Wake Forest

Summary

Wake Forest is a town in the United States^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of town_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (891 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wake Forest is located in Wake County^[3].
• Wake Forest is in the country of United States^[4].
• Wake Forest's head of government is recorded as Vivian A. Jones^[5].
• Wake Forest's instance of is recorded as town in the United States^[6].
• Wake Forest's instance of is recorded as city in North Carolina^[7].
• Wake Forest's postal code is recorded as 27587^[8].
• Wake Forest's postal code is recorded as 27588^[9].
• Wake Forest's Commons category is recorded as Wake Forest, North Carolina^[10].
• 1880 marks the founding of Wake Forest^[11].
• Wake Forest's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.973333333333, 'lon': -78.518888888889}^[12].
• Wake Forest's official website is recorded as http://www.wakeforestnc.gov/^[13].
• Wake Forest's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wake Forest, North Carolina^[14].
• Wake Forest has a population of {'amount': '+30117'}^[15].
• Wake Forest has a population of {'amount': '+47601'}^[16].
• Wake Forest's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Wake Forest^[17].
• Wake Forest's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wake Forest'}^[18].
• Wake Forest's category for people who died here is recorded as Q117422264^[19].
• Wake Forest's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+15734'}^[20].
• Wake Forest's category of associated people is recorded as Q117422254^[21].
• Wake Forest sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+118'}^[22].
• Wake Forest covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+42.122199'}^[23].
• Wake Forest covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+39.411234'}^[24].
• Wake Forest's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0.7996'}^[25].
• Wake Forest's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+40217'}^[26].

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Founding

1880 marks the founding of Wake Forest^[11].

Identity

Wake Forest's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[18].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Wake Forest include Wake Forest University^[27], a university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1834^[30].

Why It Matters

Wake Forest ranks in the top 2% of town_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (891 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include Wake Forest University^[27], a university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1834^[30].