The Triangle (North Carolina)
The Research Triangle, commonly referred to as "The Triangle", is a region in the piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by the cities of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill. The major research universities of North Carolina State University, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are also located in this region respectively. The name was cemented in the public consciousness in the 1950s with the creation of Research Triangle Park, home to numerous high-tech companies and enterprises. Although the name is commonly used to refer to the cities, "The Triangle" originally referred to the universities, whose research facilities and the educated workforce they provide are the major attraction for businesses located in the Park.
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Counties
Cities
The Triangle region, as defined for statistical purposes as the Raleigh-Durham-Cary-Dunn CMSA is generally considered to comprise 7 counties of although the U.S. Census Bureau divided the region into 2 metropolitan statistical areas and 1 micropolitan area in 2003.
Primary Cities
- Raleigh
- Durham
- Cary
- Chapel Hill, is not considered a primary city as far as the metropolitan statistical purposes anymore, but as 1 of the 3 cities of the Triangle
- Dunn
Suburbs with more than 10,000 inhibitants
Suburbs with less than 10,000 inbibitants
Education
Institutes of Higher Education
- Duke University
- Meredith College
- North Carolina State University
- Peace College
- Shaw University
- St. Augustine's College
- University of North Carolina
- Wake Technical Community College
Commerce
The major research universities of North Carolina State University, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, respectively. The name was cemented in the public consciousness in the 1950s with the creation of Research Triangle Park, home to numerous high-tech companies and enterprises. Although the name is commonly used to refer to the cities, the "triangle" originally referred to the universities, whose research facilities and the educated workforce they provide are the major attraction for businesses located in the Park.
Area Major Employers
- Bayer
- Cisco Systems
- Duke University
- DuPont
- Eli Lilly
- Environmental Protection Agency
- General Electric
- GlaxoSmithKline
- IBM
- Nortel Networks
- Nortel Networks
- Research Triangle Institute
- Sony Ericsson
- United States Forest Service
- Verizon
Area Hospitals and Medical Centers
- Dorothea Dix Hospital
- Duke Univesity Hospital
- Duke's Children's Medical Center
- Durham Regional Hospital
- Raleigh Community Hospital now Duke Health Raleigh Hospital
- Rex Hospital
- University of North Carolina Hospital
- Wake Medical Center
- Western Wake Medical Center
Transportation
Shopping
- Cary Towne Center
- Crabtree Valley Mall
- The Crossroads
- The Lassiter at North Hills
- Northgate Mall
- The Streets at SouthPoint
- Triangle Factory Shops
- Triangle Town Center
- University Mall & Plaza