep precipitation inch = 5.15 |
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| Oct precipitation inch = 3.37 |
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| Nov precipitation inch = 3.32 |
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| Dec precipitation inch = 3.39 |
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| year precipitation inch = 46.07 |
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| Jan snow inch = 2.6 |
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| Feb snow inch = 1.4 |
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| Mar snow inch = 0.3 |
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| Apr snow inch = 0.0 |
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| May snow inch = 0.0 |
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| Jun snow inch = 0.0 |
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| Jul snow inch = 0.0 |
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| Aug snow inch = 0.0 |
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| Sep snow inch = 0.0 |
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| Oct snow inch = 0.0 |
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| Nov snow inch = 0.1 |
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| Dec snow inch = 0.8 |
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| year snow inch = 5.2 |
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| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |
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| Jan precipitation days = 10.1 |
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| Feb precipitation days = 9.3 |
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| Mar precipitation days = 10.7 |
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| Apr precipitation days = 9.5 |
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| May precipitation days = 9.9 |
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| Jun precipitation days = 11.2 |
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| Jul precipitation days = 11.7 |
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| Aug precipitation days = 10.7 |
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| Sep precipitation days = 9.0 |
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| Oct precipitation days = 7.6 |
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| Nov precipitation days = 8.2 |
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| Dec precipitation days = 9.7 |
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| year precipitation days = 117.6 |
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| unit snow days = 0.1 in |
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| Jan snow days = 1.2 |
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| Feb snow days = 1.2 |
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| Mar snow days = 0.4 |
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| Apr snow days = 0.0 |
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| May snow days = 0.0 |
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| Jun snow days = 0.0 |
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| Jul snow days = 0.0 |
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| Aug snow days = 0.0 |
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| Sep snow days = 0.0 |
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| Oct snow days = 0.0 |
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| Nov snow days = 0.1 |
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| Dec snow days = 0.5 |
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| year snow days = 3.4 |
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| Jan humidity = 66.5 |
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| Feb humidity = 64.1 |
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| Mar humidity = 63.0 |
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| Apr humidity = 61.7 |
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| May humidity = 71.1 |
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| Jun humidity = 73.6 |
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| Jul humidity = 76.0 |
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| Aug humidity = 77.9 |
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| Sep humidity = 77.1 |
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| Oct humidity = 73.3 |
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| Nov humidity = 69.1 |
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| Dec humidity = 68.5 |
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| year humidity = 70.2 |
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| Jan sun = 163.8 |
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| Feb sun = 173.1 |
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| Mar sun = 228.9 |
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| Apr sun = 250.7 |
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| May sun = 258.4 |
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| Jun sun = 267.7 |
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| Jul sun = 259.5 |
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| Aug sun = 239.6 |
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| Sep sun = 217.6 |
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| Oct sun = 215.4 |
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| Nov sun = 174.0 |
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| Dec sun = 157.6 |
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| Jan percentsun = 53 |
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| Feb percentsun = 57 |
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| Mar percentsun = 62 |
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| Apr percentsun = 64 |
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| May percentsun = 59 |
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| Jun percentsun = 61 |
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| Jul percentsun = 58 |
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| Aug percentsun = 57 |
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| Sep percentsun = 58 |
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| Oct percentsun = 62 |
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| Nov percentsun = 56 |
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| Dec percentsun = 52 |
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| year percentsun = 59 |
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| Jan dew point C = −2.9 |
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| Feb dew point C = −2.1 |
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| Mar dew point C = 2.1 |
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| Apr dew point C = 6.3 |
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| May dew point C = 12.9 |
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| Jun dew point C = 17.5 |
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| Jul dew point C = 19.9 |
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| Aug dew point C = 19.7 |
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| Sep dew point C = 16.4 |
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| Oct dew point C = 9.6 |
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| Nov dew point C = 4.1 |
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| Dec dew point C = −0.5 |
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| Jan uv = 3 |
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| Feb uv = 4 |
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| Mar uv = 6 |
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| Apr uv = 7 |
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| May uv = 9 |
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| Jun uv = 10 |
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| Jul uv = 10 |
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| Aug uv = 9 |
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| Sep uv = 8 |
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| Oct uv = 5 |
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| Nov uv = 3 |
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| Dec uv = 2 |
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| source 1 = [[NOAA]] (relative humidity, dew point, and sun 1961–1990)<ref name = "NWS Raleigh, NC (RAH)"> |
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{{cite web |url=http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=rah |title=NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=May 5, 2021}}</ref><ref name="NCDC txt KRDU">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00013722&format=pdf |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title=Station: Raleigh Durham INTL AP, NC |work=U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020) |access-date=May 11, 2021}}</ref><ref name = "WMO 1961–90 KRDU">{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP3/72306.TXT |title=WMO Climate Normals for RALEIGH/RALEIGH-DURHAM, NC 1961–1990 |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=July 25, 2020}}</ref> |
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| source 2 = Weather Atlas (UV Index)<ref name="Weather Atlas">{{cite web |url=https://www.weather-us.com/en/north-carolina-usa/raleigh-climate |title=Raleigh, North Carolina, USA – Monthly weather forecast and Climate data |publisher=Weather Atlas |access-date=June 29, 2019}}</ref> |
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==Demographics== |
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{{US Census population |
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|1800= 669 |
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|1810= 976 |
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|1820= 2674 |
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|1830= 1700 |
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|1840= 2244 |
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|1850= 4518 |
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|1860= 4780 |
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|1870= 7790 |
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|1880= 9265 |
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|1890= 12678 |
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|1900= 13643 |
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|1910= 19218 |
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|1920= 24418 |
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|1930= 37379 |
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|1940= 46879 |
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|1950= 65679 |
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|1960= 93931 |
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|1970= 122830 |
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|1980= 150255 |
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|1990= 212092 |
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|2000= 276093 |
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|2010= 403892 |
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|2020= 467665 |
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|estyear=2023 |
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|estimate=482295 |
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|estref=<ref name="QuickFacts"/> |
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2010–2020<ref name="QuickFacts"/> |
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[[File:Race and ethnicity 2010- Raleigh (5559868303).png|thumb|Map of racial distribution in Raleigh, 2010 U.S. census. Each dot is 25 people: {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#ff0000|White}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#0000ff|Black}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#00ffaa|Asian}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#ffa600|Hispanic}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#ffff07|Other}}]] |
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As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 467,665 people, 188,412 households, and 104,848 families residing in the city. In the [[American Community Survey]] of 2019, the city of Raleigh's population was estimated at 474,708; an earlier estimate determined the population at 474,069.<ref name="QuickFacts"/> At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 276,093 persons (July 2008 estimate was 380,173) and 61,371 families residing in Raleigh. The population density was {{convert|2,409.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 120,699 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,053.2|/mi2|/km2}}. |
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There were 112,608 households in the city in 2000, of which 26.5% included children below the age of 18, 39.5% were composed of married couples living together, 11.4% reported a female householder with no husband present, and 45.5% classified themselves as nonfamily. Unmarried partners were present in 2.2% of households. In addition, 33.1% of all households were composed of individuals living alone, of which 6.2% was someone 65 years of age or older. The average household size in Raleigh was 2.30 persons, and the average family size was 2.97 persons. Raleigh's population in 2000 was evenly distributed with 20.9% below the age of 18, 15.9% aged 18 to 24, 36.6% from 25 to 44, and 18.4% from 45 to 64. An estimated 8.3% of the population was 65 years of age or older, and the median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males; for every 100 females aged 18 or older, there were 96.6 males aged 18 or older. |
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The median [[household income in the United States|household income]] in the city was $46,612 in 2000, and the median [[family income]] was $60,003. Males earned a median income of $39,248, versus $30,656 for females. The median per capita income for the city was $25,113, and an estimated 11.5% of the population and 7.1% of families were living below the [[poverty threshold|poverty line]]. Of the total population, 18.8% of those below the age of 18, and 9.3% of those 65 and older, were living below the poverty line. In 2019, an estimated 10.9% of the local population were at or below the poverty line.<ref>{{cite web |title=American Community Survey 2019 Poverty Status Estimates |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Raleigh%20city,%20North%20Carolina%20poverty&tid=ACSST1Y2019.S1701&hidePreview=false |access-date=2020-10-23 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The median household income from 2014 to 2018 was $63,891 and the per capita income was $36,875.<ref name="QuickFacts"/> There were 180,046 households with an average of 2.43 persons per household. The median value of an owner-occupied housing unit was $236,700 in 2018 and the monthly cost with a mortgage was $1,480. The cost without a mortgage was $526. Raleigh had a median gross rent of $1,074.<ref name="QuickFacts"/> |
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===Race and ethnicity=== |
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
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|+'''Raleigh city, North Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the U.S. census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> |
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!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small> |
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!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Raleigh city, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US3755000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref> |
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!Pop 2010<ref name="2010CensusP2">{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Raleigh city, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US3755000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref> |
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!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name="2020CensusP2">{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Raleigh city, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US3755000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref> |
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!{{partial|% 2020}} |
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|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) |
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|166,386 |
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|215,204 |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |241,308 |
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|60.26% |
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|53.28% |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |51.60% |
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|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) |
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|75,931 |
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|115,976 |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |120,480 |
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|27.50% |
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|28.71% |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |25.76% |
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|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) |
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|795 |
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|1,019 |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,094 |
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|0.29% |
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|0.25% |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.23% |
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|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) |
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|9,282 |
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|17,309 |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |23,444 |
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|3.36% |
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|4.29% |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.01% |
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|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) |
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|100 |
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|139 |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |179 |
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|0.04% |
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|0.03% |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04% |
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|- |
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|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH) |
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|377 |
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|828 |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,647 |
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|0.14% |
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|0.21% |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.57% |
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|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH) |
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|3,914 |
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|7,549 |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |17,999 |
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|1.42% |
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|1.87% |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.85% |
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|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) |
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|19,308 |
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|45,868 |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |60,514 |
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|6.99% |
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|11.36% |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |12.94% |
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|'''Total''' |
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|'''276,093''' |
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|'''403,892''' |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''467,665''' |
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|'''100.00%''' |
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|'''100.00%''' |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |
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The racial makeup of Raleigh in 2023 was 52.5% non-Hispanic White, 28.1% Black or African American, 0.3% American Indian or Alaska Native, 4.5% Asian American, 0.1% from some other race, 6.9% two or more races, 11.6% Hispanic or Latin American of any race.<ref>{{cite web |title=American Community Survey 2019 Demographic and Housing Estimates |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Raleigh%20city,%20North%20Carolina%20demographics&tid=ACSDP1Y2019.DP05&hidePreview=false |access-date=2020-10-23 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://abc11.com/nc-census-2020-results-data/10948281/ |title=2020 Census data: North Carolina becoming more racially diverse |last=Blanford |first=Andrea |date=August 12, 2021 |website=ABC11.com |access-date=October 9, 2021}}</ref> According to the 2010 United States census, the racial composition of the city was: 57.5% [[White American|White]] (53.3% [[Non-Hispanic Whites|non-Hispanic White]]), 29.3% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or African American, 4.3% Asian American (1.2% [[Indian Americans|Indian]], 0.8% [[Chinese Americans|Chinese]], 0.7% [[Vietnamese Americans|Vietnamese]], 0.5% [[Korean Americans|Korean]], 0.4% [[Filipino Americans|Filipino]], 0.1% [[Japanese Americans|Japanese]]), 2.6% [[Multiracial American|two or more races]], 1.4% [[Race (United States Census)|some other race]], 0.5% Native American, and <0.1% [[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander American|other Pacific Islander]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=U.S. Census website |website=Census.gov |access-date=August 27, 2011 |url=https://www.census.gov}}</ref> In addition, 11.4% of city residents were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino Americans]], of any race (5.9% [[Mexican Americans|Mexican]], 1.1% [[Puerto Ricans|Puerto Rican]], 0.9% [[Salvadoran Americans|Salvadoran]], 0.6% [[Dominican Americans|Dominican]], 0.6% [[Honduran Americans|Honduran]], 0.3% [[Colombian Americans|Colombian]], 0.3% [[Cuban Americans|Cuban]], 0.2% [[Guatemalan Americans|Guatemalan]], 0.2% [[Spanish Americans|Spanish]], 0.2% [[Peruvian Americans|Peruvian]], 0.1% [[Venezuelan Americans|Venezuelan]], 0.1% [[Ecuadorian Americans|Ecuadorian]], 0.1% [[Argentine Americans|Argentine]], and 0.1% [[Panamanian Americans|Panamanian]]). In 2000, the racial composition of the city was: 63.31% White, 27.80% Black or African American, 7.01% Hispanic or Latino American, 3.38% Asian American, 0.36% Native American, 0.04% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 3.24% some other race, and 1.88% two or more races. |
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===Religion=== |
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Raleigh is home to a wide variety of religious practitioners. The predominant religion in Raleigh is Christianity, with the largest numbers of adherents being [[Baptist]] (14.1%), [[Methodist]] (5.6%), and [[Roman Catholic]] (4.2%). Others include [[Presbyterianism]] (2.8%), [[Pentecostalism]] (1.7%), [[Anglicanism]]/Episcopalianism (1.2%), [[Lutheranism]] (0.6%), the [[Latter Day Saint movement|Latter-Day Saints]] (0.7%), and other Christian denominations (10.2%) including the [[Eastern Orthodox]], [[Oriental Orthodox Churches|Oriental Orthodox]], [[Jehovah's Witness]], [[Christian Science]], [[Christian Unitarianism]], other [[Mainline Protestant]] groups, and [[Nondenominational Christianity|non-denominational]] Christians.<ref name="bestplaces.net">{{cite web |url=http://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/north_carolina/raleigh |title=Raleigh, North Carolina Religion |website=Bestplaces.net |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> The [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh]], the [[Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina]], the [[North Carolina Annual Conference|North Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church]], and the New Hope Presbytery of the [[PC(USA)|Presbyterian Church (USA)]] are all headquartered in Raleigh.<ref>{{cite web |title=Contact Us |url=https://dioceseofraleigh.org/form/contact-us |access-date=2020-10-23 |website=dioceseofraleigh.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About Us – Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina |url=https://www.episdionc.org/about-us/ |access-date=2020-10-23 |website=www.episdionc.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nhpresbytery.org/Pages/contact.html |title=New Hope Presbytery – Contact Us |date=February 13, 2012 |access-date=October 30, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707134538/http://www.nhpresbytery.org/Pages/contact.html |archive-date=July 7, 2014}}</ref> |
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Other religions, including [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]], [[Baháʼí Faith|Baháʼí]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://raleighbahai.org/ |title=Welcome to the Raleigh Baha'i Community – Raleigh Baha'i Community |website=Raleighbahai.org |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> [[Druze]], [[Taoism]], and [[Shintoism]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.raleigh.com/religion |title=Raleigh Religion : The Official Raleigh Directory |access-date=2014-07-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715001430/http://www.raleigh.com/religion |archive-date=July 15, 2014}}</ref> make up 1.31% of religious practitioners. Judaism (0.9%) and [[Islam]] (0.8%) are also practiced.<ref name="bestplaces.net" /> |
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In [[Wake County]], 29% of the population are affiliated with the [[Southern Baptist Convention]], 22% are affiliated with the [[Catholic Church]], 17% are affiliated with the [[United Methodist Church]], 6% are affiliated with the [[Presbyterian Church (USA)]], and 27% are religiously affiliated with other denominations, religions, or are not religiously affiliated.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.city-data.com/county/religion/Wake-County-NC.html |title=Religions in Wake County, NC |website=City-data.com |access-date=August 1, 2016 |archive-date=June 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605115545/http://www.city-data.com/county/religion/Wake-County-NC.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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===Crime=== |
