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Raleigh, North Carolina

February 05, 2023

"Raleigh" redirects here. For other uses, see Raleigh (disambiguation).

Raleigh (/ˈrɑːli/; RAH-lee)[8] is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. 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 147.6 sq mi (382 km2). The U.S. Census Bureau counted the city's population as 474,069 in the 2020 census.[10] It is one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States.[11][12] The city of Raleigh is named after Sir Walter Raleigh, who established the lost Roanoke Colony in present-day Dare County.

Raleigh
State capital
Clockwise from top left: Skyline of the downtown, NC State bell tower, North Carolina State Capitol, Historic Oakwood Cemetery, the Warehouse District, Dorton Arena, and the Fayetteville Street.
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Nickname(s): 
City of Oaks, Raleigh Wood, Oak City[1][2]
Location in Wake County and the state of North Carolina.
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Location in North Carolina, United States & North America
Raleigh
Raleigh (the United States)
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Raleigh (North America)
Coordinates: 35°46′48″N 78°38′24″W / 35.78000°N 78.64000°W / 35.78000; -78.64000Coordinates: 35°46′48″N 78°38′24″W / 35.78000°N 78.64000°W / 35.78000; -78.64000
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountiesWake, Durham
CharteredDecember 31, 1794
Named forSir Walter Raleigh
Government
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 • TypeCouncil–Manager
 • BodyRaleigh City Council
 • MayorMary-Ann Baldwin (D)
 • Council
Members
Area
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 • State capital149.61 sq mi (387.50 km2)
 • Land148.54 sq mi (384.73 km2)
 • Water1.07 sq mi (2.77 km2)
Elevation
315 ft (96 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • State capital467,665
 • Rank41st in the United States
2nd in North Carolina
 • Density3,148.33/sq mi (1,215.57/km2)
 • Urban
1,106,646 (US: 43rd)
 • Urban density1,994.6/sq mi (770.1/km2)
 • Metro
[5]
1,413,982 (US: 42nd)
DemonymRaleighite
Time zoneUTC– 05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC– 04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
27601, 27603, 27604, 27605, 27606, 27607, 27608, 27609, 27610, 27612, 27613, 27614, 27615, 27616, 27617
Area code(s)919, 984
FIPS code37-55000[6]
GNIS feature ID1024242[7]
Websiteraleighnc.gov

Raleigh is home to North Carolina State University (NC State) 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 U.S. Census Bureau's Raleigh-Durham-Cary Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which had an estimated population of 2,037,430 in 2013.[13] The Raleigh Metropolitan Statistical Area had an estimated population of 1,390,785 in 2019.[14]

Most of Raleigh is located within Wake County, with a small portion extending into Durham County.[15] The towns of Cary, Morrisville, Garner, Clayton, Wake Forest, Apex, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, Knightdale, Wendell, Zebulon, and Rolesville are some of Raleigh's primary nearby suburbs and satellite towns.

Raleigh is an early example in the United States of a planned city.[16] 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

See also: Timeline of Raleigh, North Carolina

Earlier capitals

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

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.[17] 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.[18] 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.[19] The city was incorporated on December 31, 1792, and a charter granted January 21, 1795.[20] The city was named for Sir Walter Raleigh, sponsor of Roanoke, the "lost colony" on Roanoke Island.[21]

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.[22] 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.[23]

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.[24] John Haywood was the first Intendant of Police.[25]

19th century

 
North Carolina State Capitol, c.1861; Governor David S. Reid is in the foreground
 
Raleigh, North Carolina in 1872
 
North Carolina State Treasurers Office in State Capitol, c.1890s

In 1808, Andrew Johnson, the United States' future 17th President, was born at Casso's Inn in Raleigh.[26] 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.[27]

In 1817, the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina was established and headquartered in Raleigh.[28]

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.[29]

North Carolina seceded from the Union during the American Civil War. 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.[30] As Confederate cavalry retreated west, Union soldiers followed, leading to the Battle of Morrisville nearby.[31]

Due to the economic and social problems of the post-war period and Reconstruction, with a state economy still heavily dependent on agriculture, the city grew little over the next several decades.[32][33]

Shaw University, the South's first African American college, began classes in 1865 and was chartered in 1875.[34] 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.[35]

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.[36] 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.[37]

In 1880, the newspapers News and Observer combined to form The News & Observer.[38] 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.[39]

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.[40][41][42]

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.[43] No African American was elected to Congress from North Carolina until 1992.

20th century

 
Fayetteville Street during the 1910s

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.[44]

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.[45] 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.[46]

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,[47] 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.[48] It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Raleigh experienced significant damage from Hurricane Hazel in 1954.[49]

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.[50] In 1960, the Census Bureau reported Raleigh's population as 76.4% White and 23.4% Black.[51]

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.[52]

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.[53]

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.[54]

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.[55]

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.[56]

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 PNC Arena), 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.[57]

21st century

 
The Raleigh skyline with crepe myrtle trees in bloom 2017

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.[58]

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.[59]

Fayetteville Street reopened to vehicular traffic in 2006.[60] 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.[61]

In 2006, the city's NHL franchise, the Carolina Hurricanes, won the Stanley Cup, North Carolina's first and only professional sports championship.

