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The 2004 Metropolitan population count was 1,467,434 as July 1, 2004 The US Office of Management and Budget defines the Combined Statistical Area known as Raleigh - Durham -Cary (formerly known as Raleigh-Durham- Chapel Hill ). GEOGRAPHY Cary is located at 35°46'44" North, 78°48'1" West (35.778919, -78.800208). According to the United States Census Bureau , the City has a total area of 43.5 Mi&2 (112.6 Km&2 ). 42.1 mi&2 (109.0 km&2) of it is land and 1.4 mi&2 (3.6 km&2) of it is water. The total area is 3.17% water. GOVERNMENT Cary has a Council-manager Government ; the mayor and council members serve a term of four years, with half of the council seats being up for election each odd-numbered year. Four of the six council seats are elected by district; the remaining two seats are at-large representatives. The current town council consists of Mayor Ernie McAlister and Representatives Jennifer Robinson (District A), Nels Roseland (District B), Jack W. Smith (District C), Marla Dorrel (District D), Michael A. Joyce (at-large), and Julie Aberg Robison (at-large). in 2001 .]] Mayors
DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 94,536 people, 34,906 households, and 25,132 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 867.2/km&2 (2,246.0/mi&2). There were 36,863 housing units at an average density of 338.2/km&2 (875.8/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 82.17% White , 6.15% African American , 0.27% Native American , 8.08% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 1.47% from Other Races , and 1.83% from two or more races. 4.28% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 34,906 households out of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were Married Couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.18. In the town the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 38.6% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $75,122, and the median income for a family was $88,074. Males had a median income of $62,012 versus $38,819 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $32,974. 3.4% of the population and 2.1% of families were below the Poverty Line . 2.8% of those under the age of 18 and 3.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. CULTURE The town's reputation as a bedroom community for transplants from outside the . Chapel Hill has a reputation as a bastion of liberal academia, Durham as a blue-collar post-boom industrial city, and Raleigh as the state's center of arts and government, but Cary has yet to come into its own identity, despite or perhaps because of its meteoric rise in population. One of the major reasons for its large population of residents immigrant to North Carolina is the town's proximity to the Research Triangle Park and the many other localities hosting Biotech , Pharmaceutical and High Tech companies, making it an ideal location for people moving to the Research Triangle area for work. Cary has many restrictive ordinances. These include the banning of Neon Sign s on the exterior of restaurants and instructing residents on what they can and cannot plant in their yards. The town also restricts the use of certain colors on buildings and architectural styles, and limits development near drainage channels. The town recently annexed an area containing the home of an eccentric gentleman of some local fame whose yard contained an antique cannon and an abundance of signs and posters expressing his opinions. In a rare compromise, the town council said the man was allowed to keep his yard's ornamentation as long as he did not add to it further. Compared to many other cities of a similar size, Cary has extensive and restrictive Zoning . Cary grew from a small downtown area. It adopted zoning and other ordinances on an ad-hoc basis to control growth and give the city structure. The city has small areas, located throughout, called Planned Development Districts . These districts are not planned so much in the traditional sense of planning, which is layout, but are zoned to restrict the land uses in the district. Cary is a very quiet and peaceful community with a very low crime rate. In 2004 the town of Cary was declared the ninth safest of 354 large cities in the nation. It is the only North Carolina municipality listed in the top 10 as well as the only southern city in the top 25. This was the sixth year in a row that Cary has been ranked in the top 10 safest cities in the U.S. {Link without Title} . It was recently announced that Cary would be the site of a new housing development from KB Home designed by the Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia team. In 2003 Cary was listed in Money Magazine as one of the best places to live in the United States {Link without Title} . In addition to the low crime rate and close proximity to the Research Triangle and many local universities, Cary can also boast having the most Ph.D.s per capita in the U.S. for towns larger than 75,000 people. INTERESTING FACTS
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