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According to the [https://cityofraleigh0drupal.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/drupal-prod/COR23/rpb-crime-statistical-overview-2022.pdf City of Raleigh Crime Statistical Overview], in 2022, the [[Raleigh Police Department (North Carolina)|Raleigh Police Department]] and other agencies in the city reported 1,797 incidents of [[violent crime]] and 11,537 incidents of [[property crime]] – making property crime about 24% higher than the national average and violent crime about 2% higher than the national average. Of the violent crimes reported, 43 were murders, 178 were rape/sexual assaults 458 were robberies, and 1,118 were aggravated assaults. Property crimes included [[burglary|burglaries]] which accounted for 1,191, [[larceny|larcenies]] for 9,018, and [[Motor vehicle theft]] accounted for 1,283 incidents out of the total.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wral.com/durham-fayetteville-see-drop-in-crime-reports-while-raleigh-s-increased-fbi-data-shows/20510589/|title=Durham, Fayetteville see drop in crime reports while Raleigh's increased, FBI data shows|last=Ingorsoll|first=Ali|date=October 6, 2022|website=WRAL.com|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2022/10/11/as-crime-decreases-in-durham-it-climbs-in-raleigh|title=As crime decreases in Durham, it climbs in Raleigh|last=Sherman|first=Lucille|date=October 11, 2022|website=Raleigh Axios|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> |
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==Economy== |
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Raleigh's industrial base includes financial services, electrical, medical, electronic and telecommunications equipment, clothing and apparel, food processing, paper products, and pharmaceuticals. Raleigh is part of North Carolina's Research Triangle, one of the country's largest and most successful research parks, and a major center in the United States for [[high tech|high-tech]] and [[biotechnology|biotech]] research, as well as advanced textile development.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rtp.org/main/ |title=The Research Triangle Park |date=March 5, 2011 |access-date=October 30, 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305041722/http://www.rtp.org/main/ |archive-date=March 5, 2011}}</ref> The city is a major retail shipping point for eastern North Carolina and a wholesale distributing point for the grocery industry.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rjainc.com/contact/office_locations/raleigh/ |title=Raleigh | RJA |publisher=Rjainc.com |access-date=June 1, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625005416/http://www.rjainc.com/contact/office_locations/raleigh/ |archive-date=June 25, 2014}}</ref> |
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The healthcare and pharmaceutical industry has experienced major growth in recent years with many companies based in Raleigh including [[PRA Health Sciences]], Chiesi USA (subsidiary of [[Chiesi Farmaceutici]]), formerly [[Mallinckrodt]] prior to tax inversion to Ireland, [[MAKO Surgical Corp.]], Metabolon, Inc., [[TearScience]], and [[American Board of Anesthesiology]]. |
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Raleigh was number one on the 2015 [[Forbes]] list of the best place for businesses and careers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Raleigh, NC – Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/places/nc/raleigh/ |website=Forbes.com |access-date=June 16, 2015}}</ref> Companies based in Raleigh include [[Advance Auto Parts]], [[Bandwidth (company)|Bandwidth]], [[Building Materials Holding Corporation]], [[Capitol Broadcasting Company]], [[First Citizens BancShares]], [[Golden Corral]], [[Martin Marietta Materials]], [[PRA Health Sciences]], [[Red Hat]], [[Vontier]], [[Waste Industries]], and [[Lulu (company)|Lulu]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldencorral.com/contact/ |title=Corporate headquarters – Golden Corral Corporation |publisher=[[Golden Corral]] |access-date=November 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/o/contact-us |title=Contact us – Advance Auto Parts |access-date=November 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.redhat.com/en/about |title=Company Information |publisher=[[Red Hat]] |access-date=November 4, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.martinmarietta.com/locations/east |title=Division Office Information |publisher=[[Martin Marietta]] |access-date=November 5, 2021}}</ref> |
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[[Social Blade]], a website that tracks social media statistics and analytics, and [[Temple Run]] developer [[Imangi Studios]] are based in Raleigh. |
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The [[North Carolina Air National Guard]], a unit of the [[Air National Guard]], is also headquartered in Raleigh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.145aw.ang.af.mil/|title=North Carolina Air National Guard 145th Airlift Wing Homepage|website=[[North Carolina Air National Guard]]|access-date=November 20, 2022}}</ref> |
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In April 2014 Steven P. Rosenthal of Northland Investment Corp. referred to Raleigh as "a real concentration of brain power. You have a lot of smart people living in the same place. That will drive the economy."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gowanuslounge.com/steven-p-rosenthal-northland/ |title=Steven P. Rosenthal – Opportunities and Balance |publisher=Gowanus Lounge |access-date=June 1, 2014}}</ref> |
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===Top employers=== |
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According to Raleigh's 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cityofraleigh0drupal.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/drupal-prod/COR17/Comprehensive-Annual-Financial-ReportFY22.pdf |title=City of Raleigh ACFR |website=Raleighnc.gov |access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref> the top employers in the city are: |
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|[[North Carolina|State of North Carolina]] |
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|24,083 |
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|2 |
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|[[Wake County Public School System]] |
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|17,000 |
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|3 |
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|[[WakeMed]] Health and Hospitals |
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|9,773 |
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|[[North Carolina State University]] |
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|9,019 |
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|5 |
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|[[UNC Rex Healthcare]] |
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|6,900 |
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|6 |
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|[[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]] |
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|4,389 |
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|7 |
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|City of Raleigh |
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|4,304 |
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|8 |
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|Conduent Business Services |
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|3,487 |
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|9 |
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|[[Progress Energy Inc|Duke Energy Progress]] |
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|2,800 |
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|[[First Citizens Bank]] |
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|2,400 |
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==Arts and culture== |
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===Museums=== |
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[[File:NC Museum Of Natural Sciences Nature Research Center-Daily Planet.jpeg|thumb|upright|The [[State Employees Credit Union|SECU]] Daily Planet, part of the [[North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences]] Nature Research Center]] |
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[[File:Progress-Energy-Center-for-the-Performing-Arts-20080321.jpeg|thumb|Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, 2008]] |
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*African American Cultural Complex<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aaccmuseum.com/ |title=African American Cultural Complex homepage |website=aaccmuseum.com |access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[Contemporary Art Museum of Raleigh]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://camraleigh.org/about/ |title=About – CAM Raleigh |website=camraleigh.org |access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref> |
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*Gregg Museum of Art & Design at [[North Carolina State University]] |
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*Haywood Hall House & Gardens |
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*[[Marbles Kids Museum]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.marbleskidsmuseum.org/about-us |title=About us |website=marbleskidsmuseum.org |access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[North Carolina Museum of Art]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ncartmuseum.org/about/history/ |title=History of the Museum |website=ncartmuseum.org |access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[North Carolina Museum of History]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/about |title=About us – NC Museum of History |website=ncmuseumofhistory.org |access-date=June 28, 2020 |archive-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010142242/https://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/about |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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*[[North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://naturalsciences.org/about/welcome |title=Welcome – North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences |website=naturalsciences.org |access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncshof.org/aboutus |title=History of NC Sports Hall of Fame |website=ncshof.org |access-date=April 11, 2018 |archive-date=December 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204142931/https://www.ncshof.org/aboutus |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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*[[City of Raleigh Museum]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cityofraleighmuseum.org/ |title=The City of Raleigh Museum |website=cityofraleighmuseum.org |access-date=December 10, 2016}}</ref> |
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*[[J. C. Raulston Arboretum]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jcra.ncsu.edu/ |title=JC Raulston Arboretum |website=jcra.ncsu.edu |publisher=[[North Carolina State University]] |access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[Joel Lane House]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.joellane.org/ |title=Joel Lane Museum House |website=JoelLane.org |access-date=November 3, 2018}}</ref> |
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*[[Mordecai House|Mordecai Plantation]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://raleighnc.gov/mordecai-historic-park|title=Mordecai Historic Park|website=Raleighnc.gov|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> |
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*[[Pope House Museum]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://raleighnc.gov/pope-house |title=Pope House Museum |website=Raleighnc.gov |access-date=October 7, 2021}}</ref> |
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[[File:Videri.jpg|thumb|The Videri Chocolate Factory in the Warehouse District]] |
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===Performing arts=== |
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The [[Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek]] hosts major international touring acts. In 2011, the Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater opened (now sponsored as the [[Red Hat Amphitheater]]), which hosts numerous concerts primarily in the summer months. An additional amphitheater sits on the grounds of the North Carolina Museum of Art, which hosts a summer concert series and outdoor movies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.redhatamphitheater.com/ |title=Red Hat Amphitheater official website |website=redhatamphitheater.com |access-date=October 8, 2021}}</ref> Nearby Cary is home to the [[Koka Booth Amphitheatre]] which hosts additional summer concerts and outdoor movies, and serves as the venue for regularly scheduled outdoor concerts by the North Carolina Symphony based in Raleigh. During the [[North Carolina State Fair]], [[Dorton Arena]] hosts headline acts. The private Lincoln Theatre is one of several clubs in downtown Raleigh that schedules many concerts throughout the year in multiple formats (rock, pop, country). |
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The [[Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts]] complex houses the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, the Fletcher Opera Theater, the Kennedy Theatre, and the Meymandi Concert Hall.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/|title=Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts: Raleigh's Premier Arts Venue|website=dukeenergycenterraleigh.com|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> In 2008, a new theatre space, the Meymandi Theatre at the Murphey School, was opened in the restored auditorium of the historic Murphey School.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://burningcoal.org/murphey.html |title=Murphey |publisher=Burning Coal Theatre Company |access-date=January 4, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404042311/http://burningcoal.org/murphey.html |archive-date=Apr 4, 2009 }}</ref> Theater performances are also offered at the [[Raleigh Little Theatre]], [[Long View Center]], [[Theatre In The Park|Ira David Wood III Pullen Park Theatre]], and Stewart and Thompson Theaters at North Carolina State University.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://raleighlittletheatre.org/|title=Raleigh Little Theatre|website=Raleigh Little Theatre|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> |
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Raleigh is home to several professional arts organizations, including the [[North Carolina Symphony]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncsymphony.org/|title=North Carolina Symphony Official website|website=[[North Carolina Symphony]]|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> the Opera Company of North Carolina,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ncopera.org/|title=Welcome to North Carolina Opera|website=ncopera.org|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> [[Theatre in the Park]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatreinthepark.com/|title=Home – Theatre in the Park|website=[[Theatre in the Park]]|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> Burning Coal Theatre Company, the [[North Carolina Theatre]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nctheatre.com/|title=North Carolina Theatre: Your Broadway Connection|website=nctheatre.com|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> Broadway Series South and the [[Carolina Ballet]]. The numerous local colleges and universities significantly add to the options available for viewing live performances. |
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{{Further|topic=the Raleigh rock band|Airiel Down}} |
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===Visual arts=== |
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[[North Carolina Museum of Art]], occupying a large suburban campus on Blue Ridge Road near the [[North Carolina State Fair]]grounds, maintains one of the premier public art collections located between Washington, D.C., and Atlanta. In addition to its extensive collections of [[Visual arts of the United States|American Art]], [[Western art history|European Art]] and [[ancient art]], the museum recently has hosted major exhibitions featuring [[Auguste Rodin]] (in 2000) and [[Claude Monet]] (in 2006–07), each attracting more than 200,000 visitors.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lemberg |first=David |url=http://www.artscapemedia.com/podcasts/archives/2006/09/dr_lawrence_whe.html |title=ARTSCAPE: Dr. Lawrence Wheeler, Director, North Carolina Museum of Art, 8–25–06 |publisher=Artscapemedia.com |date=September 2, 2006 |access-date=January 4, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105142619/http://www.artscapemedia.com/podcasts/archives/2006/09/dr_lawrence_whe.html |archive-date=November 5, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1137143/ |title=Monet Exhibit Sets New Attendance Record at N.C. Museum of Art |publisher=WRAL.com |date=January 15, 2007 |access-date=January 4, 2012}}</ref> Unlike most prominent public museums, the North Carolina Museum of Art acquired a large number of the works in its permanent collection through purchases with public funds. The museum's outdoor park is one of the largest such [[sculpture park|art parks]] in the country. The museum facility underwent a major expansion which greatly expanded the exhibit space that was completed in 2010. The 127,000 sf new expansion is designed by NYC architect [[Thomas Phifer|Thomas Phifer and Partners]]. |
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Raleigh's downtown is also home to many local art galleries such as Art Space in [[City Market (Raleigh, North Carolina)|City Market]], Visual Art Exchange, and 311 Gallery, on Martin Street, and Bee Hive Studios on Hargett Street. [[Contemporary Art Museum of Raleigh|CAM Raleigh]] is a downtown contemporary art museum, also on Martin Street, that serves to promote new artists and does not house a permanent collection. CAM Raleigh was designed by the award-winning architectural firm Brooks+Scarpa of Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visitraleigh.com/things-to-do/museums/museum-guide/cam-raleigh/ |title=CAM Raleigh |website=visitraleigh.com |access-date=October 8, 2021}}</ref> |
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==Sports== |
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The [[National Hockey League|NHL]] [[Carolina Hurricanes]] moved to Raleigh in 1999 with the completion of the [[RBC Center]]. The team played two years in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]] on an interim basis following their move from [[Hartford, Connecticut]], where they were known as the Hartford Whalers. However, in Raleigh college sports are supreme, with NCAA Division I-A rivals the [[North Carolina State University]] Wolfpack, [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] Tar Heels, and [[Duke University]] Blue Devils being the most prominent teams in the area. |
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| [[Carolina Hurricanes]] |
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| [[National Hockey League]] |
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| [[PNC Arena|Lenovo Center]] (18,700) |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 1997 |
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| [[North Carolina FC]] |
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| [[United Soccer League]] |
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| [[WakeMed Soccer Park]] (10,000) |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 2006 |
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| [[North Carolina Courage]] |
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| [[National Women's Soccer League]] |
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| [[WakeMed Soccer Park]] (10,000) |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 2017 |
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| [[Carolina Mudcats]] |
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| [[Single-A (baseball)]] |
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| [[Five County Stadium]] (6,500) |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 1991 |
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===Professional=== |
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The NC-DOT ''Mountains-to-Sea'' bike route goes through Raleigh, as does the US [[Maine]]-to-[[Florida]] bicycle route #1. The [[North_Carolina_Bicycle_Route_5|NC-DOT ''Cape Fear Run'' bicycle route]] connects [[Apex, North Carolina|Apex]] to [[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]] and closely parallels the [[Randonneurs USA|RUSA]] 600km [[brevet (military)|brevet]] [http://www.unc.edu/~alanj/600_kilometers.htm route]. |
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The [[National Hockey League]]'s [[Carolina Hurricanes]] franchise moved to Raleigh in 1997 from [[Hartford, Connecticut]] (where it was known as the [[Hartford Whalers]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes |title=The Official Website of the Carolina Hurricanes |website=nhl.com |access-date=June 30, 2020}}</ref> The team played its first two seasons more than 60 miles away at [[Greensboro Coliseum]] while its home arena, Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena (later RBC Center and now [[Lenovo Center]]), was under construction. The Hurricanes are the only major league ([[National Football League|NFL]], [[National Hockey League|NHL]], [[National Basketball Association|NBA]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]]) professional sports team in North Carolina to have won a championship, winning the [[Stanley Cup]] in 2006, over the [[Edmonton Oilers]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/260619007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426131802/http://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/260619007 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 26, 2017 |title=Brind'Amour Hurricanes beat Oilers for first Stanley Cup title |date=June 20, 2006 |website=ESPN.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=May 30, 2021}}</ref> The city played host to the [[2011 National Hockey League All-Star Game|2011 NHL All-Star Game]]. |
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[[File:PNC Arena.jpg|right|thumb|The [[Lenovo Center]] in Raleigh]] |
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In addition to the Hurricanes, the [[North Carolina FC]] of the [[United Soccer League Championship]] and [[North Carolina Courage]] of the [[National Women’s Soccer League]] play in suburban Cary to the west;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.northcarolinafc.com/|title=North Carolina FC Official website|website=northcarolinafc.com|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> the [[Carolina Mudcats]], a [[Single-A (baseball)|Single-A minor-league baseball]] team, play in the city's eastern suburbs;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/carolina-mudcats|title=The Official website of the Carolina Mudcats|website=[[Minor League Baseball]]|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> the newly formed [[Single-A (baseball)|Single-A minor-league baseball]] [[Fayetteville Woodpeckers]], who formerly played in [[Buies Creek, North Carolina|Buies Creek]], began play in the nearby out-of-county southern suburb of [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]] when their [[Fayetteville Ballpark|new ballpark]] opened in 2019;<ref>{{cite web |title=Fayetteville Ballpark {{!}} Minor League Baseball in Fayetteville, N.C. |url=https://www.milb.com/fayetteville/ballpark/ |access-date=2020-10-23 |website=MiLB.com |language=en |archive-date=October 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023023932/https://www.milb.com/fayetteville/ballpark/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> the [[Carolina Flyers]] of the [[American Ultimate Disc League]] play primarily at Cardinal Gibbons High School near the Lenovo Center; and the [[Durham Bulls]], the [[Triple-A (baseball)|AAA minor-league baseball]] team made internationally famous by the movie ''[[Bull Durham]]'', play in the neighboring city of Durham. |
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The area also features a variety of amateur participatory sports as well, with softball, flag football, basketball, and even dodgeball leagues operated privately or by the municipality. |
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Several other professional sports leagues have had former franchises (now defunct) in Raleigh, including the [[Raleigh IceCaps]] of the [[ECHL]] (1991–1998); [[Carolina Cobras]] of the [[Arena Football League]] (2000–2004); the [[Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks]] of the [[World League of American Football]] (1991); the [[Raleigh Bullfrogs]] of the [[Global Basketball Association]] (1991–1992); the [[Raleigh Cougars]] of the [[United States Basketball League]] (1997–1999); and most recently, the [[Carolina Courage]] of the [[Women's United Soccer Association]] (2000–2001 in Chapel Hill, 2001–2003 in suburban Cary), which won that league's championship Founders Cup in 2002. |
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== Transportation == |
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*Air: [[Raleigh-Durham International Airport]] is just northwest of Raleigh on I-40 between Raleigh and [[Durham, North Carolina]]. |
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*[[Interstate Highway|Interstate highway]]: [[Interstate 40|I-40]], [[Interstate 440|I-440 Beltline]], [[Interstate 540|I-540]] |
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**Note that the Beltline makes a loop around the city. Visitors and even long-time residents are frequently confused by the terminology "Inner Beltline/Inner Loop" and "Outer Beltline/Outer Loop," which denotes the direction of travel on [[Interstate 440|I-440]]. (Inner=clockwise, Outer=counter-clockwise). |
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**[[United States Highway]]s: |
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:::[[U.S. Highway 1|US-1]] (known in parts of Raleigh as [[Capital Boulevard]]) |
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:::[[U.S. Highway 64|US-64]] |
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:::[[U.S. Highway 70|US-70]] (known in parts of Raleigh as [[Glenwood Avenue]]) |
