Thursday, December 4, 2008

Chapter 9 Cities



The cities that surround Raleigh municipal area are Cary, Garner Wake Forest, Apex, Holly Springs, Clayton, Fuquay-Varina and Knightdale are some of Raleigh's major and primary nearby suburban areas.

The estimated Raleigh’s population as of July 1st 2008 was recorded 380,173, and since 2006, Raleigh's municipal population has surpassed those of Minneapolis, Tampa Bay, Cincinnati St. Louis and Pittsburgh and the population of Raleigh is the 15th fastest growing city in the United States. The population of Raleigh has grown over 100K since 2000 an increase of almost 40%.

Raleigh is divided into seven main geographical areas; each area uses the main zip code of Raleigh that begins with 276.

The areas of Raleigh are:


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