About North Carolina

• Wake County, North Carolina
  Wake County, North Carolina is constantly improving! Being rated as one of the best places to live and work in America came as no surprise to Wake County, it was the goal their planners had set, and one that they intend to maintain. The population of Wake was 627,846 in 2000, and Wake has ongoing preparations to accommodate more.
   
• Raleigh, North Carolina
  Raleigh, North Carolina has shown that the best in progress is attainable while stressing Family Values. Capitol city of the state of North Carolina, Raleigh (established 1792), has made education and prosperity a priority from the beginning. The beautiful Neuse River, Walnut and Crabtree Creeks and their tributaries, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Blue Ridge Mountains are all part of Raleigh's mystique.
   
• Durham, North Carolina
  Durham, North Carolina, The City of Medicine, home to Duke University, is #3 on the Top Best Places to live and work in the United States. Not bad for a small tobacco community on the edge of North Carolina's Piedmont region.
   
• Cary, North Carolina
  Cary, North Carolina, the 7th largest city in North Carolina, was named the “hottest town” in the East by Money Magazine, so the secret is out! This is not Cary's only award, or even its latest.
   
• Johnston County, North Carolina
  Johnston County, North Carolina, (population 136,802 in 2002) has always been a market-driven agricultural area. Located in the Piedmont Crescent between Goldsboro and Charlotte, Johnston County offers balmy summer evenings and a pleasant climate.
   
• Clayton, North Carolina
  The Town of Clayton, in Johnston County, North Carolina is built on the site of an Indian trading path through territory that is now Johnston and Wake counties. Called the Green Path, this old Indian route was established by Tuscaroras, an Iroquoian-speaking tribe.
   
• Selma, North Carolina
  The Town of Selma, North Carolina (population 6,394 in 2002) works hand-in-hand with its sister township Smithfield, North Carolina (population 11,442 in 2002). Located on I-95 near the I-40 intersection, half way between New York and Florida, Selma's, inexpensive lodging and restaurants have made a mark on the tourist industry.