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:::[[U.S. Highway 264|US-264]] |
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:::[[U.S. Highway 401|US-401]] (known in parts of Raleigh as Capital Boulevard) |
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*Passenger Rail: [[Amtrak]] Carolinian, Piedmont and Silver Star offer daily service to [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], [[Washington, DC|Washington DC]] and [[Miami, Florida|Miami]] |
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*Local Bus: Within Raleigh, the [http://www.raleigh-nc.org/transit/ CAT] system. The [[Triangle Transit Authority]] operates buses that serve the region and connect to municipal bus systems in [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]] and [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]]; this authority is planning a regional rail system to run through Durham, the RTP, Cary and Raleigh. |
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*Bicycle: All public buses are equipped with bicycle racks. A small minority of roads are equipped with bicycle lanes. |
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The Raleigh area has hosted the [[Professional Golfers' Association of America|Professional Golfers' Association (PGA)]] [[Nationwide Tour]] [[Rex Hospital Open]] since 1994, with the current location of play at Raleigh's [[Country Club at Wakefield Plantation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rexhospitalopen.com/rh/rex-hospital-open/tournament-information/ |title=Official website of Rex Hospital Open |website=RexHospitalopen.com |access-date=November 7, 2016 |archive-date=August 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813215618/https://rexhospitalopen.com/rh/rex-hospital-open/tournament-information/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nearby [[Prestonwood Country Club]] hosts the PGA [[SAS Championship]] every fall. |
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== Sister cities == |
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*[[Hull, England]] |
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===Collegiate=== |
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*[[Compiègne|Compiègne, France]] (twinning signed in 1989) |
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North Carolina State University is located in southwest Raleigh where the [[North Carolina State Wolfpack|Wolfpack]] competes nationally in 24 intercollegiate varsity sports as a member of the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gopack.com/sports/2015/7/24/GEN_0724150921.aspx |title=The Origin of the Wolfpack |website=GoPack.com |publisher=[[NC State Wolfpack]] |access-date=December 7, 2019}}</ref> The university's football team plays in [[Carter–Finley Stadium]], the second largest football stadium in North Carolina, while the men's basketball team shares the Lenovo Center with the Carolina Hurricanes hockey club. The Wolfpack women's basketball, volleyball, and gymnastics as well as men's wrestling events are held on campus at [[Reynolds Coliseum]]. The men's baseball team plays at [[Doak Field]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gopack.com/facilities/doak-field-at-dail-park/5 |title=Doak Field at Dail Park |website=GoPack.com |publisher=[[North Carolina State Wolfpack]] |access-date=May 30, 2021}}</ref> |
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*[[Kolomna|Kolomna, Russia]] |
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*[[Rostock, Germany]]. |
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===Amateur=== |
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The [[North Carolina Tigers]] compete as an [[Australian rules football]] club in the [[United States Australian Football League]], in the [[Eastern Australian Football League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nctigers.com/about-us/ |title=About us – North Carolina tigers |website=NCtigers.com |access-date=May 30, 2021}}</ref> |
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The Raleigh Cú Chulainn Gaelic Athletic Association competes in men's and women's [[Gaelic Football]], [[Hurling]], and [[Camogie]]. It is a member in the Southeast Division of the United States Gaelic Athletic Association and the [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] based in Ireland. The Raleigh GAA won the Junior B Men's Football national championship in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date= February 15, 2019|title=About |url=https://www.raleighgaa.com/about/ |access-date=September 8, 2023 |website=www.raleighgaa.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The Raleigh GAA and the [[North Carolina Tigers]] [[Australian rules football]] clubs compete in the annual Oak City Cup where both clubs compete under the compromise football rules adapted by Ireland and Australia for international competition.<ref>{{Cite web |last=nctigers |date=March 18, 2022 |title=Raleigh GAA Match Postponed |url=https://www.nctigers.com/raleigh-gaa-match-postponed/ |access-date=September 8, 2023 |website=www.nctigers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Oak City Cup – Raleigh Hurling and Camogie Tournament |url=https://playhurling.com/events/oak-city-cup-raleigh-hurling-and-camogie-tournament/ |access-date=September 8, 2023 |website=Play Hurling |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Raleigh is also home to one of the [[Cheer Extreme All Stars]] gyms. In 2009 and again in 2010, Cheer Extreme Raleigh's Small Senior Level 5 Team were silver medalists at the [[Cheerleading Worlds]] Competition in [[Orlando, Florida]], and in 2012 they received the bronze medal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Theory |first=Cheer |date=2020-04-14 |title=The Cheerleading Worlds 2012 |url=https://cheertheory.com/the-cheerleading-worlds-2012/ |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=Cheer Theory |language=en-US}}</ref> Raleigh is also home to one of the Southeast's premier [[Hardcourt Bike Polo]] clubs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.raleighbikepolo.com |access-date=January 23, 2014 |title=Raleigh Bike Polo |website=Raleighbikepolo.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202184344/http://www.raleighbikepolo.com/ |archive-date=February 2, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Because of the area's many billiards rooms, Raleigh is home to one of the largest amateur league franchises for playing [[pool (cue sports)|pool]], the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill [[American Poolplayers Association]]. There are leagues available in formats for players of any skill level. |
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==Parks and recreation== |
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[[File:J. C. Raulston Arboretum - DSC06195.JPG|thumb|[[JC Raulston Arboretum]]]] |
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Raleigh is the home of Raleigh Kubb, both a competitive and non-competitive [[kubb]] club. Raleigh Kubb hosts kubb tournaments benefitting various charities in the Raleigh area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raleigh Kubb |url=https://m.facebook.com/raleighkubb/ |access-date=November 26, 2022 |website=[[Facebook]]}}</ref> |
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The Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department offers a wide variety of leisure opportunities at more than 200 sites throughout the city, which include: {{cvt|8100|acre|km2|0}} of park land, {{cvt|78|mi|km|0}} of [[greenway (landscape)|greenway]], 22 [[community centre|community center]]s, a [[BMX]] championship-caliber race track, 112 tennis courts among 25 locations, 5 public lakes, and 8 public aquatic facilities. The park system includes the historic [[Pullen Park]], the oldest public park in North Carolina. The [[J. C. Raulston Arboretum]], an {{convert|8|acre|m2|adj=on}} [[arboretum]] and [[botanical garden]] in west Raleigh administered by [[North Carolina State University]], maintains a year-round collection that is open daily to the public without charge.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://raleighnc.gov/departments/parks-recreation-and-cultural-resources|title=Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources|website=Raleighnc.gov|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> |
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==Government== |
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[[File:Governor's Mansion, Raleigh, North Carolina LCCN2011633352.tif|thumb|250px|right|The Governor's Mansion in Raleigh.]] |
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Historically, Raleigh voters have tended to elect [[conservative Democrat]]s in local, state, and national elections, a holdover from their one-party system of the late 19th century.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Political Parties |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/political-parties |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=NCpedia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Democratic Party |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/democratic-party |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=NCpedia}}</ref> |
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===City Council=== |
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{{Main|Raleigh City Council}} |
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Raleigh operates under a [[council-manager government]]. [[Raleigh City Council]] consists of eight members; all seats, including the [[Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina|Mayor]]'s, are open for election every two years. Five of the council seats are district representatives and two seats are citywide representatives elected [[at-large]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://raleighnc.gov/city-council |title=City Council |website=Raleighnc.gov |access-date=January 8, 2023}}</ref> |
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* [[Mary-Ann Baldwin]], Mayor |
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* Jonathan Melton, Council Member, At-large |
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* [[Stormie Forte]], Council Member, At-large |
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* Mary Black, Council Member (District A, north-central Raleigh) |
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* Megan Patton, Council Member (District B, northeast Raleigh) |
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* Corey Branch, Council Member (District C, southeast Raleigh) |
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* Jane Harrison, Council Member (District D, southwest Raleigh) |
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* Christina Jones, Council Member (District E, west and northwest Raleigh) |
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==Education== |
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[[File:NCSU Belltower.png|thumb|upright|[[Memorial Bell Tower]] at [[North Carolina State University]] ]] |
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[[File:Estey-Hall-20080321.jpeg|thumb|[[Estey Hall]] on the campus of [[Shaw University]]]] |
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[[File:Peace-College-20080321.jpeg|thumb|[[Peace College Main Building|Main Building]] on the campus of [[William Peace University]]]] |
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[[File:RaleighCharter1.jpg|thumb|[[Raleigh Charter High School]] main entrance]] |
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As of 2011, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' ranked Raleigh as the third most educated city in the US based on the percentage of residents who held college degrees.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=America's Most Educated Cities: Madison and Boulder Face Off |url=https://newsfeed.time.com/2011/09/15/americas-most-educated-cities-madison-and-boulder-face-off/ |author=Courtney Subramanian |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=October 30, 2011 |date=September 15, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://raleigh-wake.org/news-and-media/news-and-rankings/raleigh-is-the-2-most-educated-city-in-america#:~:text=Among%20the%20set%20are%20educational,%2C%20Atlanta%2C%20Boston%20and%20Austin. |title=Raleigh is the #2 Most Educated City in America |last=Bernardo |first=Richie |date=June 12, 2018 |website=raleigh-wake.org |access-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref> This statistic can most likely be credited to the presence of universities in and around Raleigh, as well as the presence of [[Research Triangle Park]] (RTP) to the Northwest. |
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===Higher education=== |
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====Public==== |
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*[[North Carolina State University]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncsu.edu/about/history-and-tradition/ |title=History and Tradition |website=nscu.edu |publisher=North Carolina State University |access-date=May 31, 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[Wake Technical Community College]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.waketech.edu/about-wake-tech |title=About Wake Tech |website=WakeTech.edu |access-date=June 1, 2021}}</ref> |
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====Private==== |
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*[[Campbell University]] [[Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law]] (Baptist)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.campbell.edu/about/location/raleigh-campus/ |title=Raleigh campus – Campbell University |website=campbell.edu |access-date=October 11, 2021}}</ref> |
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*[[Meredith College]] (Baptist)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.meredith.edu/about |title=About Meredith |website=meredith.edu |access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[Montreat College]]'s ''School of Professional and Adult Studies'' (Presbyterian) |
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*[[William Peace University]] (Presbyterian)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://peace.edu/about/ |title=About – William Peace University |website=peace.edu |date=August 10, 2016 |access-date=June 30, 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[Shaw University]] (Baptist)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.shawu.edu/About_Shaw/?section=about-shaw |title=About Shaw University |website=shawu.edu |access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[Skema Business School]], the first French Business School to open a campus in the US<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skema.edu/campus/raleigh-campus |title=Skema Business School – Raleigh campus |website=skema.edu |access-date=October 11, 2021}}</ref> |
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*[[St. Augustine's University]] (Episcopal)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.st-aug.edu/about-us/ |title=About SAU – St Augustine's University |website=st-aug.edu |access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref> |
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====Private, for profit==== |
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*[[ECPI College of Technology]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ecpi.edu/locations/raleigh-nc |title=ECPI Raleigh campus |website=ECPI.edu |access-date=August 23, 2016}}</ref> |
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*The Medical Arts School<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.medicalartsschool.com/index.html |title=Homepage of The Medical Arts School in Raleigh, NC. |website=Medicalalertsschool.com |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> |
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*[[Strayer University]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.strayer.edu/campus-locations/north-carolina/north-raleigh |title=Strayer University – North Raleigh, NC |website=strayer.edu |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> |
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===Primary and secondary education=== |
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====Public schools==== |
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{{Main|Wake County Public School System}} |
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Public schools in Raleigh are operated by the [[Wake County Public School System]], the largest public school system of the Carolinas. Observers have praised the Wake County Public School System for its innovative efforts to maintain a socially, economically and racial balanced system by using income as a prime factor in assigning students to schools.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Finder|first=Alan|date=2005-09-25|title=As Test Scores Jump, Raleigh Credits Integration by Income|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/25/education/as-test-scores-jump-raleigh-credits-integration-by-income.html|access-date=2023-01-01|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Raleigh is home to several [[magnet school|magnet]] high schools and several schools offering the [[International Baccalaureate]] program. There are four [[early college high school]]s in Raleigh. Raleigh also has two [[Alternative school|alternative]] high schools. |
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Wake County Public high schools in Raleigh include: |
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=====Traditional schools===== |
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*[[Needham B. Broughton High School]] (International Baccalaureate)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wcpss.net/broughtonhs |title=Broughton Magnet High School |website=wcpss.net |access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[Leesville Road High School]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wcpss.net/leesvilleroadhs |title=Leesville Road High School |website=wcpss.net |access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[Jesse O. Sanderson High School]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wcpss.net/sandersonhs |title=Sanderson High School |website=wcpss.net |access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[Wakefield High School (Raleigh, North Carolina)|Wakefield High School]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wcpss.net/wakefieldhs |title=Wakefield High School |website=wcpss.net |access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref> |
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=====Magnet schools===== |
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*[[Athens Drive High School]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wcpss.net/athensdrivehs |title=Athens Drive High School |website=wcpss.net |access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[William G. Enloe High School|William G. Enloe GT/IB Center for the Humanities, Sciences, and the Arts]] (International Baccalaureate) |
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*[[Millbrook High School (North Carolina)|Millbrook High School]] (International Baccalaureate)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wcpss.net/millbrookhs |title=Millbrook High School |website=wcpss.net |access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wcpss.net/southeastraleighhs |title=Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School |website=wcpss.net |access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref> |
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=====Alternative schools===== |
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*Longview School<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wcpss.net/longview |title=The Longview School |website=wcpss.net |access-date=November 3, 2018}}</ref> |
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*[[Phillips High School (North Carolina)|Mary E. Phillips High School]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wcpss.net/phillipshs |title=Mary E. Phillips High School – Wake County Public Schools |website=wcpss.net |access-date=November 3, 2018}}</ref> |
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=====Early college schools===== |
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*Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wcpss.net/wakeyoungmen |title=Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy – Wake County Public Schools |website=wcpss.net |access-date=September 12, 2018}}</ref> |
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*Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wcpss.net/wywla |title=Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy – Wake County Public Schools |website=wcpss.net |access-date=September 12, 2018}}</ref> |
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*Wake STEM Early College High School<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wcpss.net/stemec |title=Wake STEM Early College – Wake County Public Schools |website=wcpss.net |access-date=September 12, 2018}}</ref> |
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*[[Wake Early College of Health and Sciences]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wcpss.net/healthscienceec |title=Wake Early College of Health & Sciences – Wake County Public Schools |website=wcpss.net |access-date=September 12, 2018}}</ref> |
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====Charter schools==== |
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The State of North Carolina provides for a legislated number of charter schools. These schools are administered independently of the Wake County Public School System. Raleigh is currently home to 11 such charter schools: |
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*Casa Esperanza [[Montessori method|Montessori]] School (K-8)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cemcs.org/ |title=Casa Esperanza Montessori |website=cemcs.org |access-date=October 21, 2021}}</ref> |
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*[[Endeavor Charter School]] (K-8)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.endeavorcharterschool.com/Page/2385 |title=Endeavor Charter School – history & mission statement |website=endeavorcharterschool.com |access-date=October 21, 2021 |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405173842/https://www.endeavorcharterschool.com/Page/2385 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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*Exploris Middle School (1–8)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.exploris.org/ |title=The Exploris School |website=exploris.org |access-date=December 7, 2019}}</ref> |
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*Hope Elementary School (K-5)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wcpss.net/greenhopees |title=Green Hope Elementary – Wake County Public Schools |website=wcpss.net |access-date=October 21, 2021}}</ref> |
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*[[Longleaf School of the Arts]] (9–12)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.longleafschool.org/about-us |title=Longleaf School |website=Longleafschool.org |access-date=December 7, 2019 |archive-date=August 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809110904/https://www.longleafschool.org/about-us |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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*[[Magellan Charter School]] (3–8) |
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*PreEminent Charter School (K-8) |
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*Quest Academy (K-8)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.questcharter.org/ |title=Quest Academy homepage |website=questcharter.org |access-date=December 7, 2019}}</ref> |
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*[[Raleigh Charter High School]] (9–12)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.raleighcharterhs.org/ |title=Raleigh Charter High School |website=raleighcharterhs.org |access-date=December 7, 2019}}</ref> |
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*Torchlight Academy (K-6)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tlaedu.org/ |title=Torchlight Academy |website=tlaedu.org |access-date=December 7, 2019}}</ref> |
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*Woods Charter School (K-12) |
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====State-operated schools==== |
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*[[Governor Morehead School]], school for the blind |
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*Al-Iman Islamic School (K-8) |
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*An Noor Quran Academy (3–8) |
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*Bonner Academy (5–8)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bonneracademy.com/ |title=About – Bonner Academy |website=Bonneracademy.com |access-date=December 7, 2019 |archive-date=October 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024060438/https://www.bonneracademy.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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*Follow the Child Montessori School (K-6) |
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*[[Friendship Christian School (North Carolina)|Friendship Christian School of Raleigh]] (Baptist, 1–12)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.friendshipchristian.net/ |title=Friendship Christian School – Raleigh |website=friendshipchristian.net |access-date=October 8, 2021}}</ref> |
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*Gethsemane Seventh-day Adventist Church School (K-8) |
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*[[Grace Christian School (North Carolina)|Grace Christian School]] (K-12)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gracechristian.net/ |title=Grace Christian School website |website=Gracechristian.net |access-date=September 15, 2021}}</ref> |
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*Jewish Academy of Wake County (K-3) |
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*Montessori School of Raleigh (K-9) |
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*[[Neuse Baptist Christian School]] (K-12)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neusechristian.com/ |title=Welcome to Neuse Christian Academy |website=NeuseChristian.com |access-date=September 15, 2021}}</ref> |
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*[[North Raleigh Christian Academy]] (Protestant Christian, K-12)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nrcaknights.com/about-us/history/ |title=History of NRCA: The God-Story Journey |website=nrcknights.com |access-date=September 15, 2021}}</ref> |
