Tag: Morrisville
Morrisville is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. A small portion of the town extends into Durham County. The population was 18,576 at the 2010 census. Morrisville is part of the Research Triangle metropolitan region. The regional name originated after the 1959 creation of the Research Triangle Park, located midway between the cities of Raleigh and Durham. The Research Triangle region encompasses the U.S. Census Bureau’s Combined Statistical Area (CSA) of Raleigh-Durham-Cary. The estimated population of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA was 1,565,223 as of July 1, 2006, with the Raleigh-Cary Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) portion estimated at 994,551 residents.
Morrisville is located at 35°49′39″N 78°49′44″W / 35.8275°N 78.82889°W / 35.8275; -78.82889 (35.827493, -78.828930).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.3 square miles (21.5 km), of which 8.3 square miles (21.4 km) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km), or 0.62%, is…