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.[62]

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.[63]

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. 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 mass 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 cornered by police at a nearby residence and is in critical condition from injuries sustained during the incident.[72][73][74]

Geography

 
Interactive map of Raleigh city limits

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Raleigh occupies a total area of 144.0 sq mi (373.0 km2), of which 142 sq mi (369 km2) is land and 0.97 sq mi (2.5 km2), or 0.76%, is covered by water. 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] 165 mi (266 km) northeast of Charlotte,[78] and 155 mi (249 km) southwest of Richmond, Virginia.[79] A small portion of Raleigh is located in Durham County, North Carolina.

Cityscape

Main article: Raleigh, North Carolina neighborhoods
See also: List of tallest buildings in Raleigh
 
Downtown Raleigh panorama, from 1909
 
Downtown Raleigh panorama, in 2014
 
Fayetteville Street in Downtown Raleigh

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

 
Warehouses on Martin Street, Raleigh NC

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 (Raleigh), and Capital District (Raleigh).[84]

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 Cameron Park, Boylan Heights,[87] 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

 
The towers at North Hills, in Midtown Raleigh.

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.[88] 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.[89] The Midtown Raleigh Alliance was founded on July 25, 2011, as a way for community leaders to promote the area.[90] 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

East Raleigh is situated roughly from Capital Boulevard near the I-440 beltline to New Hope 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,[91] New Hope, Thompson-Hunter and Wilder's Grove. The area is bordered to the east by the town of Knightdale.[92]

West Raleigh

 
Dorton Arena in Raleigh, designed by Matthew Nowicki

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 PNC Arena is also located here adjacent to the North Carolina State Fairgrounds. These are located approximately 2 miles from Rex Hospital.[93]

North Raleigh

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.[94]

South Raleigh

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.[95]

Southeast Raleigh

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

 
Ducks swimming at Durant Nature Preserve in the Fall

Like much of the Southeastern United States, Raleigh has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Winters are generally cool, with a normal January daily mean temperature of 41.9 °F (5.5 °C).[96] 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.[96] Raleigh receives an average annual rainfall of 46.07 in (117.0 cm).[97] 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 in 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).[96] There are 48 days per year with highs at or above 90 °F (32 °C).[96] 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. Extremes in temperature have ranged from −9 °F (−23 °C) on January 21, 1985 up to 105 °F (41 °C), most recently on June 29–30 and July 8, 2012.[96] Raleigh falls in USDA hardiness zones 7b (5 °F to 10 °F) and 8a (10 °F to 15 °F).[98]

 
Light snow in downtown Raleigh along Hillsborough Street 2015

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.[99] 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.[100] 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.[101] There also was the April 16, 2011, EF3 tornado, which affected portions of downtown and northeast Raleigh and the suburb of Holly Springs.[102]

Climate data for Raleigh–Durham International Airport, North Carolina (1991–2020 normals,[a] extremes 1887–present[b])
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 80
(27) 		84
(29) 		94
(34) 		95
(35) 		99
(37) 		105
(41) 		105
(41) 		105
(41) 		104
(40) 		100
(38) 		88
(31) 		81
(27) 		105
(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)
Average high °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)
Average low °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)[96][103][104]
Source 2: Weather Atlas (UV Index)[105]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1800669—
181097645.9%
18202,674174.0%
18301,700−36.4%
18402,24432.0%
18504,518101.3%
18604,7805.8%
18707,79063.0%
18809,26518.9%
189012,67836.8%
190013,6437.6%
191019,21840.9%
192024,41827.1%
193037,37953.1%
194046,87925.4%
195065,67940.1%
196093,93143.0%
1970122,83030.8%
1980150,25522.3%
1990212,09241.2%
2000276,09330.2%
2010403,89246.3%
2020467,66515.8%
2021 (est.)469,124[106]0.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[107]
2010–2020[10]
 
Map of racial distribution in Raleigh, 2010 U.S. Census. Each dot is 25 people: ⬤ White ⬤ Black ⬤ Asian ⬤ Hispanic ⬤ Other

As of the 2020 United States 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.[108] At the 2000 United States census,[6] 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/km2). There were 120,699 housing units at an average density of 1,053.2 per square mile (406.7/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.[108] 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.[108]

Race and ethnicity

Raleigh city, North Carolina - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[110] Pop 2010[111] % 2020 % 2010
White alone (NH) 241,308 215,204 51.60% 53.28%
Black or African American alone (NH) 120,480 115,976 25.76% 28.71%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1,094 1,019 0.23% 0.25%
Asian alone (NH) 23,444 17,309 5.01% 4.29%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 179 139 0.04% 0.03%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 2,647 828 0.57% 0.21%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 17,999 7,549 3.85% 1.87%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 60,514 45,868 12.94% 11.36%
Total 467,665 403,892 100.00% 100.00%

Note: the US 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 can be of any race.

