Cedar Fork Township (also designated Township 5) is one of twenty townships within
Wake County, North Carolina
Wake County is located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In the 2020 census, its population was 1,129,410, making it North Carolina's most-populous county. From July 2005 to July 2006, Wake County was the 9th-fastest growing county in the U ...
, United States. As of the
2010 census, Cedar Fork Township had a population of 40,841, a 274.3% increase over 2000.
Cedar Fork Township, occupying
in northwestern Wake County, includes all of the town of
Morrisville, portions of
Cary,
Raleigh
Raleigh (; ) 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 Southeas ...
, and the
Research Triangle Park
Research Triangle Park (RTP) is the largest research park in the United States, occupying in North Carolina and hosting more than 300 companies and 65,000 workers.
The facility is named for its location relative to the three surrounding cities ...
, as well as the
Raleigh-Durham International Airport
The Research Triangle, or simply The Triangle, are both common nicknames for a metropolitan area in the Piedmont region of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by the cities of Raleigh and Durham and the town of Chapel Hill, home to th ...
.
The southeastern portion of
Triangle Township in
Durham County that borders Wake County was originally a separate Durham township also named Cedar Fork.
References
Townships in Wake County, North Carolina
Townships in North Carolina
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