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*[[Raleigh Christian Academy]] (Baptist, K-12)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.raleighchristian.com/ |title=Welcome to Raleigh Christian Academy |website=Raleighchristian.com |access-date=September 15, 2021 |archive-date=September 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917171609/http://raleighchristian.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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*[[Raleigh School|The Raleigh School]] (K-5)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.raleighschool.org/about-trs/trs-at-a-glance |title=The Raleigh School – at a glance |website=Raleigh School.org |access-date=December 7, 2019}}</ref> |
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*[[Ravenscroft School]] (K-12)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ravenscroft.org/about-us |title=About Ravenscroft School |website=ravenscroft.org |access-date=June 30, 2020}}</ref> |
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*The Trilogy School (2–12)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.trilogyschool.com/ |title=The Trilogy School |website=Trilogyschool.com |access-date=October 8, 2021}}</ref> |
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*[[Trinity Academy of Raleigh]] (Protestant Christian, K-12)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://trinityacademy.com/about-us/why-trinity/ |title=About Trinity Academy |website=trinityacademy.com |access-date=June 21, 2020}}</ref> |
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*Upper Room Christian Academy (closed) (PreK-12)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article72512022.html |title=Southeast Raleigh private school will close; charter school moving |last=Knopf |first=Taylor |date=April 20, 2016 |website=[[The News & Observer]] |access-date=October 8, 2021}}</ref> |
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*[[Wake Christian Academy]] (K-12)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wakechristianacademy.com/ |title=Welcome to Wake Christian Academy |website=WakeChristian Academy.com |access-date=September 24, 2021}}</ref> |
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*[[Word of God Christian Academy]] (Protestant Christian, K-12)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wogca.org/ |title=Homepage of Word of God Christian Academy |website=woga.org |access-date=June 30, 2020 |archive-date=August 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820151818/https://www.wogca.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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*[[Thales Academy]] (PreK-12)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thalesacademy.org/ |title=Thales Academy |website=Thalesacademy.org |access-date=November 3, 2019}}</ref> |
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;Episcopal schools |
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*[[St. David's School (Raleigh, North Carolina)|St. David's School]] (Episcopal, K-12)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stdavidsraleigh.org/ |title=St David School of Raleigh homepage |website=stdavidsraleigh.org |access-date=September 23, 2022}}</ref> |
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*St. Timothy's School |
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*[[Saint Mary's School (Raleigh, North Carolina)|St. Mary's School]] (Episcopal, 9–12)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sms.edu/about-us/saint-marys-history |title=St Mary's History |website=sms.edu |access-date=October 8, 2021 |archive-date=October 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008192817/https://www.sms.edu/about-us/saint-marys-history |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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;Catholic secondary schools |
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*[[Cardinal Gibbons High School (Raleigh, North Carolina)|Cardinal Gibbons High School]] (Catholic, 9–12)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cghsnc.org/aboutus |title=About Cardinal Gibbons |website=cghsnc.org |access-date=October 8, 2021 |archive-date=December 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204021724/https://www.cghsnc.org/aboutus |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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*[[Saint Thomas More Academy|St. Thomas More Academy]] (Catholic, 6–12)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stmacademy.org/ |title=St Thomas More Academy |website=stmacademy.org |access-date=December 7, 2019}}</ref> |
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;Catholic primary schools |
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*The Franciscan School (Catholic, K-8) |
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*[[Sacred Heart Cathedral (Raleigh, North Carolina)|Cathedral School]] (Catholic, PreK-8) |
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*Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School (K-8) |
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*[[St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church|St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic School]] (PreK-8) |
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==Media== |
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{{See also|List of newspapers in North Carolina|List of radio stations in North Carolina|List of television stations in North Carolina}} |
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===Print publications=== |
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There are several newspapers and periodicals serving Raleigh: |
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* ''The Daily State Chronicle'', a former newspaper published from the 1880s to 1891.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About the Daily State Chronicle |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92072977/ |website=[[Chronicling America]]}}</ref> |
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* ''Carolina Journal'', a free monthly newspaper<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carolinajournal.com/|title=Home – Carolina Journal|website=Carolina Journal|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> |
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* ''The Carolinian'', North Carolina's oldest and largest African-American newspaper published twice weekly<ref>{{cite web |url=https://caro.news/ |title=The Carolinian Newspaper – Celebrating 80 years of service to the community |website=caro.news |access-date=October 10, 2021}}</ref> |
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* ''[[Independent Weekly]]'', a free weekly tabloid covering Raleigh, Durham, and the surrounding area<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indyweek.com/|title=Indy Week – Homepage|website=indyweek.com|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> |
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* ''Midtown Magazine'' an upscale Raleigh lifestyle magazine<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.midtownmag.com/ |title=Midtown Magazine – Raleigh |website=midtownmag.com |access-date=October 10, 2021}}</ref> |
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* ''[[The News & Observer]]'', a large daily newspaper owned by [[The McClatchy Company]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/ |title=Raleigh News & Observer |website=The News & Observer |access-date=October 8, 2021}}</ref> |
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* ''Raleigh Magazine'' a glossy print magazine covering exclusively Raleigh<ref>{{cite web |url=https://raleighmag.com/about/ |title=About – Raleigh Magazine |website=Raleighmag.com |access-date=November 3, 2018}}</ref> |
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* ''The Slammer'', a paid bi-weekly newspaper featuring Raleigh crime news<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wral.com/news/local/story/3252068/|title=Get arrested and you could wind up in The Slammer|date=July 23, 2008|website=WRAL.com|access-date=November 20, 2022}}</ref> |
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*''[[Technician (newspaper)|Technician]]'', student publication of North Carolina State University<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.technicianonline.com/ |title=Technician – Official student newspaper for North Carolina State University |website=technicianonline.com |access-date=October 11, 2021}}</ref> |
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* ''The [[Triangle Downtowner Magazine]]'', a locally owned free monthly print magazine centered around high-density areas of the Triangle with features on dining, entertainment, wine, community, history and more<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.triangledowntowner.com/ |title=Triangle Downtowner Magazine – The Triangle's longest running magazine |website=Triangledowntowner.com |access-date=October 9, 2021}}</ref> |
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* ''Walter Magazine'' a magazine covering the art, culture and people of Raleigh<ref>{{cite web |url=https://waltermagazine.com/about/ |title=Walter Magazine – About Walter |website=waltermagazine.com |access-date=October 10, 2021}}</ref> |
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===Television=== |
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{{Further|Research Triangle#Television}} |
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====Broadcast==== |
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Raleigh is part of the Raleigh-Durham-[[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]] [[Designated Market Area]], the 24th largest broadcast television market in the United States. The following stations are licensed to Raleigh and/or have significant operations and viewers in the city: |
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* [[UNC-TV|WUNC-TV]] (4, [[PBS]]): [[City of license|licensed]] to Chapel Hill, owned by the University of North Carolina<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbsnc.org/|title=PBS North Carolina|website=pbsnc.org|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> |
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* [[WRAL-TV]] (5, [[NBC]]): licensed to Raleigh, owned by [[Capitol Broadcasting Company]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wral.com/|title=WRAL News: Raleigh Breaking News, Weather, Sports|website=WRAL.com|access-date=November 21, 2022}}</ref> |
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* [[WAUG-LD]] (8, Independent station) licensed to Raleigh, owned and operated by Saint Augustine's College |
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* [[WTVD]] (11, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]): licensed to Durham; news bureau located in Raleigh. ABC [[Owned-and-operated station|O&O]] owned by [[ABC Owned Television Stations]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abc11.com/|title=WTVD ABC 11 News Durham|website=ABC11.com|access-date=November 21, 2022}}</ref> |
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* [[WNCN|WNCN-TV]] (17, [[CBS]]): studios located in Raleigh, licensed to the city of [[Goldsboro, North Carolina|Goldsboro]] southeast of Raleigh; owned by [[Nexstar Media Group]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbs17.com/|title=CBS 17 News Homepage|website=CBS17.com|access-date=November 21, 2022|archive-date=November 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121004115/https://www.cbs17.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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* [[WLFL|WLFL-TV]] (22, [[The CW|CW]]): licensed to Raleigh, owned by [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://raleighcw.com/|title=WLFL: Raleigh News, Weather, Sports, and More|website=Raleighcw.com|access-date=November 24, 2022}}</ref> |
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* [[WRDC]] (28, [[MyNetworkTV|MyNet]]) licensed to Durham, owned by [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://myrdctv.com/|title=WRDC: Raleigh News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News|website=myrdctv.com|access-date=November 24, 2022}}</ref> |
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* [[WRAY-TV]] (30, TCT) licensed to Wilson. TCT O&O owned by [[Tri-State Christian Television]] |
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* [[WUVC-DT]] (40, [[Univision]]) licensed to Fayetteville. Univision [[Owned-and-operated station|O&O]] owned by [[TelevisaUnivision]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.univision.com/local/north-carolina-wuvc|title=Raleigh & North Carolina – Noticias, Tiempo, Trafico – Estacion WUVC|website=univision.com|access-date=November 24, 2022}}</ref> |
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* [[WRPX-TV]] (47, [[Ion Television|Ion]]) licensed to Rocky Mount, with studios in Raleigh. Ion O&O owned by [[Ion Media]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iontelevision.com/stations|title=Our Stations|website=[[Ion Television]]|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> |
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* [[WRAZ (TV)|WRAZ-TV]] (50, [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]): licensed to Raleigh, owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company |
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* [[WRTD-CD]] (54, [[Telemundo]]): licensed to Raleigh. Telemundo [[Owned-and-operated station|O&O]] owned by [[NBCUniversal]] |
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===Broadcast radio=== |
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====Public and listener-supported==== |
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* [[WKNC-FM]] – 88.1 FM ([[College rock]]), operated by students of [[North Carolina State University]] |
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* [[WRKV]] – 88.9 FM ([[Contemporary Christian]]), operated by [[Educational Media Foundation]] |
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* [[WCPE|WCPE-FM]] – 89.7 FM (Classical) |
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* [[WUNC (FM)|WUNC-FM]] – 91.5 FM ([[National Public Radio]], [[North Carolina Public Radio]]) operated by the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] |
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* [[WRLY-LP]] – 93.5 FM ([[Adult hits]]), operated by Triangle Access Broadcasting, Inc. |
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* [[WKRP-LP]] – 101.9 FM ([[Variety (radio)|Variety]]), operated by Oak City Media, Inc. |
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====Commercial==== |
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* [[WNCB]]-FM (93.9 B939 FM, [[Country music|Country]]) |
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* [[WQDR-FM]] (94.7QDR, [[Country music|Country]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.947qdr.com/|title=94.7 QDR: Today's Best Country|website=947qdr.com|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> |
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* [[WDCG-HD2]] (ALT 95.3, [[Throwback Hits]], analog broadcast on 95.3 FM W237BZ)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://953thebeat.iheart.com/|title=95.3 The Beat|website=953thebeat.iheart.com|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> |
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* [[WBBB]]-FM 96.1 (Radio 96.1, [[Adult hits]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.961bbb.com/|title=96.1 BBB|website=961bbb.com|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> |
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* [[WPLW-FM]] (96.9 Pulse FM, [[Contemporary hits]]) |
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* [[WQOK]]-FM (K97.5, [[Hip hop]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopnc.com/|title=K97.5: Real Hip-Hop and R&B|website=hiphopnc.com|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> |
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* [[WRDU]]-FM (100.7, [[Classic rock]]) |
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* [[WRAL (FM)|WRAL]]-FM (Mix 101.5, [[Adult contemporary music|Adult contemporary]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wralfm.com/|title=WRAL-FM Homepage|website=wralfm.com|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> |
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* [[WKIX-FM]] (KIX 102.9, [[Classic hits]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kix1029.com/|title=KIX 102.9 FM|website=kix1029.com|access-date=December 20, 2022}}</ref> |
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* [[WNNL]]-FM (103.9 The Light, [[Urban contemporary gospel]]) |
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* [[WDCG]]-FM (G105, [[Contemporary hit radio]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://g105.iheart.com/|title=G105 – Raleigh's #1 Hit Music Station|website=g105.iheart.com|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> |
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* [[WTKK]]-FM (106.1 FM, [[Talk radio|News/Talk]]) |
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* [[WFXC]]-FM/WFXK-FM (Foxy 107/104, [[Urban adult contemporary]]) |
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* [[WQDR(AM)|WQDR]]-AM (570, classic rock) |
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* [[WPTF]]-AM (NewsRadio 680, [[Talk radio|News/Talk]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wptf.com/|title=WPTF: News, Talk, Traffic|website=wptf.com|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> |
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* [[WAUG (AM)|750 WAUG]] (Hot 97.9, [[Mainstream urban]] |
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* [[WKIX (AM)|WKIX]] (Just Right Radio 850 and 104.7 FM, [[Popular standards]]) |
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* [[WCLY]]-AM (That Station, [[Adult album alternative]]) |
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==Infrastructure== |
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===Transportation=== |
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====Air==== |
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[[File:Raleigh-Durham Intl. Airport Terminal (3926497425).jpg|thumb|right|[[Raleigh–Durham International Airport]]]] |
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=====Raleigh-Durham International Airport===== |
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{{Main|Raleigh–Durham International Airport}} |
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Raleigh-Durham International Airport {{airport codes|RDU|KRDU|RDU}}, the region's primary airport and the [[List of airports in North Carolina|second largest in North Carolina]], located northwest of downtown Raleigh via Interstate-40 between Raleigh and [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]], serves the city and greater Research Triangle metropolitan region, as well as much of eastern North Carolina. The airport offers service to nearly 75 domestic and international destinations and serves approximately 15 million passengers a year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Airport |first=Raleigh-Durham International |title=Statistics |url=https://www.rdu.com/airport-authority/statistics/ |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=Raleigh-Durham International Airport |language=en-US}}</ref> RDU is served by 16 air carriers, flying to a multitude of nonstop destinations on 350+ flights daily. The airport also offers facilities for [[cargo airline|cargo]] and [[general aviation]]. The airport authority tripled the size of its Terminal 2 (formerly Terminal C) in January 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rdu.com/airport-authority/history/ |title=RDU History |website=rdu.com |publisher=Raleigh-Durham International Airport |access-date=May 31, 2020}}</ref> |
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Private [[general aviation]] airports in Raleigh include [[Triple W Airport]] {{airport codes||K5W5|5W5}}. |
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====Freeways and primary designated routes==== |
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=====Interstate Highways===== |
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* {{Jct|I|40|state=NC}} traverses the southern part of the city, connecting Raleigh to Durham and Chapel Hill toward the west, and coastal [[Wilmington, North Carolina]], to the southeast.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://roadnow.com/i40/i-40-raleigh-traffic-nc.html|title=I-40 Raleigh Traffic Condition & Accident Report|website=Roadnow.com|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> |
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* {{Jct|I|87|state=NC}} designated September 5, 2017, follows the former route of Interstate 495. It begins at the I-40/I-440 interchange southeast of Raleigh and runs east, meeting I-540 and currently terminating at Rolesville Road. It is entirely concurrent with US 64. When the route is completed, it will link Raleigh to the [[Norfolk, Virginia]] area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ttnews.com/articles/new-1-billion-213-mile-interstate-planned-connect-norfolk-and-raleigh|title=New $1 Billion, 213-Mile Interstate Planned to Connect Norfolk and Raleigh|last=Hampton|first=Jeff|date=June 10, 2016|website=Transport Topics|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> |
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* {{Jct|I|440|state=NC}} also known locally as the Raleigh Beltline, it forms part of the inner [[beltway]] around central Raleigh, forming the eastern, northern, and western portions, with I-40 forming the southern portion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/i-440-improvements/Pages/default.aspx|title=I-440 & Blue Ridge Road Improvements|website=[[North Carolina Department of Transportation]]|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> |
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* {{Jct|I|540|NC-Toll|540|nolink2=yes|state=NC}} when complete, will be a full outer beltway around Raleigh. The northern and western quadrants are complete and open to traffic, while the remaining two quadrants are currently under construction.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-19|title=Complete 540 Project Breaks Ground|url=https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2019/2019-11-13-complete-540-breaks-ground.aspx|access-date=2023-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219021834/https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2019/2019-11-13-complete-540-breaks-ground.aspx |archive-date=December 19, 2019 }}</ref> |
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=====United States Highways===== |
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* {{Jct|US|1|state=NC}} enters the city from the southwest as the US 1/US 64 expressway from Cary, joining I-440 at the I-40 interchange, and leaves I-440 along with US 401 on [[Capital Boulevard]], before leaving the city to the north. |
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* {{Jct|US|64|state=NC}} is the main east–west route through Raleigh; all segments share routes with another highway. It enters the city from the southwest as the US 1/US 64 expressway from Cary, follows I-40 at the western I-440 interchange, briefly joins I-440 in Southeast Raleigh, and then joins I-87 and US 264 along the Knightdale Bypass east of the city. A former alignment, designated as Business US-64, follows New Bern Avenue from the I-440 Beltline to the eastern boundary of the city, where it continues into Knightdale. |
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* {{Jct|US|70|state=NC}} enters the city from the south cosigned with US 401 and NC 50 along Wilmington Street, following South Saunders Street into Downtown Raleigh, through which it follows the paired one-way streets of McDowell and Dawson. North of Downtown it follows Capital Boulevard, Wade Avenue, and Glenwood Avenue before leaving the city to the Northwest heading towards Durham. |
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* {{Jct|US|264|state=NC}} cosigned with US 64 through East Raleigh. |
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* {{Jct|US|401|state=NC}} enters the city from the south cosigned with US 70 and NC 50 along Wilmington Street, following South Saunders Street into Downtown Raleigh, through which it follows the paired one-way streets of McDowell and Dawson. North of Downtown it follows Capital Boulevard and Louisburg Road, before leaving the city to the northeast towards Rolesville. |
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=====North Carolina Highways===== |
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* {{Jct|NC|50|state=NC}} enters the city from the south cosigned with US 70 and US 401 along Wilmington Street, following South Saunders Street into Downtown Raleigh, through which it follows the paired one-way streets of McDowell and Dawson. North of Downtown it follows Capital Boulevard, Wade Avenue, Glenwood Avenue, and Creedmoor Road, before heading north towards Creedmoor. |
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* {{Jct|NC|54|state=NC}} follows Chapel Hill Road and [[Hillsborough Street]] in West Raleigh. The route ends at its interchange with [[Interstate 440 (North Carolina)|I-440]]. |
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* {{Jct|NC|98|state=NC}} known as Durham Road in North Raleigh, traverses the extreme northeastern part of the city, where it borders Wake Forest. |
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====Intercity rail==== |
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[[File:2018.05.02_Union_Station_Tour_01.jpg|thumb|Raleigh Union Station's Headhouse]] |
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[[File:CAT BUS Snowy Day.jpeg|thumb|right|CAT bus on Hillsborough Street in Downtown Raleigh]] |
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[[Raleigh Union Station]] is one of [[Amtrak]]'s busiest stops in the [[Southern United States|Southern U.S.]]<ref name="amtrak">{{cite news |last=Siceloff |first=Bruce |title=Rediscovering rail. Double-digit gains in statewide passengers intensify space crunch at Raleigh station |work=[[The News & Observer]] |date=December 21, 2008}}</ref> The station is served by five passenger trains daily: the ''[[Silver Star (Amtrak train)|Silver Star]]'', four daily ''[[Piedmont (train)|Piedmont]]'' service, and the ''[[Carolinian (train)|Carolinian]].''<ref name="trains">{{cite web |title=Raleigh Station |publisher=[[RNCX|North Carolina Department of Transportation – Rail Division]] |url=http://www.bytrain.org/istation/iraleigh.html |access-date=April 26, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321015310/http://www.bytrain.org/istation/iraleigh.html |archive-date=March 21, 2009}}</ref> Daily service is offered between Raleigh and: |
