Cary, North Carolina

Town
	The red dot is where Cary is at in the state of North Carolina
	Coordinates: Coordinates: 35°46′44″N 78°48′1″W / 35.77889°N 78.80028°W
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Wake, Chatham
Founded	1750
Incorporated	April 6, 1871
Government
• Mayor	Harold Weinbrecht
Elevation	480 ft (146 m)
Population (2007)
• Total	127,640
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Website	www.townofcary.org
	The town was named after Samuel Fenton Cary

Cary is the second largest city in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. After January 1, 2008, Cary had a population of 127,640.^[1] According to CNN, Cary is the 8th fastest growing city in the United States.^[2]

History

Cary began in 1750 as a settlement called Bradford's Ordinary. About 100 years later, the North Carolina Railroad was built between New Bern and Hillsborough and the railroad went through the settlement. Allison Francis Page, a farmer and lumberman, and his wife, Catherine Raboteau Page bought 300 acres (1.2 km²) of land surrounding the railroad in 1854 and named it Cary. Page made the first streets in Cary and built a sawmill, a store and a post office. In 1868, he built a hotel for railroad passengers coming through Cary. Cary officially became a town on April 6, 1871, and Page became the first mayor.^[3]

Education

There are many schools in Cary. The public schools are run by the Wake County Public School System. There are also many private schools, both religious and non-religious. Private schooling and home schooling are popular among many Cary residents.

Transportation

The Town of Cary operates a local bus system called C-Tran Archived 2009-02-02 at the Wayback Machine. Cary also has an Amtrak station and is just a few miles away from the Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Cary has many bike trails and many neighborhoods have sidewalks, so it is a good place to walk or ride a bike.