Chapel Hill | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Southern Part of Heaven | |
| Motto(s): "Learning, Serving & Working Together To Build A Community Where People Thrive." | |
  Chapel Hill  Chapel Hill | |
| Coordinates: 35°55′38″N 79°02′21″W / 35.92722°N 79.03917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | |
| Founded | 1793 |
| Chartered | 1851 |
| Named for | New Hope Chapel |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Jessica Anderson (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.75 sq mi (56.32 km2) |
| • Land | 21.60 sq mi (55.93 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2) 0.69% |
| Elevation | 262 ft (80 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 61,960 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 62,043 |
| • Density | 2,869.05/sq mi (1,107.75/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 27514-27517 |
| Area codes | 919, 984 |
| FIPS code | 37-11800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406255[3] |
| Primary Airport | RDU |
| Website | www |
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange and Durham County, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 61,960 in the 2020 census, making Chapel Hill the 17th-most populous municipality in the state.[4] Chapel Hill and Durham make up the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 608,879 in 2023. When it's combined with Raleigh, the state capital, they make up the corners of the Research Triangle (officially the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area), which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.[5]
The town was founded in 1793 and is centered on Franklin Street, covering 21.3 square miles (55 km2). It contains several districts and buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care are a major part of the economy and town influence. Local artists have created many murals in the town.
- ^ "Tax Payments". Town of Chapel Hill. 2011. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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