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* [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], with intermediate stops including Cary, Durham, [[Burlington, North Carolina|Burlington]] and [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], North Carolina. |
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* New York City, with intermediate stops including [[Richmond, Virginia]]; Washington, D.C.; [[Baltimore]]; and [[Philadelphia]]. |
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* Miami, with intermediate stops including [[Columbia, South Carolina]], and [[Savannah, Georgia]]; as well as [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] and [[Tampa, Florida]]. |
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====Public transit==== |
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[[File:GoTriangle2706 800Short.jpg|thumb|[[GoTriangle]] bus]] |
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Public transportation in and around Raleigh is provided by [[GoRaleigh]] (formerly Capital Area Transit),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.raleighnc.gov/transit |title=The Official City of Raleigh Portal – Capital Area Transit |publisher=Raleighnc.gov |date=January 1, 1970 |access-date=January 4, 2012}}</ref> which operates 33 fixed bus routes, including the [[R-Line (Capital Area Transit)|R-Line]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-02-16|title=Raleigh starts downtown circulator - Raleigh - News & Observer|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/news/wake/raleigh/story/1404670.html|access-date=2023-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216122445/http://www.newsobserver.com/news/wake/raleigh/story/1404670.html |archive-date=February 16, 2009 }}</ref> and the Wake-Forest Loop. Although there are 33 routes, some routes are designed to cover multiple other routes at times when they are not served. Depending on the time of the day, and the day of the week, the number of routes operating is between 5 and 29. |
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Raleigh is also served by [[GoTriangle]] (formerly Triangle Transit Authority). GoTriangle offers scheduled, fixed-route regional and commuter bus service between Raleigh and the region's other principal cities of Durham, Cary and Chapel Hill, as well as to and from the [[Raleigh-Durham International Airport]], [[Research Triangle Park]] and several of the region's larger suburban communities. Triangle Transit also coordinates an extensive [[vanpool]] and [[carpool|rideshare]] program that serves the region's larger employers and commute destinations. |
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[[North Carolina State University]] also maintains its own transit system, the [[Wolfline]], that provides [[zero-fare]] bus service to the general public along multiple routes serving the university's campuses in southwest Raleigh.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://transportation.ncsu.edu/wolfline/ |title=Wolfline Information |website=NCSU.edu |date=January 26, 2019 |publisher=[[North Carolina State University]] |access-date=October 8, 2021}}</ref> |
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Government agencies throughout the Raleigh-Durham metropolitan area have struggled with determining the best means of providing fixed-rail transit service for the region. |
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From 1995 the cornerstone of Triangle Transit's long-term plan was a 28-mile rail corridor from northeast Raleigh, through downtown Raleigh, [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]], and [[Research Triangle Park]], to [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]] using [[Diesel multiple unit|DMU]] technology. There were proposals to extend this corridor 7 miles to [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]] with [[light rail]] technology. However, in 2006 Triangle Transit deferred implementation indefinitely when the [[Federal Transit Administration]] declined to fund the program due to low ridership projections. |
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The region's two [[metropolitan planning organization]]s appointed a group of local citizens in 2007 to reexamine options for future transit development in light of Triangle Transit's problems. The Special Transit Advisory Commission (STAC) retained many of the provisions of Triangle Transit's original plan but recommended adding new bus services and raising additional revenues by adding a new local half-cent sales tax to fund the project.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.transitblueprint.org/stac.shtml |title=Regional Transit Infrastructure Blueprint |publisher=Transitblueprint.org |date=May 21, 2008 |access-date=January 4, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106111406/http://www.transitblueprint.org/stac.shtml |archive-date=November 6, 2011}}</ref> |
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[[Greyhound Lines]] provides an inter-city bus service to Durham, Charlotte, Richmond, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and other cities. |
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====Bicycle and pedestrian==== |
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* The Maine-to-Florida [[U.S. Bicycle Route#1]] routes through suburban Raleigh, along with [[North Carolina Bicycle Route 2|N.C. Bicycle Route #2]], the "Mountains To Sea" route. As of September 2010, maps and signage for both US Bike Route No. 1 and NC Bike Route No. 2 are out-of-date for the Raleigh area. [[North Carolina Bicycle Route 5|N.C. Bicycle Route #5]] is routed nearby, connecting Apex to [[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]] and closely paralleling the NCBC Randonneurs 600-kilometer brevet route.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unc.edu/~alanj/ |title=27th ANNUAL NCBC BREVET SERIES – 2010 Brevet Series |access-date=September 19, 2010}}</ref> |
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* Most public buses are equipped with bicycle racks, and some roads have dedicated bicycle-only lanes. Bicyclists and pedestrians also may use Raleigh's extensive [[Capital Area Greenway|greenway]] system, with paths and trails located throughout the city. |
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* In May 2011, Raleigh was designated a Bicycle Friendly Community by the [[League of American Bicyclists]] at the Bronze level.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.raleighnc.gov/environment/content/PWksTranServices/Articles/NewsReleaseBikeFriendly.html |title=Raleigh is a Bicycle Friendly Community! |website=Raleighnc.gov |access-date=October 30, 2017 |archive-date=October 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019055252/http://www.raleighnc.gov/environment/content/PWksTranServices/Articles/NewsReleaseBikeFriendly.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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* A 2011 study by [[Walk Score]] ranked Raleigh 36th most walkable of fifty largest U.S. cities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walkscore.com/rankings/cities/ |title=2011 City and Neighborhood Rankings |publisher=Walk Score |year=2011 |access-date=August 28, 2011}}</ref> |
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* In 2002, the "Walk [Your City]" initiative was started in the city which provides a [[tool kit]] for neighborhood organizations to post signs giving a distance by bike or foot, with directions in scannable [[QR code]]. The movement has spread to more than 400 communities in 55 countries.<ref>{{cite news |last=Conniff |first=Richard |title=The Urban Pedestrian Strikes Back |newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 16, 2018 |page=5 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/15/opinion/sunday/cars-pedestrians-cities.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://walkyourcity.org/toolkit/intro |title=Introduction |publisher=Walkyourcity.org |date=March 18, 2015 |accessdate=2022-02-17 |archive-date=March 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190313211132/https://walkyourcity.org/toolkit/intro |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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===Public safety=== |
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The [[Raleigh Fire Department]] provides fire protection throughout the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.raleighnc.gov/safety/content/Departments/Articles/FireDepartmentMain.html |title=Fire Department – the Official City of Raleigh Portal |access-date=2012-09-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907194105/http://www.raleighnc.gov/safety/content/Departments/Articles/FireDepartmentMain.html |archive-date=September 7, 2012}}</ref> The [[North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women]], the state's primary correctional facility housing female inmates, is based in Raleigh.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncdps.gov/index2.cfm?a=000003,002240,002371,002383,002281 |title=NCDPS – N.C. Correctional Institution for Women |date=September 18, 2012 |access-date=October 30, 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918180038/https://www.ncdps.gov/index2.cfm?a=000003,002240,002371,002383,002281 |archive-date=September 18, 2012}}</ref> |
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==Notable people== |
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==Sister cities== |
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Raleigh has several [[sister cities]]:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.raleighsistercities.org/the-cities-1 |title=The Cities – Raleigh Sister Cities |access-date=June 11, 2021 |archive-date=June 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615115439/https://www.raleighsistercities.org/the-cities-1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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*{{flagdeco|France}} [[Compiègne]], Oise, [[Hauts-de-France]], France |
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*{{flagdeco|China}} [[Xiangyang]], Hubei province, China<ref>{{cite web |url=https://raleighnc.gov/raleigh-sister-cities}}</ref> |
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*{{flagdeco|UK}} [[Kingston upon Hull]], England, United Kingdom |
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*{{flagdeco|Germany}} [[Rostock]], Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany |
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*{{flagdeco|Kenya}} [[Nairobi]], Kenya<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sister-cities.org/interactive-map/Raleigh,%20North%20Carolina |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516131850/http://www.sister-cities.org/interactive-map/Raleigh,%20North%20Carolina |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 16, 2013 |title=Raleigh, North Carolina |publisher=[[Sister Cities International]] |access-date=January 29, 2013}}</ref> |
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*{{flagdeco|GIB}} [[Gibraltar]], Gibraltar (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.raleighsistercities.org/gibraltar |title=Gibraltar, United Kingdom – Raleigh Sister Cities|website=Raleigh Sister Cities|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sistercities.org/2021/12/02/gibraltar-and-raleigh|title=Gibraltar And Raleigh Finalize Sister City Agreement|website=[[Sister Cities International]]|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> |
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*Jarvis, C. (1988, November 29). Recovering from surprise tornadoes. ''[[United Press International]]'' |
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*Thompson, M. S. (1988, November 29) Twisters Rip N. Carolina; 4 Killed, Scores Injured; First Storm Struck Area With No Warning. ''[[Washington Post]]'', p. A3. |
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*Jarvis, C. (1988, November 30). Tornado had winds up to 200 mph. ''[[United Press International]]'' |
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{{See also|Timeline of Raleigh, North Carolina#Bibliography|l1=Bibliography of the history of Raleigh, North Carolina}} |
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*{{cite book |last=Amis |first=Moses N. |date=1913 |title=Historical Raleigh. With Sketches of Wake County (from 1771) and Its Important Towns; Descriptive, Biographical, Educational, Industrial, Religious |url=https://archive.org/details/historicalraleig00am |edition=Enlarged and Revised |location=Raleigh |publisher=Commercial Printing Co.}} |
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*Benjamin, Karen (March 2012). [https://research.design.ncsu.edu/co-lab/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Journal-of-Urban-History-2012-Benjamin_segrationschoolinRaleigh.pdf "Suburbanizing Jim Crow: The Impact of School Policy on Residential Segregation in Raleigh"]. ''[[Journal of Urban History]]'', ''38''(2), pp. 225–46. {{doi|10.1177/0096144211427114}}. |
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*{{Cite report |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |year=1900 |title=By-Laws of Harry Burgwyn Camp, Number 166, United Sons of Confederate Veterans, Raleigh, N. C. |series=Camp Publication, No. 1 |url=https://archive.org/stream/bylawsofharrybur00sons#page/n1/mode/2up |location=Raleigh |publisher=Alford, Bynum & Christophers, Job Printers}} |
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*{{Cite report |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |year=1900 |title=Charter Members of Harry Burgwyn Camp, Number 166, United Sons of Confederate Veterans, Raleigh, N. C.: Including Records of Ancestors through Whom they derive Eligibility |series=Camp Publication, No. 2 |url=https://archive.org/details/chartermembersof00sons |location=Raleigh |publisher=Alford, Bynum & Christophers, Job Printers}} |
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* [http://www.newsobserver.com/ The News & Observer] |
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* [http://www.raleighchamber.org/ Raleigh Chamber of Commerce] |
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* [http://raleighcvb.org/ Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitor's Bureau] |
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* Raleigh Directory: [https://archive.org/stream/chataignesraleig00chat#page/n3/mode/2up 1875], [https://archive.org/stream/raleighcitydirec00edwa#page/4/mode/2up 1883], [https://archive.org/stream/directoryofcityo00sepa#page/n9/mode/2up 1896], [https://archive.org/stream/raleighncdirecto00hill#page/4/mode/2up 1903], [https://archive.org/stream/hillsraleighnort17hill#page/n3/mode/2up 1927] |
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Latest revision as of 22:54, 17 December 2024
Raleigh | |
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Nickname(s): | |
Motto(s): Amore et Virtute (Latin for "by Love and Virtue") | |
Coordinates: 35°51′15″N 78°45′43″W / 35.85417°N 78.76194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
Counties | Wake, Durham |
Chartered | December 31, 1794 |
Named for | Sir Walter Raleigh |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager |
• Body | Raleigh City Council |
• Mayor | Mary-Ann Baldwin (D) |
• Council | |
Area | |
• Total | 149.60 sq mi (387.50 km2) |
• Land | 148.54 sq mi (384.73 km2) |
• Water | 1.07 sq mi (2.77 km2) 0.72% |
Elevation | 331 ft (101 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 467,665 |
• Estimate (2023) | 482,295 |
• Rank | 41st in the United States 2nd in North Carolina |
• Density | 3,148.33/sq mi (1,215.57/km2) |
• Urban | 1,106,646 (US: 43rd) |
• Urban density | 1,994.6/sq mi (770.1/km2) |
• Metro | 1,509,231 (US: 41st) |
Demonym | Raleighite |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP Codes | 276XX |
Area code(s) | 919, 984 |
FIPS code | 37-55000[7] |
GNIS feature ID | 2404590[5] |
Primary Airport | Raleigh–Durham International Airport |
Website | raleighnc |
Raleigh (/ˈrɔːli/ RAW-lee)[8] is the capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeast, the 41st-most populous city in the U.S., and the largest city of the Research Triangle metro area. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees, which line the streets in the heart of the city.[9] The city covers a land area of 148.54 square miles (384.7 km2).[4] The U.S. Census Bureau counted the city's population as 467,665 at the 2020 census.[10] It is one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States.[11][12] It is ranked as a sufficiency-level world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.[13] The city of Raleigh is named after Sir Walter Raleigh, who established the now-lost Roanoke Colony in present-day Dare County.
Raleigh is home to North Carolina State University (NC State or NCSU) and is part of the Research Triangle together with Durham (home of Duke University and North Carolina Central University) and Chapel Hill (home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). The name of the Research Triangle (often shortened to "The Triangle") originated after the 1959 creation of Research Triangle Park (RTP), located in Durham and Wake counties, among the three cities and universities. The Triangle encompasses the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023. The Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an estimated population of 1,509,231 in 2023.[6]
Most of Raleigh is located within Wake County, with a small portion extending into Durham County.[14] The towns of Apex, Cary, Clayton, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Holly Springs, Knightdale, Morrisville, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell, and Zebulon are some of Raleigh's primary nearby suburbs and satellite towns.
Raleigh is an early example in the United States of a planned city.[15] Following the American Revolutionary War when the U.S. gained independence, the area was chosen as the site of the state capital in 1788 and incorporated in 1792 as such. The city was originally laid out in a grid pattern with the North Carolina State Capitol at the center, in Union Square. During the American Civil War, the city was spared from any significant battle. It fell to the Union in the closing days of the war and struggled with the economic hardships in the postwar period, related to the reconstitution of labor markets, over-reliance on agriculture, and the social unrest of the Reconstruction Era. The establishment of the Research Triangle Park (RTP) in 1959 helped create tens of thousands of jobs in the fields of science and technology. By the early 21st century, Raleigh had become one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States.
History
[edit]Earlier capitals
[edit]Bath, the oldest town in North Carolina, was the first nominal capital of the colony from 1705 until 1722, when Edenton took over the role. The colony had no permanent institutions of government until the new capital, New Bern, was established in 1743.
18th century
[edit]In December 1770, Joel Lane successfully petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to create a new county. On January 5, 1771, the bill creating Wake County was passed in the General Assembly.[16] The county was formed from portions of Cumberland, Orange, and Johnston counties, and was named for Margaret Wake Tryon, the wife of Governor William Tryon. The first county seat was Bloomsbury.
New Bern, a port town on the Neuse River 35 mi (56 km) from the Atlantic Ocean, was the largest city and the capital of North Carolina during the American Revolution. When the British Army laid siege to the city, that site could no longer be used as the capital.[17] From 1789 to 1794, when Raleigh was being built, the state capital was Fayetteville.
Raleigh was chosen as the site of the new capital in 1788, as its central location protected it from attacks from the coast. It was officially established in 1792 as both county seat and state capital.[18] The city was incorporated on December 31, 1792, and a charter granted January 21, 1795.[15] The city was named for Sir Walter Raleigh, sponsor of Roanoke, the "lost colony" on Roanoke Island.[19]
No known city or town existed previously on the chosen city site. Raleigh is one of the few cities in the United States that was planned and built specifically to serve as a state capital. Its original boundaries were formed by the downtown streets of North, East, West and South.[20] The plan, a grid with two main axes meeting at a central square and an additional square in each corner, was based on Thomas Holme's 1682 plan for Philadelphia.[21] The city was developed on the land of various plantations including Crabtree, Mordecai, Oak View, Pine Hall, Pullen, Spring Hill, and Wakefield.
The North Carolina General Assembly first met in Raleigh in December 1794, and granted the city a charter, with a board of seven appointed commissioners and an "Intendant of Police" (which developed as the office of Mayor) to govern it. After 1803, city commissioners were elected. In 1799, the N.C. Minerva and Raleigh Advertiser was the first newspaper published in Raleigh.[22] John Haywood was the first Intendant of Police.[23]
19th century
[edit]In 1808, Andrew Johnson, the United States' future 17th President, was born at Casso's Inn in Raleigh.[24] The city's first water supply network was completed in 1818, although due to system failures, the project was abandoned. In 1819 Raleigh's first volunteer fire company was founded, followed in 1821 by a full-time fire company.[25]
In 1817, the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina was established and headquartered in Raleigh.[26]
In 1831, a fire destroyed the North Carolina State House. Two years later, reconstruction began with quarried gneiss being delivered by the first railroad in the state. Raleigh celebrated the completion of the new State Capitol and new Raleigh & Gaston Railroad Company in 1840.
In 1853, the first State Fair was held near Raleigh. The first institution of higher learning in Raleigh, Peace College, was established in 1857. Raleigh's Historic Oakwood contains many houses from the 19th century that are still in good condition.[27]
North Carolina seceded from the Union during the American Civil War on May 20, 1861. After the war began, Governor Zebulon Baird Vance ordered the construction of breastworks around the city as protection from Union troops. Near the end of the Civil War, Governor Vance arranged his evacuation to avoid capture as Union General William Sherman's forces approached the city. Before leaving, Vance met with former governors Graham and Swain to draft a letter of surrender for Raleigh. Their intention was to protect Raleigh from the destruction inflicted on other cities by Union troops. Graham and Swain departed to meet the advancing Federal forces on the morning of April 12, 1865, and were to return by that evening. The evening struck, but Graham and Swain had not returned due to train delays and their temporary capture by Sherman. Governor Vance left the evening after Graham and Sherman failed to return, leaving behind a letter giving Mayor William H. Harrison the authority to surrender. On the morning of April 13, Mayor Harrison among others went to the southern Wake County area to meet General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick and propose surrender. Kenneth Rayner, a long-time resident of Raleigh, delivered the proposal including a promise of no resistance. Kilpatrick agreed to accept the surrender and protect Raleigh from destruction. Kilpatrick's cavalry occupied Raleigh and removed the flagpole from the state capitol, replacing it with a United States Flag above the dome. Sherman arrived shortly after and established his headquarters in the governor's mansion. The city was spared significant destruction during the war.[28] As Confederate cavalry retreated west, Union soldiers followed, leading to the Battle of Morrisville nearby.[29]
Due to the economic and social problems of the postwar period and Reconstruction, with a state economy still heavily dependent on agriculture, the city grew little over the next several decades.[30][31]
Shaw University, the South's first African American college, began classes in 1865 and was chartered in 1875.[32] Its Estey Hall was the first building constructed for the higher education of Black women, and Leonard Medical Center was the first four-year medical school in the country for African Americans.[33]
In 1867, Episcopal clergy founded St. Augustine's College for the education of freedmen. The biracial Reconstruction legislature created new welfare institutions: in 1869, it approved the United States' first school for blind and deaf Black people, to be located in Raleigh.[34] In 1874, the federal government constructed the Federal Building in Raleigh, the first federal government project in the Southern U.S. following the Civil War.[35]
In 1880, the newspapers News and Observer combined to form The News & Observer.[36] It continues to be Raleigh's primary daily newspaper. The North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, now known as North Carolina State University, was founded as a land-grant college in 1887. The city's Rex Hospital opened in 1889 and included the state's first nursing school. The Baptist Women's College, now known as Meredith College, opened in 1891, and in 1898, The Academy of Music, a private music conservatory, was established.[37]
In the late nineteenth century, two Black Congressmen were elected from North Carolina's 2nd district, the last in 1898. George Henry White sought to promote civil rights for Black citizens and to challenge efforts by White Democrats to reduce Black voting by new discriminatory laws. He and his allies were unsuccessful. Based on a White supremacy campaign that returned Democrats to dominance, in 1900 the state legislature passed a new constitution, with a suffrage amendment that raised barriers to voter registration, resulting in the disenfranchisement of most Black citizens and many poor White citizens. Loss of the ability to vote also disqualified Black men (and later women) from sitting on juries and serving in any office—local, state or federal. The rising Black middle-class in Raleigh and other areas was politically silenced and shut out of local governance, and the Republican Party was no longer competitive in the state.[38][39][40]
It was not until after federal civil rights legislation was passed in the mid-1960s that the majority of Black citizens in North Carolina would again be able to vote, sit on juries and serve in local offices. By that time many African Americans had left the state in the Great Migration to northern industrial cities for more opportunities.[41] No African American was elected to Congress from North Carolina until 1992.
20th century
[edit]In 1912, Bloomsbury Park opened, featuring a popular carousel ride. Relocated to Pullen Park, the Pullen Park Carousel is still operating.