The racial makeup of Raleigh in 2019 was 52.5% non-Hispanic White, 28.3% Black or African American, 0.4% American Indian or Alaska Native, 4.0% Asian American, 0.1% from some other race, 2.1% two or more races, 12.5% Hispanic or Latin American of any race.[112][113] 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[114] 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

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.[115] 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.[116][117][118]

Other religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Baháʼí,[119] Druze, Taoism, and Shintoism[120] make up 1.31% of religious practitioners. Judaism (0.9%) and Islam (0.8%) are also practiced.[115]

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.[121]

Crime

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reports, in 2019 the Raleigh Police Department and other agencies in the city reported 1,222 incidents of violent crime and 8,520 incidents of property crime – far below both the national average and the North Carolina average. Of the violent crimes reported, 5 were murders, 164 were rape/sexual assaults and 322 were robberies. Aggravated assault accounted for 731 of the total violent crimes. Property crimes included burglaries which accounted for 1,200, larcenies for 6,572 and Motor vehicle theft accounted for 748 incidents out of the total.[122][123][124]

Economy

 
 
Raleigh's downtown

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 evasion with 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, Truist Financial, Building Materials Holding Corporation, Capitol Broadcasting Company, Carquest, 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

According to Raleigh's 2017–18 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[134] the top employers in the city are:

# Employer No. of employees
1 State of North Carolina 22,365
2 WakeMed 9,362
3 North Carolina State University 8,948
4 Wake County Public School System 8,396
5 UNC Rex Healthcare 5,680
6 City of Raleigh 4,276
7 Wake County 3,960
8 NC DHHS 3,800
9 Duke Energy Progress 2,800
10 Wake Technical Community College 2,160

Arts and culture

Museums

 
The SECU Daily Planet, part of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Nature Research Center
 
Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, 2008
 
The Videri Chocolate Factory in the Warehouse District

Performing arts

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

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

See also: List of sports venues in North Carolina

Professional

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 PNC Arena), 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.

 
The PNC Arena in Raleigh

In addition to the Hurricanes, the North Carolina FC of the United Soccer League and North Carolina Courage women's professional soccer team 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 PNC Arena; 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 Wakefield Plantation.[163] Nearby Prestonwood Country Club hosts the PGA SAS Championship every fall.

Collegiate

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 PNC Arena 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

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]

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.[167] Raleigh is also home to one of the Southeast's premier Hardcourt Bike Polo clubs.[168]

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

 
A college student walks her dog at Lake Johnson in the Fall

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.[169]

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.[170]

Government

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.[171][172]

City Council

Main article: Raleigh City Council

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.[173]

  • 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

 
Students walk through the brickyard between classes at North Carolina State University.
 
Estey Hall on the campus of Shaw University

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.[174][175] 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

Public

Private

Private, for profit

Primary and secondary education

Public schools

Main article: Wake County Public School System

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.[187] 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
Magnet schools
Alternative schools
Early college schools

Charter schools

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:

State-operated schools

Private and religion-based schools

Media

See also: List of newspapers in North Carolina, List of radio stations in North Carolina, and List of television stations in North Carolina

Print publications

There are several newspapers and periodicals serving Raleigh:

  • The News & Observer, a large daily newspaper owned by The McClatchy Company[227]
  • 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[228]
  • Technician, student publication of North Carolina State University[229]
  • The Carolinian, North Carolina's oldest and largest African-American newspaper published twice weekly[230]
  • Midtown Magazine an upscale Raleigh lifestyle magazine[231]
  • Raleigh Magazine a glossy print magazine covering exclusively Raleigh[232]
  • Walter Magazine a magazine covering Covering the art, culture and people of Raleigh[233]
  • The Slammer, a paid bi-weekly newspaper featuring Raleigh crime news[234]
  • Carolina Journal, a free monthly newspaper[235]
  • Independent Weekly, a free weekly tabloid covering Raleigh, Durham, and the surrounding area[236]

Television

Main article: The Triangle (North Carolina) § Television

Broadcast

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:

Broadcast radio

Public and listener-supported

Commercial

Infrastructure

Transportation

Air

Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Main article: Raleigh–Durham International Airport

(IATA: RDU, ICAO: KRDU, FAA LID: RDU)

Raleigh-Durham International Airport, 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 more than 50 domestic and international destinations and serves approximately 10 million passengers a year. International destinations include London, Montreal, Toronto, Cancún, Paris, and seasonal service to Keflavík. American Airlines operates the daily service to London Heathrow. Delta Air Lines announced in November 2008 that service from RDU to Paris, France would begin in June 2009, but the route would not take flight until 2016.[253] 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.[254]

Private general aviation airports in Raleigh include Triple W Airport (ICAO: K5W5, FAA LID: 5W5).

