Morrisville, North Carolina
| Morrisville, North Carolina | |
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| Town | |
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| Motto: "the heart of the triangle" | |
 Location in Wake County and the state of North Carolina. |
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| Coordinates: 35°49′39″N 78°49′44″W / 35.82750°N 78.82889°WCoordinates: 35°49′39″N 78°49′44″W / 35.82750°N 78.82889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Counties | Wake, Durham |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mark Stohlman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.3 sq mi (21.5 km2) |
| • Land | 8.3 sq mi (21.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 299 ft (91 m) |
| Population (2015 Special Census) | |
| • Total | 23,699 |
| • Density | 2,900/sq mi (1,100/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 27519, 27560 |
| Area code(s) | 919 & 984 |
| FIPS code | 37-44520 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1021537 |
| Website | http://www.ci.morrisville.nc.us/ |
Morrisville is a town located in both Wake and Durham counties of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 18,576 at the 2010 census. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the town's population to be 21,932 as of July 1, 2013. Morrisville is part of the Research Triangle metropolitan region. The regional name originated after the 1959 creation of the Research Triangle Park, located midway between the cities of Raleigh and Durham. The Research Triangle region encompasses the U.S. Census Bureau's Combined Statistical Area (CSA) of Raleigh-Durham-Cary. The estimated population of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA was 1,565,223 as of July 1, 2006, with the Raleigh-Cary Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) portion estimated at 994,551 residents. The U.S. headquarters of Chinese multinational Lenovo are located in the municipal limits.
The area was originally named in 1852 after Jeremiah Morris. Morris donated land to the North Carolina Railroad for a depot, water tower, and other buildings. The town continued to grow as a result of the rail line and its location at the intersection of roads leading to Chapel Hill, Raleigh, and Hillsborough.
On April 13, 1865, in the Battle of Morrisville, Federal cavalry under the command of Gen. Judson Kilpatrick skirmished with the retreating Confederate armies at Morrisville Station. The Confederate troops were successful in evacuating their remaining supplies and wounded to the west toward Greensboro, but Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman's cavalry forced the Confederates to leave the train behind and retreat toward Durham and the eventual surrender of the largest Confederate force of the war at Bennett Place.
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