From 1914 to 1917, an influenza epidemic killed 288 Raleighites.[42]
In 1922, WLAC signed on as the city's first radio station, but lasted only two years. WFBQ signed on in 1924 and became WPTF in 1927. It is now Raleigh's oldest continuous radio broadcaster.
In 1923, the Raleigh Fall Festival was formed. The Festival was reorganized as the North Carolina Debutante Ball in 1927.
Following immigration by Catholics, on December 12, 1924, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh was officially established by Pope Pius XI.[43] The Sacred Heart Cathedral became the official seat of the diocese with William Joseph Hafey as its bishop.
The city's first airport, Curtiss-Wright Flying Field, opened in 1929. That same year, the stock market crash resulted in six Raleigh banks closing.[44]
During the difficult 1930s of the Great Depression, government at all levels was integral to creating jobs. The city provided recreational and educational programs, and hired people for public works projects. In 1932, Raleigh Memorial Auditorium was dedicated. The North Carolina Symphony, founded the same year, performed in its new home. From 1934 to 1937, the federal Civilian Conservation Corps constructed the area now known as William B. Umstead State Park. In 1939, the State General Assembly chartered the Raleigh-Durham Aeronautical Authority to build a larger airport between Raleigh and Durham,[45] with the first flight occurring in 1943.
In 1947, Raleigh citizens adopted a council–manager form of government, which is still the city's current form of government. Council members are elected from single-member districts. They hire a city manager.
The Dorton Arena, a 7,610-seat multi-purpose arena designed by Matthew Nowicki, was opened in 1952 on the grounds of the North Carolina State Fair.[46] It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Raleigh experienced significant damage from Hurricane Hazel in 1954.[47]
In 1953, WNAO-TV, channel 28, became the city's first television station, though it folded in 1957.
With the opening of the Research Triangle Park in 1959, Raleigh began to experience a population increase, resulting in a total city population of 100,000 by 1960.[48] In 1960, the Census Bureau reported Raleigh's population as 76.4% White and 23.4% Black.[49]
Following the passage of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the main achievements of the Civil Rights Movement and the Lyndon B. Johnson presidency, political participation and voting by African Americans in Raleigh increased rapidly.
From the early-to-mid 20th century East Hargett Street was known as Raleigh's "Black Main Street" and hosted numerous Black-owned businesses. The area declined after the city desegregated its establishments.[50] Another of Raleigh's oldest Black neighborhoods, Fourth Ward, was demolished starting in 1971, with about 600 homes and 60 businesses south of downtown gone as a result of urban renewal, and 1,600 people forced to move. It was claimed housing was substandard and the area had a lot of crime.[51]
By the early 1970s people in Raleigh were growing increasingly concerned about growth and urban sprawl. Community organizations felt that municipal offices were being too heavily influenced by business interests when the city's population was rapidly growing and various development projects were being proposed. At their behest, the municipal elections were altered so that the mayor was to be directly elected, instead of being selected by the city council. Most city council seats were then made responsible to districts, instead of being held at-large. The 1973 elections were the first contests affected by the reforms. City Councilman Clarence Lightner defeated Raleigh Merchants bureau Executive Director G. Wesley Williams to become Raleigh's first Black mayor, and thus the first Black mayor in a major White-majority city in the South.[52]
In 1976, the Raleigh City and Wake County schools merged to become the Wake County Public School System, now the largest school system in the state and 19th largest in the country.[53]
During the 1970s and 1980s, the I-440 beltline was constructed, in an attempt to ease traffic congestion and providing access to most major city roads.
The first Raleigh Convention Center (replaced in 2008) and Fayetteville Street Mall were both opened in 1977. Fayetteville Street was turned into a pedestrian-only street in an effort to help the then-ailing downtown area, but the plan was flawed and business declined for years to come. Fayetteville Street was reopened in 2007 as the main thoroughfare of Raleigh's downtown.[54]
During the 1988 Raleigh tornado outbreak of November 28, 1988, the city was affected by the most destructive of the seven tornadoes reported in Northeastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia between 1:00 am and 5:45 am. The Raleigh tornado produced over $77 million in damage, along with four fatalities (two in the city of Raleigh, and two in Nash County) and 154 injuries. The damage path from the storm was measured at 84 mi (135 km) long, and .5 mi (0.8 km) wide at times. The tornado was rated F4.[55]
In 1991, two large skyscrapers in Raleigh were completed, First Union Capitol Center and Two Hannover Square, along with the popular Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek in Southeast Raleigh.
In 1996, the Olympic Flame passed through Raleigh while on its way to the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Also in 1996, Hurricane Fran struck the area, causing massive flooding and extensive structural damage. In addition, WRAL-TV became the first High-Definition broadcast station in the world.
In 1997, the National Hockey League's Hartford Whalers announced their intention to move to Raleigh as the Carolina Hurricanes, becoming the city's first major league professional sports franchise.
In 1999, the Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena (later renamed the RBC Center and now called Lenovo Center), opened to provide a home for the Hurricanes and the NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team, as well as an up-to-date major concert venue.[56]
21st century
[edit]In the first decade of the 21st century, Raleigh was featured prominently in a number of "Top 10 Lists", including those by Forbes, MSNBC and Money magazine, due to its quality of life and favorable business climate.[57]
In 2001, the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium complex was expanded with the addition of the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Meymandi Concert Hall, Fletcher Opera Theater, Kennedy Theatre, Betty Ray McCain Gallery and Lichtin Plaza.[58]
Fayetteville Street reopened to vehicular traffic in 2006.[59] A variety of downtown building projects began around this time including the 34-story RBC Bank Tower, multiple condominium projects and several new restaurants. Additional skyscrapers are in the proposal/planning phase.[60]
In 2006, the city's NHL franchise, the Carolina Hurricanes, won the Stanley Cup, North Carolina's first professional sports championship. The NC Courage would go on to win the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) in 2018 and 2019.
With the opening of parts of I-540 from 2005 to 2007, a new 70 mi (110 km) loop around Wake County, traffic congestion eased somewhat in the North Raleigh area. Completion of the entire loop is expected to take another 15 years.[61]
In 2008, the city's Fayetteville Street Historic District joined the National Register of Historic Places.
In September 2010, Raleigh hosted the inaugural Hopscotch Music Festival.
In January 2011, Raleigh hosted the National Hockey League All-Star Game.[62]
In April 2011, a devastating EF-3 tornado hit Raleigh, and many other tornadoes touched down in the state (ultimately the largest, but not the strongest outbreak to ever hit the state), killing 24 people. The tornado tracked northeast through parts of downtown, East Central Raleigh and Northeast Raleigh and produced $115 million in damages in Wake County.[63] There were 4 fatalities in the city.[64]
In September 2015, Holy Trinity Anglican Church was opened; the first church to be built in downtown Raleigh since 1958.[65][66]
On July 26, 2017, the Catholic Diocese of Raleigh dedicated its new cathedral, Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral, the fifth-largest in the United States.[67][68][69]
On October 13, 2022, a spree shooting occurred in Raleigh's Hedingham neighborhood. Five people were killed, and two others were injured.[70] The suspect, a 15-year-old boy,[71] was detained after being critically wounded and later remanded into the custody of the medical unit of a juvenile correctional facility.[72][73][74]
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 149.60 square miles (387.5 km2), of which 148.54 square miles (384.7 km2) is land and 1.07 square miles (2.8 km2) (0.72%) is water.[4] The Neuse River flows through the northeastern corner of the city.
Raleigh is located in the northeast central region of North Carolina, where the Piedmont and Atlantic coastal plain regions meet. This area is known as the "fall line" because it marks the elevation inland at which waterfalls begin to appear in creeks and rivers. As a result, most of Raleigh features gently rolling hills that slope eastward toward the state's flat coastal plain.
The city of Raleigh is located 24 mi (39 km) southeast of Durham;[75] 63 mi (101 km) northeast of Fayetteville;[76] 131 mi (211 km) northwest of Wilmington;[77] and 155 mi (249 km) southwest of Richmond, Virginia;[78] and 165 mi (266 km) northeast of Charlotte.[79] A small portion of Raleigh is located in Durham County, North Carolina.
Cityscape
[edit]Raleigh is divided into several major geographic areas, each of which use a Raleigh address and a ZIP code that begins with the digits 276. PNC Plaza, formerly known as RBC Plaza, is the largest and tallest skyscraper in the city of Raleigh. The tower rises to a height of 538 ft (164 m), with a floor count of 34.[80][81]
Inside the Beltline
[edit]One common division of Raleigh is to differentiate the central part of the city, which lies inside of the circumferential highway known as the Raleigh Beltline (I-440 and I-40) from areas outside of the Beltline. The area inside of the beltline includes the entirety of the central business district known as Downtown Raleigh, as well as several more residential areas surrounding it.[82]
The downtown area is home to historic buildings such as the Sir Walter Raleigh Hotel built in the early 20th century, the restored City Market, the Fayetteville Street downtown business district (which includes the PNC Plaza and Wells Fargo Capitol Center buildings), as well as the North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, North Carolina State Capitol, William Peace University, the City of Raleigh Museum, Raleigh Convention Center, Shaw University, Campbell University School of Law, and St. Augustine's College.[83] In the 2000s, an effort by the Downtown Raleigh Alliance was made to separate this area of the city into five smaller districts: Fayetteville Street, Moore Square, Glenwood South, Warehouse, and Capital District.[84] The nearby North Blount Street Historic District includes many of the city's historic Victorian, Queen Anne, and Second Empire mansions, including Norris-Heartt House, Andrews-Duncan House, Heck-Andrews House, Capehart House, and the Garland Scott and Toler Moore Tucker House (the latter was later moved from its original location to Oakwood).
Some of the names have become commonplace among locals, such as the Warehouse District, Fayetteville Street, and Glenwood South.[85][86] Other neighborhoods lying inside the Beltline include Forest Park,[87] Boylan Heights,[88] Country Club Hills, Coley Forest, Five Points, Budleigh, Glenwood-Brooklyn, Hayes Barton Historic District, Moore Square, Mordecai (home to the historic Mordecai House), Rochester Heights, South Park, Rosengarten Park, Belvidere Park, Woodcrest, Oberlin Village, and Historic Oakwood. These neighborhoods were typically built before World War II, and roughly correspond to the extent of the city of Raleigh before the population boom of the latter half of the 20th century led to growth of the city limits beyond the historic urban core.
Midtown Raleigh
[edit]Midtown Raleigh is a relatively new term used to describe the residential and commercial area lying on the northside of the I-440 Beltline and is part of North Raleigh. It is roughly framed by Glenwood/Six Forks Road to the West, Wake Forest Road to the East, and Millbrook Road to the North. It includes shopping centers such as North Hills and Crabtree Valley Mall. It also includes North Hills Park and part of the Raleigh Greenway System.[89] The term was coined by the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, developer John Kane and planning director Mitchell Silver. The News & Observer newspaper started using the term for marketing purposes only.[90] The Midtown Raleigh Alliance was founded on July 25, 2011, as a way for community leaders to promote the area.[91] The center of the area, especially around the North Hills development at the junction of Six Forks Road and the Beltline, is experiencing rapid urbanization as several high-rise buildings have been built since 2010.
East Raleigh
[edit]East Raleigh is situated roughly from Capital Boulevard and the eastern side of I-440 beltline to the Neuse River, and extending as far south as Poole Road. Most of East Raleigh's development is along primary corridors such as U.S. 1 (Capital Boulevard), New Bern Avenue, Poole Road, Buffaloe Road, and New Hope Road. Neighborhoods in East Raleigh include Hedingham, Longview, Lockwood, Madonna Acres,[92] New Hope, Thompson-Hunter and Wilder's Grove. The area is bordered to the east by the town of Knightdale.[93]
West Raleigh
[edit]West Raleigh lies along Hillsborough Street and Western Boulevard. The area is bordered to the west and south by Cary. It is home to North Carolina State University, Meredith College, Pullen Park, Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, the Islamic Association of Raleigh, Village District, Lake Johnson, the North Carolina Museum of Art and historic Saint Mary's School. Primary thoroughfares serving West Raleigh, in addition to Hillsborough Street, are Avent Ferry Road, Blue Ridge Road, and Western Boulevard. The Lenovo Center is also located here adjacent to the North Carolina State Fairgrounds. These are located approximately 2 miles from Rex Hospital.[94]
North Raleigh
[edit]North Raleigh is an expansive, diverse, and fast-growing suburban area of the city that is home to established neighborhoods to the south along with many newly built subdivisions and along its northern fringes. The area generally falls North of Millbrook Road. It is primarily suburban with large shopping areas. Primary neighborhoods and subdivisions in North Raleigh include Bartons Creek Bluffs, Bedford, Bent Tree, Black Horse Run, Brier Creek, Brookhaven, Coachman's Trail, Crossgate, Crosswinds, Dominion Park, Durant Trails, Ethan's Glenn, Falls River, Greystone Village, Harrington Grove, Hidden Valley, Lake Park, Long Lake, North Haven, North Ridge, Oakcroft, Shannon Woods, Six Forks Station, Springdale Estates, Stonebridge, Stone Creek, Stonehenge, Summerfield, The Sanctuary, Valley Estates, Wakefield, Weathersfield, Windsor Forest, and Wood Valley. The area is served by a number of primary transportation corridors including Glenwood Avenue U.S. Route 70, Interstate 540, Wake Forest Road, Millbrook Road, Lynn Road, Six Forks Road, Spring Forest Road, Creedmoor Road, Leesville Road, Norwood Road, Strickland Road, and North Hills Drive.[95]
South Raleigh
[edit]South Raleigh is located along U.S. 401 south toward Fuquay-Varina and along US 70 into suburban Garner. This area is the least developed and least dense area of Raleigh (much of the area lies within the Swift Creek watershed district, where development regulations limit housing densities and construction). The area is bordered to the west by Cary, to the east by Garner, to the southwest by Holly Springs and the southeast by Fuquay-Varina. Neighborhoods in South Raleigh include Eagle Creek, Renaissance Park, Lake Wheeler, Swift Creek, Carolina Pines, Rhamkatte, Riverbrooke and Enchanted Oaks.[96]
Southeast Raleigh
[edit]Southeast Raleigh is bounded by downtown on the west, Garner on the southwest, and rural Wake County to the southeast. The area includes areas along Rock Quarry Road, Poole Road, and New Bern Avenue. Primary neighborhoods include Abbington Ridge, Pearl Ridge, Chastain, Chavis Heights, Raleigh Country Club, Southgate, Kingwood Forest, Rochester Heights, Emerald Village, Worthdale and Biltmore Hills. Coastal Credit Union Music Park (formerly Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion, Alltel Pavilion and Walnut Creek Amphitheatre) is one of the region's major outdoor concert venues and is located on Rock Quarry Road. Shaw University is located in this part of the city. Starting in 2020, large tracts of formerly unoccupied land along Rock Quarry Road between New Hope Road and Barwell Road, and between Barwell Road and Battle Bridge Road, have been cleared for new developments.
Climate
[edit]Like much of the Southeastern United States, Raleigh has a four-season humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Winters are generally cool, with a normal January daily mean temperature of 41.9 °F (5.5 °C).[97] On average, there are 69 nights per year that drop to or below freezing, and only 2.7 days that fail to rise above freezing.[97] Raleigh receives an average annual rainfall of 46.07 in (117.0 cm).[98] Annual and monthly temperature and precipitation data are in chart below, based on 1991–2020 climate data. February is the driest month, with an average of 2.78 in (70.6 mm) of precipitation. Precipitation is well distributed around the year, with a slight maximum between July and September, owing to generally frequent, sometimes heavy, showers and thunderstorms, and the threat of tropical weather systems (primarily from August to early October) bringing heavy rainfall. Summers are hot and humid, with a normal July daily mean temperature of 80.5 °F (26.9 °C).[97] There are 48 days per year with highs at or above 90 °F (32 °C).[97] Autumn is similar to spring overall but has fewer days of rainfall, but greater potential for extremely heavy rainfall in a one/two-day period, owing to occasional threat from tropical weather systems (hurricanes and tropical storms) packing torrential rainfall. In September 1999, Raleigh recorded its wettest month ever, with over 21 inches of rain, due to torrential rainfall from tropical weather systems, most notably Hurricane Floyd on September 15–16. Raleigh's all-time record high temperature is 106 °F (41 °C) on July 5, 2024,[99] while the all-time record low is −9 °F (−23 °C) on January 21, 1985. Raleigh falls in USDA hardiness zones 7b (5 °F to 10 °F) and 8a (10 °F to 15 °F).[100]
Raleigh receives an average of 5.2 in (13.2 cm) of snow in winter. Freezing rain and sleet also occur most winters, and occasionally the area experiences a major damaging ice storm. On January 24–25, 2000, Raleigh received its greatest snowfall from a single storm – 20.3 in (52 cm) – the Winter Storm of January 2000.[101] Storms of this magnitude are generally the result of cold air damming that affects the city due to its proximity to the Appalachian Mountains. Winter storms have caused traffic problems in the past as well.