Freeways and primary designated routes

Interstate Highways
  •   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.[255]
  •   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.[256]
  •    I-540 / NC 540 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.[257]
  •   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.[258]
United States Highways
  •   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
  •   NC 54 follows Chapel Hill Road and Hillsborough Street in West Raleigh. The route ends at its interchange with I-440.
  •   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 98 known as Durham Road in North Raleigh, traverses the extreme northeastern part of the city, where it borders Wake Forest.

Intercity rail

 
CAT bus on Hillsborough Street in Downtown Raleigh
 
Triangle Transit bus

Raleigh's train station is one of Amtrak's busiest stops in the Southern U.S.[259] The station is served by five passenger trains daily: the Silver Star, thrice-daily Piedmont service, and the Carolinian.[260] Daily service is offered between Raleigh and:

Public transit

Public transportation in and around Raleigh is provided by GoRaleigh (formerly Capital Area Transit),[261] which operates 33 fixed bus routes, including the R-Line[262] 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.[263]

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.[264]

Greyhound Lines provides an inter-city bus service to Durham, Charlotte, Richmond, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and other cities.

Bicycle and pedestrian

  • 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.[265]
  • 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.[266]
  • A 2011 study by Walk Score ranked Raleigh 36th most walkable of fifty largest U.S. cities.[267]
  • 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.[268][269]

Public safety

The Raleigh Fire Department provides fire protection throughout the city.[270] The North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women, the state's primary correctional facility housing female inmates, is based in Raleigh.[271]

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Raleigh, North Carolina

Sister cities

Raleigh has several sister cities:[272]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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

