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Orange County, Chatham County,
Durham County and Wake County. |
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The most populated community in each of these
central North Carolina Counties: Chapel
Hill-Orange County; Pittsboro-Chatham County; Durham-Durham County; Raleigh-Wake
County. |
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Population |
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County |
2000 Population |
1970 - 2000 - 2003 Population Growth |
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Orange |
118,227 |
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Chatham |
49,329 |
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Durham |
223,314 |
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Wake |
627,846 |
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(Source:
U.S. Census - 2000) |
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Real Estate - Housing Units by Type |
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County |
Total
Occupied |
Single
Fam
Detached |
Single
Fam
Attached |
2
Units |
3 - 4
Units |
5 +
Units |
Mobile
Homes |
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Orange |
49,289 |
53.6% |
4.3% |
3.5% |
3.9% |
24.0% |
10.6% |
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Chatham |
21,358 |
68.6% |
3.3% |
2.7% |
1.2% |
2.7% |
20.3% |
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Durham |
95,452 |
57.1% |
5.3% |
4.9% |
5.6% |
17.4% |
1.6% |
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Wake |
258,953 |
61.1% |
6.3% |
2.2% |
4.7% |
20.2% |
5.5% |
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(Source:
U.S. Census - 2000) |
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Major Employers |
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County |
Company |
Employees |
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Orange |
 University of North Carolina
UNC Healthcare
Blue
Cross & Blue Shield of NC
Orange County School System |
16,600
6,819
1,373
1,253 |
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Chatham |
Townsends
Chatham County School System
GoldKist |
1,375
1,260
800 |
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Durham |
Duke University & Medical Center
International Business Machine (IBM)
GlaxoSmithKline
Durham Public School System
Measurement Incorporated
Cree
US EPA Environmental Research Center
North Carolina Central University |
26,324
10,800
5,600
5,076
1,304
1,300
1,199
1,164 |
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Wake |
Wake County Public School System
North Carolina State University
WakeMed
SAS Institute
Rex Healthcare
Progress Energy |
12,997
7,787
6,241
4,131
3,779
3,400 |
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(Source: County Economic Developers 2005) |
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Health Care |
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Climate |
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Average |
High |
Low |
Average Precipitation |
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Summer |
89 |
68 |
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Winter |
49 |
27 |
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Ave Temp |
59.8 |
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Rainfall: |
49 inches |
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Snowfall: |
7.5 inches |
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Average Driving Times |
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To /
City |
Time |
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To /
City |
Time |
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Asheville , NC |
4 hrs |
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Charleston, SC |
4.5 hrs |
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Outerbanks,
NC |
3.5 hrs |
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Miami, FL |
14 hrs |
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Wilmington, NC |
2 hrs |
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New York, NY |
9 hrs |
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Atlanta, GA |
6 hrs |
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Philadelphia, PA |
7 hrs |
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Boston, MA |
12.5 hrs |
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Washington, DC |
4.5 hrs |
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