The region also experiences occasional periods of drought, during which the city sometimes has restricted water use by residents. During the late summer and early fall, Raleigh can experience hurricanes. In 1996, Hurricane Fran caused severe damage in the Raleigh area, mostly from falling trees.[102] Hurricanes Dennis and Floyd in September 1999 were primary contributors to that month's extreme rainfall of over 21 inches. The most recent hurricane to have a considerable effect on the area was Hurricane Florence in 2018. Tornadoes also have on occasion affected the city of Raleigh, most notably the November 28, 1988, tornado which occurred in the early morning hours and rated F4 on the Fujita scale and affected northwestern portions of the city.[103] There also was the April 16, 2011, EF3 tornado, which affected portions of downtown and northeast Raleigh and the suburb of Holly Springs.[104]
Climate data for Raleigh–Durham International Airport, North Carolina (1991–2020 normals,[a] extremes 1887–present[b]) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 80 (27) |
85 (29) |
94 (34) |
95 (35) |
99 (37) |
105 (41) |
106 (41) |
105 (41) |
104 (40) |
100 (38) |
88 (31) |
81 (27) |
106 (41) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 71.9 (22.2) |
74.4 (23.6) |
81.6 (27.6) |
86.4 (30.2) |
91.3 (32.9) |
96.6 (35.9) |
98.2 (36.8) |
96.7 (35.9) |
92.3 (33.5) |
86.7 (30.4) |
78.5 (25.8) |
72.8 (22.7) |
99.6 (37.6) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 51.9 (11.1) |
55.8 (13.2) |
63.3 (17.4) |
72.7 (22.6) |
80.0 (26.7) |
87.4 (30.8) |
90.8 (32.7) |
88.7 (31.5) |
82.5 (28.1) |
73.0 (22.8) |
63.0 (17.2) |
54.7 (12.6) |
72.0 (22.2) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 41.9 (5.5) |
45.0 (7.2) |
51.8 (11.0) |
60.8 (16.0) |
68.8 (20.4) |
76.7 (24.8) |
80.5 (26.9) |
78.8 (26.0) |
72.6 (22.6) |
61.7 (16.5) |
51.5 (10.8) |
44.6 (7.0) |
61.2 (16.2) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 31.8 (−0.1) |
34.2 (1.2) |
40.3 (4.6) |
48.9 (9.4) |
57.7 (14.3) |
66.0 (18.9) |
70.2 (21.2) |
68.9 (20.5) |
62.7 (17.1) |
50.3 (10.2) |
40.0 (4.4) |
34.4 (1.3) |
50.4 (10.2) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 14.0 (−10.0) |
19.2 (−7.1) |
23.7 (−4.6) |
32.2 (0.1) |
42.8 (6.0) |
54.2 (12.3) |
61.0 (16.1) |
58.7 (14.8) |
48.7 (9.3) |
33.2 (0.7) |
24.4 (−4.2) |
19.9 (−6.7) |
12.1 (−11.1) |
Record low °F (°C) | −9 (−23) |
−2 (−19) |
11 (−12) |
23 (−5) |
29 (−2) |
38 (3) |
48 (9) |
46 (8) |
37 (3) |
19 (−7) |
11 (−12) |
0 (−18) |
−9 (−23) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.43 (87) |
2.78 (71) |
4.10 (104) |
3.53 (90) |
3.58 (91) |
3.89 (99) |
5.02 (128) |
4.71 (120) |
5.15 (131) |
3.37 (86) |
3.32 (84) |
3.39 (86) |
46.07 (1,170) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 2.6 (6.6) |
1.4 (3.6) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.8 (2.0) |
5.2 (13) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 10.1 | 9.3 | 10.7 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 9.7 | 117.6 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.4 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 66.5 | 64.1 | 63.0 | 61.7 | 71.1 | 73.6 | 76.0 | 77.9 | 77.1 | 73.3 | 69.1 | 68.5 | 70.2 |
Average dew point °F (°C) | 26.8 (−2.9) |
28.2 (−2.1) |
35.8 (2.1) |
43.3 (6.3) |
55.2 (12.9) |
63.5 (17.5) |
67.8 (19.9) |
67.5 (19.7) |
61.5 (16.4) |
49.3 (9.6) |
39.4 (4.1) |
31.1 (−0.5) |
47.5 (8.6) |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 163.8 | 173.1 | 228.9 | 250.7 | 258.4 | 267.7 | 259.5 | 239.6 | 217.6 | 215.4 | 174.0 | 157.6 | 2,606.3 |
Percent possible sunshine | 53 | 57 | 62 | 64 | 59 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 58 | 62 | 56 | 52 | 59 |
Average ultraviolet index | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Source 1: NOAA (relative humidity, dew point, and sun 1961–1990)[97][105][106] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Weather Atlas (UV Index)[107] |
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1800 | 669 | — | |
1810 | 976 | 45.9% | |
1820 | 2,674 | 174.0% | |
1830 | 1,700 | −36.4% | |
1840 | 2,244 | 32.0% | |
1850 | 4,518 | 101.3% | |
1860 | 4,780 | 5.8% | |
1870 | 7,790 | 63.0% | |
1880 | 9,265 | 18.9% | |
1890 | 12,678 | 36.8% | |
1900 | 13,643 | 7.6% | |
1910 | 19,218 | 40.9% | |
1920 | 24,418 | 27.1% | |
1930 | 37,379 | 53.1% | |
1940 | 46,879 | 25.4% | |
1950 | 65,679 | 40.1% | |
1960 | 93,931 | 43.0% | |
1970 | 122,830 | 30.8% | |
1980 | 150,255 | 22.3% | |
1990 | 212,092 | 41.2% | |
2000 | 276,093 | 30.2% | |
2010 | 403,892 | 46.3% | |
2020 | 467,665 | 15.8% | |
2023 (est.) | 482,295 | [10] | 3.1% |
U.S. Decennial Census[108] 2010–2020[10] |
As of the 2020 census, there were 467,665 people, 188,412 households, and 104,848 families residing in the city. In the American Community Survey of 2019, the city of Raleigh's population was estimated at 474,708; an earlier estimate determined the population at 474,069.[10] At the 2000 census,[7] there were 276,093 persons (July 2008 estimate was 380,173) and 61,371 families residing in Raleigh. The population density was 2,409.2 people per square mile (930.2 people/km2). There were 120,699 housing units at an average density of 1,053.2 per square mile (406.6/km2).
There were 112,608 households in the city in 2000, of which 26.5% included children below the age of 18, 39.5% were composed of married couples living together, 11.4% reported a female householder with no husband present, and 45.5% classified themselves as nonfamily. Unmarried partners were present in 2.2% of households. In addition, 33.1% of all households were composed of individuals living alone, of which 6.2% was someone 65 years of age or older. The average household size in Raleigh was 2.30 persons, and the average family size was 2.97 persons. Raleigh's population in 2000 was evenly distributed with 20.9% below the age of 18, 15.9% aged 18 to 24, 36.6% from 25 to 44, and 18.4% from 45 to 64. An estimated 8.3% of the population was 65 years of age or older, and the median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males; for every 100 females aged 18 or older, there were 96.6 males aged 18 or older.
The median household income in the city was $46,612 in 2000, and the median family income was $60,003. Males earned a median income of $39,248, versus $30,656 for females. The median per capita income for the city was $25,113, and an estimated 11.5% of the population and 7.1% of families were living below the poverty line. Of the total population, 18.8% of those below the age of 18, and 9.3% of those 65 and older, were living below the poverty line. In 2019, an estimated 10.9% of the local population were at or below the poverty line.[109] The median household income from 2014 to 2018 was $63,891 and the per capita income was $36,875.[10] There were 180,046 households with an average of 2.43 persons per household. The median value of an owner-occupied housing unit was $236,700 in 2018 and the monthly cost with a mortgage was $1,480. The cost without a mortgage was $526. Raleigh had a median gross rent of $1,074.[10]
Race and ethnicity
[edit]Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[110] | Pop 2010[111] | Pop 2020[112] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 166,386 | 215,204 | 241,308 | 60.26% | 53.28% | 51.60% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 75,931 | 115,976 | 120,480 | 27.50% | 28.71% | 25.76% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 795 | 1,019 | 1,094 | 0.29% | 0.25% | 0.23% |
Asian alone (NH) | 9,282 | 17,309 | 23,444 | 3.36% | 4.29% | 5.01% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 100 | 139 | 179 | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.04% |
Other race alone (NH) | 377 | 828 | 2,647 | 0.14% | 0.21% | 0.57% |
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 3,914 | 7,549 | 17,999 | 1.42% | 1.87% | 3.85% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 19,308 | 45,868 | 60,514 | 6.99% | 11.36% | 12.94% |
Total | 276,093 | 403,892 | 467,665 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
The racial makeup of Raleigh in 2023 was 52.5% non-Hispanic White, 28.1% Black or African American, 0.3% American Indian or Alaska Native, 4.5% Asian American, 0.1% from some other race, 6.9% two or more races, 11.6% Hispanic or Latin American of any race.[113][114] According to the 2010 United States census, the racial composition of the city was: 57.5% White (53.3% non-Hispanic White), 29.3% Black or African American, 4.3% Asian American (1.2% Indian, 0.8% Chinese, 0.7% Vietnamese, 0.5% Korean, 0.4% Filipino, 0.1% Japanese), 2.6% two or more races, 1.4% some other race, 0.5% Native American, and <0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander[115] In addition, 11.4% of city residents were Hispanic or Latino Americans, of any race (5.9% Mexican, 1.1% Puerto Rican, 0.9% Salvadoran, 0.6% Dominican, 0.6% Honduran, 0.3% Colombian, 0.3% Cuban, 0.2% Guatemalan, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Peruvian, 0.1% Venezuelan, 0.1% Ecuadorian, 0.1% Argentine, and 0.1% Panamanian). In 2000, the racial composition of the city was: 63.31% White, 27.80% Black or African American, 7.01% Hispanic or Latino American, 3.38% Asian American, 0.36% Native American, 0.04% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 3.24% some other race, and 1.88% two or more races.
Religion
[edit]Raleigh is home to a wide variety of religious practitioners. The predominant religion in Raleigh is Christianity, with the largest numbers of adherents being Baptist (14.1%), Methodist (5.6%), and Roman Catholic (4.2%). Others include Presbyterianism (2.8%), Pentecostalism (1.7%), Anglicanism/Episcopalianism (1.2%), Lutheranism (0.6%), the Latter-Day Saints (0.7%), and other Christian denominations (10.2%) including the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Jehovah's Witness, Christian Science, Christian Unitarianism, other Mainline Protestant groups, and non-denominational Christians.[116] The Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh, the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, the North Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, and the New Hope Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church (USA) are all headquartered in Raleigh.[117][118][119]
Other religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Baháʼí,[120] Druze, Taoism, and Shintoism[121] make up 1.31% of religious practitioners. Judaism (0.9%) and Islam (0.8%) are also practiced.[116]
In Wake County, 29% of the population are affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, 22% are affiliated with the Catholic Church, 17% are affiliated with the United Methodist Church, 6% are affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), and 27% are religiously affiliated with other denominations, religions, or are not religiously affiliated.[122]
Crime
[edit]According to the City of Raleigh Crime Statistical Overview, in 2022, the Raleigh Police Department and other agencies in the city reported 1,797 incidents of violent crime and 11,537 incidents of property crime – making property crime about 24% higher than the national average and violent crime about 2% higher than the national average. Of the violent crimes reported, 43 were murders, 178 were rape/sexual assaults 458 were robberies, and 1,118 were aggravated assaults. Property crimes included burglaries which accounted for 1,191, larcenies for 9,018, and Motor vehicle theft accounted for 1,283 incidents out of the total.[123][124]
Economy
[edit]Raleigh's industrial base includes financial services, electrical, medical, electronic and telecommunications equipment, clothing and apparel, food processing, paper products, and pharmaceuticals. Raleigh is part of North Carolina's Research Triangle, one of the country's largest and most successful research parks, and a major center in the United States for high-tech and biotech research, as well as advanced textile development.[125] The city is a major retail shipping point for eastern North Carolina and a wholesale distributing point for the grocery industry.[126]
The healthcare and pharmaceutical industry has experienced major growth in recent years with many companies based in Raleigh including PRA Health Sciences, Chiesi USA (subsidiary of Chiesi Farmaceutici), formerly Mallinckrodt prior to tax inversion to Ireland, MAKO Surgical Corp., Metabolon, Inc., TearScience, and American Board of Anesthesiology.
Raleigh was number one on the 2015 Forbes list of the best place for businesses and careers.[127] Companies based in Raleigh include Advance Auto Parts, Bandwidth, Building Materials Holding Corporation, Capitol Broadcasting Company, First Citizens BancShares, Golden Corral, Martin Marietta Materials, PRA Health Sciences, Red Hat, Vontier, Waste Industries, and Lulu.[128][129][130][131]
Social Blade, a website that tracks social media statistics and analytics, and Temple Run developer Imangi Studios are based in Raleigh.
The North Carolina Air National Guard, a unit of the Air National Guard, is also headquartered in Raleigh.[132]
In April 2014 Steven P. Rosenthal of Northland Investment Corp. referred to Raleigh as "a real concentration of brain power. You have a lot of smart people living in the same place. That will drive the economy."[133]
Top employers
[edit]According to Raleigh's 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,[134] the top employers in the city are:
# | Employer | No. of employees |
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1 | State of North Carolina | 24,083 |
2 | Wake County Public School System | 17,000 |
3 | WakeMed Health and Hospitals | 9,773 |
4 | North Carolina State University | 9,019 |
5 | UNC Rex Healthcare | 6,900 |
6 | Wake County | 4,389 |
7 | City of Raleigh | 4,304 |
8 | Conduent Business Services | 3,487 |
9 | Duke Energy Progress | 2,800 |
10 | First Citizens Bank | 2,400 |
Arts and culture
[edit]Museums
[edit]- African American Cultural Complex[135]
- Contemporary Art Museum of Raleigh[136]
- Gregg Museum of Art & Design at North Carolina State University
- Haywood Hall House & Gardens
- Marbles Kids Museum[137]
- North Carolina Museum of Art[138]
- North Carolina Museum of History[139]
- North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences[140]
- North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame[141]
- City of Raleigh Museum[142]
- J. C. Raulston Arboretum[143]
- Joel Lane House[144]
- Mordecai Plantation[145]
- Pope House Museum[146]
Performing arts
[edit]The Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek hosts major international touring acts. In 2011, the Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater opened (now sponsored as the Red Hat Amphitheater), which hosts numerous concerts primarily in the summer months. An additional amphitheater sits on the grounds of the North Carolina Museum of Art, which hosts a summer concert series and outdoor movies.[147] Nearby Cary is home to the Koka Booth Amphitheatre which hosts additional summer concerts and outdoor movies, and serves as the venue for regularly scheduled outdoor concerts by the North Carolina Symphony based in Raleigh. During the North Carolina State Fair, Dorton Arena hosts headline acts. The private Lincoln Theatre is one of several clubs in downtown Raleigh that schedules many concerts throughout the year in multiple formats (rock, pop, country).
The Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts complex houses the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, the Fletcher Opera Theater, the Kennedy Theatre, and the Meymandi Concert Hall.[148] In 2008, a new theatre space, the Meymandi Theatre at the Murphey School, was opened in the restored auditorium of the historic Murphey School.[149] Theater performances are also offered at the Raleigh Little Theatre, Long View Center, Ira David Wood III Pullen Park Theatre, and Stewart and Thompson Theaters at North Carolina State University.[150]
Raleigh is home to several professional arts organizations, including the North Carolina Symphony,[151] the Opera Company of North Carolina,[152] Theatre in the Park,[153] Burning Coal Theatre Company, the North Carolina Theatre,[154] Broadway Series South and the Carolina Ballet. The numerous local colleges and universities significantly add to the options available for viewing live performances.
Visual arts
[edit]North Carolina Museum of Art, occupying a large suburban campus on Blue Ridge Road near the North Carolina State Fairgrounds, maintains one of the premier public art collections located between Washington, D.C., and Atlanta. In addition to its extensive collections of American Art, European Art and ancient art, the museum recently has hosted major exhibitions featuring Auguste Rodin (in 2000) and Claude Monet (in 2006–07), each attracting more than 200,000 visitors.[155][156] Unlike most prominent public museums, the North Carolina Museum of Art acquired a large number of the works in its permanent collection through purchases with public funds. The museum's outdoor park is one of the largest such art parks in the country. The museum facility underwent a major expansion which greatly expanded the exhibit space that was completed in 2010. The 127,000 sf new expansion is designed by NYC architect Thomas Phifer and Partners.
Raleigh's downtown is also home to many local art galleries such as Art Space in City Market, Visual Art Exchange, and 311 Gallery, on Martin Street, and Bee Hive Studios on Hargett Street. CAM Raleigh is a downtown contemporary art museum, also on Martin Street, that serves to promote new artists and does not house a permanent collection. CAM Raleigh was designed by the award-winning architectural firm Brooks+Scarpa of Los Angeles.[157]
Sports
[edit]Team | League | Venue (capacity) | Since | Titles |
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Carolina Hurricanes | National Hockey League | Lenovo Center (18,700) | 1997 | 1 |
North Carolina FC | United Soccer League | WakeMed Soccer Park (10,000) | 2006 | 1 |
North Carolina Courage | National Women's Soccer League | WakeMed Soccer Park (10,000) | 2017 | 2 |
Carolina Mudcats | Single-A (baseball) | Five County Stadium (6,500) | 1991 | 2 |
Professional
[edit]The National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes franchise moved to Raleigh in 1997 from Hartford, Connecticut (where it was known as the Hartford Whalers).[158] The team played its first two seasons more than 60 miles away at Greensboro Coliseum while its home arena, Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena (later RBC Center and now Lenovo Center), was under construction. The Hurricanes are the only major league (NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB) professional sports team in North Carolina to have won a championship, winning the Stanley Cup in 2006, over the Edmonton Oilers.[159] The city played host to the 2011 NHL All-Star Game.
In addition to the Hurricanes, the North Carolina FC of the United Soccer League Championship and North Carolina Courage of the National Women’s Soccer League play in suburban Cary to the west;[160] the Carolina Mudcats, a Single-A minor-league baseball team, play in the city's eastern suburbs;[161] the newly formed Single-A minor-league baseball Fayetteville Woodpeckers, who formerly played in Buies Creek, began play in the nearby out-of-county southern suburb of Fayetteville when their new ballpark opened in 2019;[162] the Carolina Flyers of the American Ultimate Disc League play primarily at Cardinal Gibbons High School near the Lenovo Center; and the Durham Bulls, the AAA minor-league baseball team made internationally famous by the movie Bull Durham, play in the neighboring city of Durham.
Several other professional sports leagues have had former franchises (now defunct) in Raleigh, including the Raleigh IceCaps of the ECHL (1991–1998); Carolina Cobras of the Arena Football League (2000–2004); the Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks of the World League of American Football (1991); the Raleigh Bullfrogs of the Global Basketball Association (1991–1992); the Raleigh Cougars of the United States Basketball League (1997–1999); and most recently, the Carolina Courage of the Women's United Soccer Association (2000–2001 in Chapel Hill, 2001–2003 in suburban Cary), which won that league's championship Founders Cup in 2002.
The Raleigh area has hosted the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) Nationwide Tour Rex Hospital Open since 1994, with the current location of play at Raleigh's Country Club at Wakefield Plantation.[163] Nearby Prestonwood Country Club hosts the PGA SAS Championship every fall.
Collegiate
[edit]North Carolina State University is located in southwest Raleigh where the Wolfpack competes nationally in 24 intercollegiate varsity sports as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[164] The university's football team plays in Carter–Finley Stadium, the second largest football stadium in North Carolina, while the men's basketball team shares the Lenovo Center with the Carolina Hurricanes hockey club. The Wolfpack women's basketball, volleyball, and gymnastics as well as men's wrestling events are held on campus at Reynolds Coliseum. The men's baseball team plays at Doak Field.[165]
Amateur
[edit]The North Carolina Tigers compete as an Australian rules football club in the United States Australian Football League, in the Eastern Australian Football League.[166]
The Raleigh Cú Chulainn Gaelic Athletic Association competes in men's and women's Gaelic Football, Hurling, and Camogie. It is a member in the Southeast Division of the United States Gaelic Athletic Association and the Gaelic Athletic Association based in Ireland. The Raleigh GAA won the Junior B Men's Football national championship in 2014.[167] The Raleigh GAA and the North Carolina Tigers Australian rules football clubs compete in the annual Oak City Cup where both clubs compete under the compromise football rules adapted by Ireland and Australia for international competition.[168][169]
Raleigh is also home to one of the Cheer Extreme All Stars gyms. In 2009 and again in 2010, Cheer Extreme Raleigh's Small Senior Level 5 Team were silver medalists at the Cheerleading Worlds Competition in Orlando, Florida, and in 2012 they received the bronze medal.[170] Raleigh is also home to one of the Southeast's premier Hardcourt Bike Polo clubs.[171]
Because of the area's many billiards rooms, Raleigh is home to one of the largest amateur league franchises for playing pool, the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill American Poolplayers Association. There are leagues available in formats for players of any skill level.