See also: Bibliography of the history of Raleigh, North Carolina
  • 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.
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Raleigh redirects here For other uses see Raleigh disambiguation Raleigh ˈ r ɑː l i RAH lee 8 is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States 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 147 6 sq mi 382 km2 The U S Census Bureau counted the city s population as 474 069 in the 2020 census 10 It is one of the fastest growing cities in the United States 11 12 The city of Raleigh is named after Sir Walter Raleigh who established the lost Roanoke Colony in present day Dare County RaleighState capitalClockwise from top left Skyline of the downtown NC State bell tower North Carolina State Capitol Historic Oakwood Cemetery the Warehouse District Dorton Arena and the Fayetteville Street FlagSealLogoNickname s City of Oaks Raleigh Wood Oak City 1 2 Location in Wake County and the state of North Carolina RaleighLocation in North Carolina United States amp North AmericaShow map of North CarolinaRaleighRaleigh the United States Show map of the United StatesRaleighRaleigh North America Show map of North AmericaCoordinates 35 46 48 N 78 38 24 W 35 78000 N 78 64000 W 35 78000 78 64000 Coordinates 35 46 48 N 78 38 24 W 35 78000 N 78 64000 W 35 78000 78 64000CountryUnited StatesStateNorth CarolinaCountiesWake DurhamCharteredDecember 31 1794Named forSir Walter RaleighGovernment 3 TypeCouncil Manager BodyRaleigh City Council MayorMary Ann Baldwin D CouncilMembers Jonathan Melton At Large D Stormie Forte At Large D Mary Black Branch A D Megan Patton B D Corey Branch C D Jane Harrison D D Christina Jones E D Area 4 State capital149 61 sq mi 387 50 km2 Land148 54 sq mi 384 73 km2 Water1 07 sq mi 2 77 km2 Elevation315 ft 96 m Population 2020 State capital467 665 Rank41st in the United States2nd in North Carolina Density3 148 33 sq mi 1 215 57 km2 Urban1 106 646 US 43rd Urban density1 994 6 sq mi 770 1 km2 Metro 5 1 413 982 US 42nd DemonymRaleighiteTime zoneUTC 05 00 EST Summer DST UTC 04 00 EDT ZIP Codes27601 27603 27604 27605 27606 27607 27608 27609 27610 27612 27613 27614 27615 27616 27617Area code s 919 984FIPS code37 55000 6 GNIS feature ID1024242 7 Websiteraleighnc wbr govRaleigh is home to North Carolina State University NC State 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 U S Census Bureau s Raleigh Durham Cary Combined Statistical Area CSA which had an estimated population of 2 037 430 in 2013 13 The Raleigh Metropolitan Statistical Area had an estimated population of 1 390 785 in 2019 14 Most of Raleigh is located within Wake County with a small portion extending into Durham County 15 The towns of Cary Morrisville Garner Clayton Wake Forest Apex Holly Springs Fuquay Varina Knightdale Wendell Zebulon and Rolesville are some of Raleigh s primary nearby suburbs and satellite towns Raleigh is an early example in the United States of a planned city 16 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 Contents 1 History 1 1 Earlier capitals 1 2 18th century 1 3 19th century 1 4 20th century 1 5 21st century 2 Geography 2 1 Cityscape 2 1 1 Inside the Beltline 2 1 2 Midtown Raleigh 2 1 3 East Raleigh 2 1 4 West Raleigh 2 1 5 North Raleigh 2 1 6 South Raleigh 2 1 7 Southeast Raleigh 2 2 Climate 3 Demographics 3 1 Race and ethnicity 3 2 Religion 3 3 Crime 4 Economy 4 1 Top employers 5 Arts and culture 5 1 Museums 5 2 Performing arts 5 3 Visual arts 6 Sports 6 1 Professional 6 2 Collegiate 6 3 Amateur 7 Parks and recreation 8 Government 8 1 City Council 9 Education 9 1 Higher education 9 1 1 Public 9 1 2 Private 9 1 3 Private for profit 9 2 Primary and secondary education 9 2 1 Public schools 9 2 1 1 Traditional schools 9 2 1 2 Magnet schools 9 2 1 3 Alternative schools 9 2 1 4 Early college schools 9 2 2 Charter schools 9 2 3 State operated schools 9 2 4 Private and religion based schools 10 Media 10 1 Print publications 10 2 Television 10 2 1 Broadcast 10 3 Broadcast radio 10 3 1 Public and listener supported 10 3 2 Commercial 11 Infrastructure 11 1 Transportation 11 1 1 Air 11 1 1 1 Raleigh Durham International Airport 11 1 2 Freeways and primary designated routes 11 1 2 1 Interstate Highways 11 1 2 2 United States Highways 11 1 2 3 North Carolina Highways 11 1 3 Intercity rail 11 1 4 Public transit 11 1 5 Bicycle and pedestrian 11 2 Public safety 12 Notable people 13 Sister cities 14 See also 15 Notes 16 References 17 Further reading 18 External linksHistory EditSee also Timeline of Raleigh North Carolina 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 17 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 18 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 19 The city was incorporated on December 31 1792 and a charter granted January 21 1795 20 The city was named for Sir Walter Raleigh sponsor of Roanoke the lost colony on Roanoke Island 21 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 22 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 23 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 24 John Haywood was the first Intendant of Police 25 19th century Edit North Carolina State Capitol c 1861 Governor David S Reid is in the foreground Raleigh North Carolina in 1872 North Carolina State Treasurers Office in State Capitol c 1890s In 1808 Andrew Johnson the United States future 17th President was born at Casso s Inn in Raleigh 26 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 27 In 1817 the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina was established and headquartered in Raleigh 28 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 amp 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 29 North Carolina seceded from the Union during the American Civil War 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 30 As Confederate cavalry retreated west Union soldiers followed leading to the Battle of Morrisville nearby 31 Due to the economic and social problems of the post war period and Reconstruction with a state economy still heavily dependent on agriculture the city grew little over the next several decades 32 33 Shaw University the South s first African American college began classes in 1865 and was chartered in 1875 34 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 35 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 36 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 37 In 1880 the newspapers News and Observer combined to form The News amp Observer 38 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 39 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 40 41 42 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 43 No African American was elected to Congress from North Carolina until 1992 20th century Edit Fayetteville Street during the 1910s 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 44 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 45 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 46 