Cary

Cary is a town in Wake, Chatham, and Durham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is part of the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2020 Census, its population was 174,721, making it the seventh largest municipality in North Carolina, and the 148th largest in the United States. In 2022, the town's population had increased to 180,388.Cary began as a railroad village and became known as an educational center in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.