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Fun Facts
- Wake County is 549,000 acres, or 860 sq. miles, or 2,212 sq. kilometers. From east to west, it measures 46 miles. From north to south, it measures 39 miles.
- The highest point in the County, about 540 feet above sea level, is a quarter of a mile north of Leesville.
- The lowest point in the County, about 160 feet above sea level, is a half of a mile southeast of Shotwell, where Marks Creek flows into Johnston County.
- The geographic center of Wake County is in Raleigh, near Broughton High School.
- Wake County is growing by 86 people per day.
- Wake County has about 850,000 people living here as of 2008.
- Andrew Johnson was the 17th president of the United States and born in Raleigh, North Carolina (Wake County) in 1808.
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