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 47 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 48 It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 Raleigh experienced significant damage from Hurricane Hazel in 1954 49 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 50 In 1960 the Census Bureau reported Raleigh s population as 76 4 White and 23 4 Black 51 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 52 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 53 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 54 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 55 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 56 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 PNC Arena 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 57 21st century Edit The Raleigh skyline with crepe myrtle trees in bloom 2017 Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral in 2018 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 58 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 59 Fayetteville Street reopened to vehicular traffic in 2006 60 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 61 In 2006 the city s NHL franchise the Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup North Carolina s first and only professional sports championship 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 62 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 63 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 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 mass 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 cornered by police at a nearby residence and is in critical condition from injuries sustained during the incident 72 73 74 Geography Edit Interactive map of Raleigh city limits According to the United States Census Bureau the city of Raleigh occupies a total area of 144 0 sq mi 373 0 km2 of which 142 sq mi 369 km2 is land and 0 97 sq mi 2 5 km2 or 0 76 is covered by water 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 77 165 mi 266 km northeast of Charlotte 78 and 155 mi 249 km southwest of Richmond Virginia 79 A small portion of Raleigh is located in Durham County North Carolina Cityscape Edit Main article Raleigh North Carolina neighborhoods See also List of tallest buildings in Raleigh Downtown Raleigh panorama from 1909 Downtown Raleigh panorama in 2014 Fayetteville Street in Downtown Raleigh 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 Warehouses on Martin Street Raleigh NC 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 Raleigh and Capital District Raleigh 84 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 Cameron Park Boylan Heights 87 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 The towers at North Hills in Midtown Raleigh 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 88 The term was coined by the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce developer John Kane and planning director Mitchell Silver The News amp Observer newspaper started using the term for marketing purposes only 89 The Midtown Raleigh Alliance was founded on July 25 2011 as a way for community leaders to promote the area 90 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 near the I 440 beltline to New Hope 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 91 New Hope Thompson Hunter and Wilder s Grove The area is bordered to the east by the town of Knightdale 92 West Raleigh Edit Dorton Arena in Raleigh designed by Matthew Nowicki 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 PNC Arena is also located here adjacent to the North Carolina State Fairgrounds These are located approximately 2 miles from Rex Hospital 93 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 94 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 95 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 Ducks swimming at Durant Nature Preserve in the FallLike much of the Southeastern United States Raleigh has a humid subtropical climate Koppen Cfa Winters are generally cool with a normal January daily mean temperature of 41 9 F 5 5 C 96 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 96 Raleigh receives an average annual rainfall of 46 07 in 117 0 cm 97 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 in 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 96 There are 48 days per year with highs at or above 90 F 32 C 96 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 Extremes in temperature have ranged from 9 F 23 C on January 21 1985 up to 105 F 41 C most recently on June 29 30 and July 8 2012 96 Raleigh falls in USDA hardiness zones 7b 5 F to 10 F and 8a 10 F to 15 F 98 Light snow in downtown Raleigh along Hillsborough Street 2015Raleigh 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 99 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 100 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 101 There also was the April 16 2011 EF3 tornado which affected portions of downtown and northeast Raleigh and the suburb of Holly Springs 102 Climate data for Raleigh Durham International Airport North Carolina 1991 2020 normals a extremes 1887 present b Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high F C 80 27 84 29 94 34 95 35 99 37 105 41 105 41 105 41 104 40 100 38 88 31 81 27 105 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 Average high 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 Average low 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 6Average 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 4Average 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 2Average 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 3Percent possible sunshine 53 57 62 64 59 61 58 57 58 62 56 52 59Average ultraviolet index 3 4 6 7 9 10 10 9 8 5 3 2 6Source 1 NOAA relative humidity dew point and sun 1961 1990 96 103 104 Source 2 Weather Atlas UV Index 105 Demographics EditHistorical populationCensus Pop 1800669 181097645 9 18202 674174 0 18301 700 36 4 18402 24432 0 18504 518101 3 18604 7805 8 18707 79063 0 18809 26518 9 189012 67836 8 190013 6437 6 191019 21840 9 192024 41827 1 193037 37953 1 194046 87925 4 195065 67940 1 196093 93143 0 1970122 83030 8 1980150 25522 3 1990212 09241 2 2000276 09330 2 2010403 89246 3 2020467 66515 8 2021 est 469 124 106 0 3 U S Decennial Census 107 2010 2020 10 Map of racial distribution in Raleigh 2010 U S Census Each dot is 25 people White Black Asian Hispanic Other As of the 2020 United States 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 474 069 108 At the 2000 United States census 6 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 km2 There were 120 699 housing units at an average density of 1 053 2 per square mile 406 7 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 36 875 108 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 1 074 108 Race and ethnicity Edit Raleigh city North Carolina Demographic Profile NH Non Hispanic Race Ethnicity Pop 2020 110 Pop 2010 111 2020 2010White