What is Wake County, North Carolina?
{{Infobox U.S. county | county = Wake County | state = North Carolina | seal = | founded year = 1771 | seat wl = Raleigh | largest city wl = Raleigh | city type = community | named for = [[Margaret Wake Tryon|Margaret Wake]] | area_total_sq_mi = 857.02 | area_land_sq_mi = 834.59 | area_water_sq_mi = 22.43 | area percentage = 2.62 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_total = 1129410 | pop_est_as_of = | population_est = | population_density_sq_mi = 1353.25 | coordinates = {{coord|35.789846|-78.650624|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:adm2nd_region:US-NC_source:UScensus2020gazetteer}} | time zone = Eastern | web = www.wake.gov | district = 2nd | district2 = 13th | flag = | logo = | ex image = {{multiple image | border = infobox | perrow = 1/2 | total_width = 300 | caption_align = center | image1 = Raleigh, NC, USA - panoramio (1).jpg | caption1 = [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]] skyline | image2 = Wake County Courthouse - Raleigh, NC - DSC05816.JPG | caption2 = Wake County Courthouse | image3 = State capitol.jpg | caption3 = [[North Carolina State Capitol]] }} }} [[Image:North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The North Carolina State Capital Building is in Wake County]] '''Wake County''' is a [[county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[North Carolina]]. As of 2020, 1,129,410 people lived there.<ref>{{cite news | title =WakeGov.com Population | url =http://www.wakegov.com