Parks and recreation
[edit]Raleigh is the home of Raleigh Kubb, both a competitive and non-competitive kubb club. Raleigh Kubb hosts kubb tournaments benefitting various charities in the Raleigh area.[172]
The Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department offers a wide variety of leisure opportunities at more than 200 sites throughout the city, which include: 8,100 acres (33 km2) of park land, 78 mi (126 km) of greenway, 22 community centers, a BMX championship-caliber race track, 112 tennis courts among 25 locations, 5 public lakes, and 8 public aquatic facilities. The park system includes the historic Pullen Park, the oldest public park in North Carolina. The J. C. Raulston Arboretum, an 8-acre (32,000 m2) arboretum and botanical garden in west Raleigh administered by North Carolina State University, maintains a year-round collection that is open daily to the public without charge.[173]
Government
[edit]Historically, Raleigh voters have tended to elect conservative Democrats in local, state, and national elections, a holdover from their one-party system of the late 19th century.[174][175]
City Council
[edit]Raleigh operates under a council-manager government. Raleigh City Council consists of eight members; all seats, including the Mayor's, are open for election every two years. Five of the council seats are district representatives and two seats are citywide representatives elected at-large.[176]
- Mary-Ann Baldwin, Mayor
- Jonathan Melton, Council Member, At-large
- Stormie Forte, Council Member, At-large
- Mary Black, Council Member (District A, north-central Raleigh)
- Megan Patton, Council Member (District B, northeast Raleigh)
- Corey Branch, Council Member (District C, southeast Raleigh)
- Jane Harrison, Council Member (District D, southwest Raleigh)
- Christina Jones, Council Member (District E, west and northwest Raleigh)
Education
[edit]As of 2011, Time ranked Raleigh as the third most educated city in the US based on the percentage of residents who held college degrees.[177][178] This statistic can most likely be credited to the presence of universities in and around Raleigh, as well as the presence of Research Triangle Park (RTP) to the Northwest.
Higher education
[edit]Public
[edit]Private
[edit]- Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law (Baptist)[181]
- Meredith College (Baptist)[182]
- Montreat College's School of Professional and Adult Studies (Presbyterian)
- William Peace University (Presbyterian)[183]
- Shaw University (Baptist)[184]
- Skema Business School, the first French Business School to open a campus in the US[185]
- St. Augustine's University (Episcopal)[186]
Private, for profit
[edit]- ECPI College of Technology[187]
- The Medical Arts School[188]
- Strayer University[189]
Primary and secondary education
[edit]Public schools
[edit]Public schools in Raleigh are operated by the Wake County Public School System, the largest public school system of the Carolinas. Observers have praised the Wake County Public School System for its innovative efforts to maintain a socially, economically and racial balanced system by using income as a prime factor in assigning students to schools.[190] Raleigh is home to several magnet high schools and several schools offering the International Baccalaureate program. There are four early college high schools in Raleigh. Raleigh also has two alternative high schools.
Wake County Public high schools in Raleigh include:
Traditional schools
[edit]- Needham B. Broughton High School (International Baccalaureate)[191]
- Leesville Road High School[192]
- Jesse O. Sanderson High School[193]
- Wakefield High School[194]
Magnet schools
[edit]- Athens Drive High School[195]
- William G. Enloe GT/IB Center for the Humanities, Sciences, and the Arts (International Baccalaureate)
- Millbrook High School (International Baccalaureate)[196]
- Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School[197]
Alternative schools
[edit]- Longview School[198]
- Mary E. Phillips High School[199]
Early college schools
[edit]- Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy[200]
- Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy[201]
- Wake STEM Early College High School[202]
- Wake Early College of Health and Sciences[203]
Charter schools
[edit]The State of North Carolina provides for a legislated number of charter schools. These schools are administered independently of the Wake County Public School System. Raleigh is currently home to 11 such charter schools:
- Casa Esperanza Montessori School (K-8)[204]
- Endeavor Charter School (K-8)[205]
- Exploris Middle School (1–8)[206]
- Hope Elementary School (K-5)[207]
- Longleaf School of the Arts (9–12)[208]
- Magellan Charter School (3–8)
- PreEminent Charter School (K-8)
- Quest Academy (K-8)[209]
- Raleigh Charter High School (9–12)[210]
- Torchlight Academy (K-6)[211]
- Woods Charter School (K-12)
State-operated schools
[edit]- Governor Morehead School, school for the blind
Private and religion-based schools
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Media
[edit]Print publications
[edit]There are several newspapers and periodicals serving Raleigh:
- The Daily State Chronicle, a former newspaper published from the 1880s to 1891.[230]
- Carolina Journal, a free monthly newspaper[231]
- The Carolinian, North Carolina's oldest and largest African-American newspaper published twice weekly[232]
- Independent Weekly, a free weekly tabloid covering Raleigh, Durham, and the surrounding area[233]
- Midtown Magazine an upscale Raleigh lifestyle magazine[234]
- The News & Observer, a large daily newspaper owned by The McClatchy Company[235]
- Raleigh Magazine a glossy print magazine covering exclusively Raleigh[236]
- The Slammer, a paid bi-weekly newspaper featuring Raleigh crime news[237]
- Technician, student publication of North Carolina State University[238]
- The Triangle Downtowner Magazine, a locally owned free monthly print magazine centered around high-density areas of the Triangle with features on dining, entertainment, wine, community, history and more[239]
- Walter Magazine a magazine covering the art, culture and people of Raleigh[240]
Television
[edit]Broadcast
[edit]Raleigh is part of the Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville Designated Market Area, the 24th largest broadcast television market in the United States. The following stations are licensed to Raleigh and/or have significant operations and viewers in the city:
- WUNC-TV (4, PBS): licensed to Chapel Hill, owned by the University of North Carolina[241]
- WRAL-TV (5, NBC): licensed to Raleigh, owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company[242]
- WAUG-LD (8, Independent station) licensed to Raleigh, owned and operated by Saint Augustine's College
- WTVD (11, ABC): licensed to Durham; news bureau located in Raleigh. ABC O&O owned by ABC Owned Television Stations[243]
- WNCN-TV (17, CBS): studios located in Raleigh, licensed to the city of Goldsboro southeast of Raleigh; owned by Nexstar Media Group[244]
- WLFL-TV (22, CW): licensed to Raleigh, owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group[245]
- WRDC (28, MyNet) licensed to Durham, owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group[246]
- WRAY-TV (30, TCT) licensed to Wilson. TCT O&O owned by Tri-State Christian Television
- WUVC-DT (40, Univision) licensed to Fayetteville. Univision O&O owned by TelevisaUnivision[247]
- WRPX-TV (47, Ion) licensed to Rocky Mount, with studios in Raleigh. Ion O&O owned by Ion Media[248]
- WRAZ-TV (50, Fox): licensed to Raleigh, owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company
- WRTD-CD (54, Telemundo): licensed to Raleigh. Telemundo O&O owned by NBCUniversal
Broadcast radio
[edit]Public and listener-supported
[edit]- WKNC-FM – 88.1 FM (College rock), operated by students of North Carolina State University
- WRKV – 88.9 FM (Contemporary Christian), operated by Educational Media Foundation
- WCPE-FM – 89.7 FM (Classical)
- WUNC-FM – 91.5 FM (National Public Radio, North Carolina Public Radio) operated by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- WRLY-LP – 93.5 FM (Adult hits), operated by Triangle Access Broadcasting, Inc.
- WKRP-LP – 101.9 FM (Variety), operated by Oak City Media, Inc.
Commercial
[edit]- WNCB-FM (93.9 B939 FM, Country)
- WQDR-FM (94.7QDR, Country)[249]
- WDCG-HD2 (ALT 95.3, Throwback Hits, analog broadcast on 95.3 FM W237BZ)[250]
- WBBB-FM 96.1 (Radio 96.1, Adult hits)[251]
- WPLW-FM (96.9 Pulse FM, Contemporary hits)
- WQOK-FM (K97.5, Hip hop)[252]
- WRDU-FM (100.7, Classic rock)
- WRAL-FM (Mix 101.5, Adult contemporary)[253]
- WKIX-FM (KIX 102.9, Classic hits)[254]
- WNNL-FM (103.9 The Light, Urban contemporary gospel)
- WDCG-FM (G105, Contemporary hit radio)[255]
- WTKK-FM (106.1 FM, News/Talk)
- WFXC-FM/WFXK-FM (Foxy 107/104, Urban adult contemporary)
- WQDR-AM (570, classic rock)
- WPTF-AM (NewsRadio 680, News/Talk)[256]
- 750 WAUG (Hot 97.9, Mainstream urban
- WKIX (Just Right Radio 850 and 104.7 FM, Popular standards)
- WCLY-AM (That Station, Adult album alternative)
Infrastructure
[edit]Transportation
[edit]Air
[edit]Raleigh-Durham International Airport
[edit]Raleigh-Durham International Airport (IATA: RDU, ICAO: KRDU, FAA LID: RDU), the region's primary airport and the second largest in North Carolina, located northwest of downtown Raleigh via Interstate-40 between Raleigh and Durham, serves the city and greater Research Triangle metropolitan region, as well as much of eastern North Carolina. The airport offers service to nearly 75 domestic and international destinations and serves approximately 15 million passengers a year.[257] RDU is served by 16 air carriers, flying to a multitude of nonstop destinations on 350+ flights daily. The airport also offers facilities for cargo and general aviation. The airport authority tripled the size of its Terminal 2 (formerly Terminal C) in January 2011.[258]
Private general aviation airports in Raleigh include Triple W Airport (ICAO: K5W5, FAA LID: 5W5).
Freeways and primary designated routes
[edit]Interstate Highways
[edit]- I-40 traverses the southern part of the city, connecting Raleigh to Durham and Chapel Hill toward the west, and coastal Wilmington, North Carolina, to the southeast.[259]
- I-87 designated September 5, 2017, follows the former route of Interstate 495. It begins at the I-40/I-440 interchange southeast of Raleigh and runs east, meeting I-540 and currently terminating at Rolesville Road. It is entirely concurrent with US 64. When the route is completed, it will link Raleigh to the Norfolk, Virginia area.[260]
- I-440 also known locally as the Raleigh Beltline, it forms part of the inner beltway around central Raleigh, forming the eastern, northern, and western portions, with I-40 forming the southern portion.[261]
I-540 / NC 540 Toll when complete, will be a full outer beltway around Raleigh. The northern and western quadrants are complete and open to traffic, while the remaining two quadrants are currently under construction.[262]
United States Highways
[edit]- US 1 enters the city from the southwest as the US 1/US 64 expressway from Cary, joining I-440 at the I-40 interchange, and leaves I-440 along with US 401 on Capital Boulevard, before leaving the city to the north.
- US 64 is the main east–west route through Raleigh; all segments share routes with another highway. It enters the city from the southwest as the US 1/US 64 expressway from Cary, follows I-40 at the western I-440 interchange, briefly joins I-440 in Southeast Raleigh, and then joins I-87 and US 264 along the Knightdale Bypass east of the city. A former alignment, designated as Business US-64, follows New Bern Avenue from the I-440 Beltline to the eastern boundary of the city, where it continues into Knightdale.
- US 70 enters the city from the south cosigned with US 401 and NC 50 along Wilmington Street, following South Saunders Street into Downtown Raleigh, through which it follows the paired one-way streets of McDowell and Dawson. North of Downtown it follows Capital Boulevard, Wade Avenue, and Glenwood Avenue before leaving the city to the Northwest heading towards Durham.
- US 264 cosigned with US 64 through East Raleigh.
- US 401 enters the city from the south cosigned with US 70 and NC 50 along Wilmington Street, following South Saunders Street into Downtown Raleigh, through which it follows the paired one-way streets of McDowell and Dawson. North of Downtown it follows Capital Boulevard and Louisburg Road, before leaving the city to the northeast towards Rolesville.
North Carolina Highways
[edit]- NC 50 enters the city from the south cosigned with US 70 and US 401 along Wilmington Street, following South Saunders Street into Downtown Raleigh, through which it follows the paired one-way streets of McDowell and Dawson. North of Downtown it follows Capital Boulevard, Wade Avenue, Glenwood Avenue, and Creedmoor Road, before heading north towards Creedmoor.
- NC 54 follows Chapel Hill Road and Hillsborough Street in West Raleigh. The route ends at its interchange with I-440.
- NC 98 known as Durham Road in North Raleigh, traverses the extreme northeastern part of the city, where it borders Wake Forest.
Intercity rail
[edit]Raleigh Union Station is one of Amtrak's busiest stops in the Southern U.S.[263] The station is served by five passenger trains daily: the Silver Star, four daily Piedmont service, and the Carolinian.[264] Daily service is offered between Raleigh and:
- Charlotte, with intermediate stops including Cary, Durham, Burlington and Greensboro, North Carolina.
- New York City, with intermediate stops including Richmond, Virginia; Washington, D.C.; Baltimore; and Philadelphia.
- Miami, with intermediate stops including Columbia, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia; as well as Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa, Florida.
Public transit
[edit]Public transportation in and around Raleigh is provided by GoRaleigh (formerly Capital Area Transit),[265] which operates 33 fixed bus routes, including the R-Line[266] and the Wake-Forest Loop. Although there are 33 routes, some routes are designed to cover multiple other routes at times when they are not served. Depending on the time of the day, and the day of the week, the number of routes operating is between 5 and 29.
Raleigh is also served by GoTriangle (formerly Triangle Transit Authority). GoTriangle offers scheduled, fixed-route regional and commuter bus service between Raleigh and the region's other principal cities of Durham, Cary and Chapel Hill, as well as to and from the Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Research Triangle Park and several of the region's larger suburban communities. Triangle Transit also coordinates an extensive vanpool and rideshare program that serves the region's larger employers and commute destinations.
North Carolina State University also maintains its own transit system, the Wolfline, that provides zero-fare bus service to the general public along multiple routes serving the university's campuses in southwest Raleigh.[267]
Government agencies throughout the Raleigh-Durham metropolitan area have struggled with determining the best means of providing fixed-rail transit service for the region.
From 1995 the cornerstone of Triangle Transit's long-term plan was a 28-mile rail corridor from northeast Raleigh, through downtown Raleigh, Cary, and Research Triangle Park, to Durham using DMU technology. There were proposals to extend this corridor 7 miles to Chapel Hill with light rail technology. However, in 2006 Triangle Transit deferred implementation indefinitely when the Federal Transit Administration declined to fund the program due to low ridership projections.
The region's two metropolitan planning organizations appointed a group of local citizens in 2007 to reexamine options for future transit development in light of Triangle Transit's problems. The Special Transit Advisory Commission (STAC) retained many of the provisions of Triangle Transit's original plan but recommended adding new bus services and raising additional revenues by adding a new local half-cent sales tax to fund the project.[268]
Greyhound Lines provides an inter-city bus service to Durham, Charlotte, Richmond, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and other cities.
Bicycle and pedestrian
[edit]- The Maine-to-Florida U.S. Bicycle Route#1 routes through suburban Raleigh, along with N.C. Bicycle Route #2, the "Mountains To Sea" route. As of September 2010, maps and signage for both US Bike Route No. 1 and NC Bike Route No. 2 are out-of-date for the Raleigh area. N.C. Bicycle Route #5 is routed nearby, connecting Apex to Wilmington and closely paralleling the NCBC Randonneurs 600-kilometer brevet route.[269]
- Most public buses are equipped with bicycle racks, and some roads have dedicated bicycle-only lanes. Bicyclists and pedestrians also may use Raleigh's extensive greenway system, with paths and trails located throughout the city.
- In May 2011, Raleigh was designated a Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists at the Bronze level.[270]
- A 2011 study by Walk Score ranked Raleigh 36th most walkable of fifty largest U.S. cities.[271]
- In 2002, the "Walk [Your City]" initiative was started in the city which provides a tool kit for neighborhood organizations to post signs giving a distance by bike or foot, with directions in scannable QR code. The movement has spread to more than 400 communities in 55 countries.[272][273]
Public safety
[edit]The Raleigh Fire Department provides fire protection throughout the city.[274] The North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women, the state's primary correctional facility housing female inmates, is based in Raleigh.[275]
Notable people
[edit]Sister cities
[edit]Raleigh has several sister cities:[276]
- Compiègne, Oise, Hauts-de-France, France
- Xiangyang, Hubei province, China[277]
- Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom
- Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
- Nairobi, Kenya[278]
- Gibraltar, Gibraltar (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)[279][280]
See also
[edit]- List of capitals in the United States
- List of municipalities in North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Wake County, North Carolina
- USS Raleigh, 4 ships
Notes
[edit]- ^ Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.
- ^ Official records for Raleigh kept January 1887 to May 17, 1944, at downtown and at Raleigh Durham Int'l since May 18, 1944. For more information, see Threadex
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Further reading
[edit]- Amis, Moses N. (1913). Historical Raleigh. With Sketches of Wake County (from 1771) and Its Important Towns; Descriptive, Biographical, Educational, Industrial, Religious (Enlarged and Revised ed.). Raleigh: Commercial Printing Co.
- Benjamin, Karen (March 2012). "Suburbanizing Jim Crow: The Impact of School Policy on Residential Segregation in Raleigh". Journal of Urban History, 38(2), pp. 225–46. doi:10.1177/0096144211427114.
- By-Laws of Harry Burgwyn Camp, Number 166, United Sons of Confederate Veterans, Raleigh, N. C. (Report). Camp Publication, No. 1. Raleigh: Alford, Bynum & Christophers, Job Printers. 1900.
- Charter Members of Harry Burgwyn Camp, Number 166, United Sons of Confederate Veterans, Raleigh, N. C.: Including Records of Ancestors through Whom they derive Eligibility (Report). Camp Publication, No. 2. Raleigh: Alford, Bynum & Christophers, Job Printers. 1900.
External links
[edit]- Geographic data related to Raleigh, North Carolina at OpenStreetMap
- Official website
- Raleigh Directory: 1875, 1883, 1896, 1903, 1927
- Guide to the Ray Winstead Collection of Aerial Photographs of Raleigh, North Carolina Circa 1970