alone NH 241 308 215 204 51 60 53 28 Black or African American alone NH 120 480 115 976 25 76 28 71 Native American or Alaska Native alone NH 1 094 1 019 0 23 0 25 Asian alone NH 23 444 17 309 5 01 4 29 Pacific Islander alone NH 179 139 0 04 0 03 Some Other Race alone NH 2 647 828 0 57 0 21 Mixed Race Multi Racial NH 17 999 7 549 3 85 1 87 Hispanic or Latino any race 60 514 45 868 12 94 11 36 Total 467 665 403 892 100 00 100 00 Note the US 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 can be of any race The racial makeup of Raleigh in 2019 was 52 5 non Hispanic White 28 3 Black or African American 0 4 American Indian or Alaska Native 4 0 Asian American 0 1 from some other race 2 1 two or more races 12 5 Hispanic or Latin American of any race 112 113 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 lt 0 1 Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 114 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 115 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 116 117 118 Other religions including Hinduism Buddhism Bahaʼi 119 Druze Taoism and Shintoism 120 make up 1 31 of religious practitioners Judaism 0 9 and Islam 0 8 are also practiced 115 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 121 Crime Edit According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation s Uniform Crime Reports in 2019 the Raleigh Police Department and other agencies in the city reported 1 222 incidents of violent crime and 8 520 incidents of property crime far below both the national average and the North Carolina average Of the violent crimes reported 5 were murders 164 were rape sexual assaults and 322 were robberies Aggravated assault accounted for 731 of the total violent crimes Property crimes included burglaries which accounted for 1 200 larcenies for 6 572 and Motor vehicle theft accounted for 748 incidents out of the total 122 123 124 Economy Edit Raleigh s downtown 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 evasion with 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 Truist Financial Building Materials Holding Corporation Capitol Broadcasting Company Carquest 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 2017 18 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 134 the top employers in the city are Employer No of employees1 State of North Carolina 22 3652 WakeMed 9 3623 North Carolina State University 8 9484 Wake County Public School System 8 3965 UNC Rex Healthcare 5 6806 City of Raleigh 4 2767 Wake County 3 9608 NC DHHS 3 8009 Duke Energy Progress 2 80010 Wake Technical Community College 2 160Arts and culture EditMuseums Edit The SECU Daily Planet part of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Nature Research Center Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts 2008 African American Cultural Complex 135 Contemporary Art Museum of Raleigh 136 Gregg Museum of Art amp Design at North Carolina State University Haywood Hall House amp 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 The Videri Chocolate Factory in the Warehouse District 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 EditSee also List of sports venues in North Carolina Professional sports teams Team League Venue capacity Since TitlesCarolina Hurricanes National Hockey League PNC Arena 18 680 1997 1North Carolina FC United Soccer League WakeMed Soccer Park 10 000 2006 0North Carolina Courage National Women s Soccer League WakeMed Soccer Park 10 000 2017 2Carolina Mudcats Single A baseball Five County Stadium 6 500 1991 2Professional 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 PNC Arena 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 The PNC Arena in Raleigh In addition to the Hurricanes the North Carolina FC of the United Soccer League and North Carolina Courage women s professional soccer team 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 PNC Arena 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 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 PNC Arena 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 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 167 Raleigh is also home to one of the Southeast s premier Hardcourt Bike Polo clubs 168 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 A college student walks her dog at Lake Johnson in the FallRaleigh 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 169 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 170 Government EditHistorically 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 171 172 City Council Edit Main article Raleigh City Council 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 173 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 Memorial Bell Tower at North Carolina State University Students walk through the brickyard between classes at North Carolina State University Estey Hall on the campus of Shaw University Main Building on the campus of William Peace University Raleigh Charter High School main entrance 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 174 175 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 North Carolina State University 176 Wake Technical Community College 177 Private Edit Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law Baptist 178 Meredith College Baptist 179 Montreat College s School of Professional and Adult Studies Presbyterian William Peace University Presbyterian 180 Shaw University Baptist 181 Skema Business School the first French Business School to open a campus in the USA 182 St Augustine s University Episcopal 183 Private for profit Edit ECPI College of Technology 184 The Medical Arts School 185 Strayer University 186 Primary and secondary education Edit Public schools Edit Main article Wake County Public School System 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 187 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 188 Leesville Road High School 189 Jesse O Sanderson High School 190 Wakefield High School 191 Magnet schools Edit Athens Drive High School 192 William G Enloe GT IB Center for the Humanities Sciences and the Arts International Baccalaureate Millbrook High School International Baccalaureate 193 Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School 194 Alternative schools Edit Longview School 195 Mary E Phillips High School 196 Early college schools Edit Wake Young Men s Leadership Academy 197 Wake Young Women s Leadership Academy 198 Wake STEM Early College High School 199 Wake Early College of Health and Sciences 200 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 8 201 Endeavor Charter School K 8 202 Exploris Middle School 1 8 203 Hope Elementary School K 5 204 Longleaf School of the Arts 9 12 205 Magellan Charter School 3 8 PreEminent Charter School K 8 Quest Academy K 8 206 Raleigh Charter High School 9 12 207 Torchlight Academy K 6 208 Woods Charter School K 12 State operated schools Edit Governor Morehead School school for the blindPrivate and religion based schools Edit Al Iman Islamic School K 8 An