Apex, North Carolina Apex, North Carolina The historic downtown precinct of Apex The historic downtown precinct of Apex Official seal of Apex, North Carolina Apex is a town in Wake County, North Carolina and a suburb of Raleigh.
Enumeration Bureau estimates the town's populace to be 43,907 as of July 1, 2014. The town is highly acclaimed with a "charming downtown, top-notch schools, and the kind of improve spirit that draws 15,000 citizens , or more than a third of the population, to the annual Peak - Fest street fair." In August 2015, Apex was rated #1 in Money Magazine's Best Places to Live, 2015.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 15.4 square miles (40 km2), of which, 15.2 square miles (39 km2) of it is territory and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2) of it (0.57%) is water.
Neighboring suburbs include Cary to the north and northeast, Holly Springs to the south, and Raleigh to the east and northeast.
The town of Apex was incorporated in 1873, titled for its locale as the highest point on a portion of the Chatham Railroad which ultimately extends between Richmond, Virginia and Jacksonville, Florida. Apex interval slowly through the succeeding decades, despite a several devastating fires, including a June 12, 1911 conflagration which finished most of the downtown company district. The town center was rebuilt and stands to this day, now one of the most endured railroad suburbs in the state.
At the heart of town stands the Apex Union Depot, originally a passenger station for the Seaboard Air Line Railroad and later home to the locally supported Apex Community Library.
The town's adjacency to North Carolina's Research Triangle Park spurred additional residentiary development, yet the town managed to preserve its small-town character.
During the 1990s, the town's populace quadrupled to over 20,000, placing new demands upon Apex's infrastructure.
In October 2006, a chemical fire in an Apex waste refining facility forced much of the town to be temporarily evacuated. There were several serious injuries, and inhabitants were soon able to return home. In August 2015, TIME periodical ranked Apex #1 on its list of the nation's top places to live. In addition to the Apex Union Depot, the Apex City Hall, Apex Historic District, Calvin Wray Lawrence House, and Utley-Council House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Apex's Council-Manager form of government has a mayor and five council members (one of whom serves as Mayor pro tem) who are each propel at-large in staggered four-year terms.
All other staff report to the town manager and manage the town's day-to-day business.
See also: List of mayors of Apex, North Carolina There were 13,225 total homeholds in Apex in 2010.
There were 3,266 Nonfamily homeholds in Apex comprising 25% of total homeholds.
The median income (in 2013 dollars) for a homehold in the town was $89,475, and the median income for a family was $106,283.
Apex Elementary School Apex Friendship High School Apex High School Apex Middle School Air: Raleigh-Durham International Airport is on I-40 approximately eight miles north of downtown Apex.
Apex is not served directly by passenger trains.
The Apex Peakway is a loop road orbiting downtown Apex.
It is presently the only "peakway" in North Carolina, taking its name from Apex's town motto: "The Peak of Good Living." When this motto was first created it was meant to represent the fact that Apex got its name from being the highest point along the Eastern Seaboard stockyards and thus the "peak", or "apex" of the stockyards .
When finished, the Apex Peakway will be 6.01 miles (9.67 km) long; so far 5.09 miles (8.19 km) have been constructed. 1 are both freeways in the Apex area.
Bicycle Route 1 routes through downtown Apex.
According to the 2015 Comprehensive Financial Report for Apex, these were the town's top employers: 4 Town of Apex 364 Sio Moore, an American football linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League attended Apex High School.
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"History of the Apex Volunteer Fire Department".
"Beaver Creek Crossings to Bring More Than 650,000 Square Feet of New Retail Space to Apex, N.C.".
"Thousands Evacuated in Apex Chemical Fire".
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"Apex Development Report for March 31, 2017".
"North Carolina: 2010 - Summary Population and Housing Characteristics" (PDF).
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"Apex Peakway Completion Plan".
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"Town of Apex North Carolina Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
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