SECTION 3: PLANNING AREA PROFILE
3 Planning Area Profile
This section provides a general overview of the current conditions in Wake County and its participating municipalities. It consists of the following sub-sections:
3.1 Geography and Climate
3.2 Population and Demographics
3.3 Parcels and Buildings 3.4 Historic Properties
3.5 Housing
3.6 Infrastructure
3.7 Current and Future Land Use 3.8 Employment and Industry
3.1
GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENT
Wake County is located in the eastern portion of the Piedmont of North Carolina. It is part of the Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which falls within the larger Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Combined Statistical Area. The Planning Area includes Wake County unincorporated areas, Town of Apex, Town of Cary, Town of Fuquay-Varina, Town of Garner, Town of Holly Springs, Town of Knightdale, Town of Morrisville, City of Raleigh, Town of Rolesville, Town of Wake Forest, Town of Wendell, and Town of Zebulon. A location map is provided in Figure 3.1. Wake County comprises a total land area of 834 square miles. The total land area of each participating jurisdiction is listed in Table 3.1. Table 3.1 – Total Land Area of Participating Jurisdictions
Jurisdiction
Total Land Area
Wake County
827.22 square miles 537.93 square miles 23.37 square miles 54.34 square miles 12.09 square miles 14.75 square miles 15.01 square miles 6.21 square miles 8.26 square miles 142.90 square miles 3.93 square miles 15.10 square miles 5.20 square miles 4.13 square miles
Unincorporated areas
Apex Cary
Fuquay-Varina
Garner
Holly Springs
Knightdale Morrisville
Raleigh
Rolesville
Wake Forest
Wendell Zebulon
Source: US Census Bureau
Wake County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2019
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