Noor Quran Academy 3 8 Bonner Academy 5 8 209 Follow the Child Montessori School K 6 Friendship Christian School of Raleigh Baptist 1 12 210 Gethsemane Seventh day Adventist Church School K 8 Grace Christian School K 12 211 Jewish Academy of Wake County K 3 Montessori School of Raleigh K 9 Neuse Baptist Christian School K 12 212 North Raleigh Christian Academy Protestant Christian K 12 213 Raleigh Christian Academy Baptist K 12 214 The Raleigh School K 5 215 Ravenscroft School K 12 216 The Trilogy School 2 12 217 Trinity Academy of Raleigh Protestant Christian K 12 218 Upper Room Christian Academy closed PreK 12 219 Wake Christian Academy K 12 220 Word of God Christian Academy Protestant Christian K 12 221 Thales Academy PreK 12 222 Episcopal schoolsSt David s School Episcopal K 12 223 St Timothy s School St Mary s School Episcopal 9 12 224 Catholic secondary schoolsCardinal Gibbons High School Catholic 9 12 225 St Thomas More Academy Catholic 9 12 226 Catholic primary schoolsThe Franciscan School Catholic K 8 Cathedral School Catholic PreK 8 Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School K 8 St Raphael the Archangel Catholic School PreK 8 Media EditSee also List of newspapers in North Carolina List of radio stations in North Carolina and List of television stations in North Carolina Print publications Edit There are several newspapers and periodicals serving Raleigh The News amp Observer a large daily newspaper owned by The McClatchy Company 227 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 228 Technician student publication of North Carolina State University 229 The Carolinian North Carolina s oldest and largest African American newspaper published twice weekly 230 Midtown Magazine an upscale Raleigh lifestyle magazine 231 Raleigh Magazine a glossy print magazine covering exclusively Raleigh 232 Walter Magazine a magazine covering Covering the art culture and people of Raleigh 233 The Slammer a paid bi weekly newspaper featuring Raleigh crime news 234 Carolina Journal a free monthly newspaper 235 Independent Weekly a free weekly tabloid covering Raleigh Durham and the surrounding area 236 Television Edit Main article The Triangle North Carolina Television 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 237 WRAL TV 5 NBC licensed to Raleigh owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company 238 WTVD 11 ABC licensed to Durham news bureau located in Raleigh ABC O amp O owned by ABC Owned Television Stations 239 WNCN TV 17 CBS studios located in Raleigh licensed to the city of Goldsboro southeast of Raleigh owned by Nexstar Media Group 240 WLFL TV 22 CW licensed to Raleigh owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group 241 WRDC 28 MyNet licensed to Durham owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group 242 WRAY TV 30 TCT licensed to Wilson TCT O amp O owned by Tri State Christian Television WUVC DT 40 Univision licensed to Fayetteville Univision O amp O owned by TelevisaUnivision 243 WRPX TV 47 Ion licensed to Rocky Mount with studios in Raleigh Ion O amp O owned by Ion Media 244 WRAZ TV 50 Fox licensed to Raleigh owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company WAUG LD 8 Independent station licensed to Raleigh owned and operated by Saint Augustine s College WRTD CD 54 Telemundo licensed to Raleigh Telemundo O amp O owned by NBCUniversalBroadcast 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 WDCG FM G105 Contemporary hit radio 245 WDCG HD2 ALT 95 3 Alternative rock analogue broadcast on 95 3 FM W237BZ 246 WQDR FM 94 7QDR Country 247 WBBB FM 96 1 Radio 96 1 Adult hits 248 WRAL FM Mix 101 5 Adult contemporary 249 WKIX FM KIX 102 9 Classic hits 250 WPTF AM NewsRadio 680 News Talk 251 WQOK FM K97 5 Hip hop 252 WFXC FM WFXK FM Foxy 107 104 Urban adult contemporary WRDU FM 100 7 Classic rock WNCB FM 93 9 B939 FM Country WTKK FM 106 1 FM News Talk WNNL FM 103 9 The Light Urban contemporary gospel WPLW FM 96 9 Pulse FM Contemporary hits WKIX Just Right Radio 850 and 104 7 FM Popular standards WQDR AM 570 classic rock WCLY AM That Station Adult album alternative 750 WAUGInfrastructure EditTransportation Edit Air Edit Raleigh Durham International Airport Raleigh Durham International Airport Edit Main article Raleigh Durham International Airport IATA RDU ICAO KRDU FAA LID RDU Raleigh Durham International Airport 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 more than 50 domestic and international destinations and serves approximately 10 million passengers a year International destinations include London Montreal Toronto Cancun Paris and seasonal service to Keflavik American Airlines operates the daily service to London Heathrow Delta Air Lines announced in November 2008 that service from RDU to Paris France would begin in June 2009 but the route would not take flight until 2016 253 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 254 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 255 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 256 I 540 NC 540 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 257 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 258 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 54 follows Chapel Hill Road and Hillsborough Street in West Raleigh The route ends at its interchange with I 440 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 98 known as Durham Road in North Raleigh traverses the extreme northeastern part of the city where it borders Wake Forest Intercity rail Edit Amtrak s Carolinian pulling into Raleigh s train station CAT bus on Hillsborough Street in Downtown Raleigh Triangle Transit bus Raleigh s train station is one of Amtrak s busiest stops in the Southern U S 259 The station is served by five passenger trains daily the Silver Star thrice daily Piedmont service and the Carolinian 260 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 261 which operates 33 fixed bus routes including the R Line 262 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 263 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 264 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 265 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 266 A 2011 study by Walk Score ranked Raleigh 36th most walkable of fifty largest U S cities 267 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 268 269 Public safety Edit The Raleigh Fire Department provides fire protection throughout the city 270 The North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women the state s primary correctional facility housing female inmates is based in Raleigh 271 Notable people EditMain article List of people from Raleigh North CarolinaSister cities EditRaleigh has several sister cities 272 Compiegne Oise Hauts de France France Kingston upon Hull England United Kingdom Rostock Mecklenburg Vorpommern Germany Nairobi Kenya 273 Gibraltar Gibraltar United Kingdom 274 275 See also Edit United States portal North 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