Apex, North Carolina. Apex is a town in Wake County, North Carolina and a suburb of Raleigh. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the town's population to be 43,907 as of July 1, 2014. In August 2015, Apex was rated #1 in Money Magazine's Best Places to Live, 2015.
Quick Answer. There are eight total U.S. states that border the Great Lakes, which are Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois and Indiana. There are also two Canadian provinces that border the Great Lakes, and these are Quebec and Ontario. Continue Reading.
Excludes areas of oceans, bays, sounds, etc. lying within U.S. jurisdiction but not defined as inland water.  which gives states with coastlines an advantage and moves Minnesota to 8th in total water, 7th in the lower 48, 2nd among land locked states behind Michigan. The 7,326 square miles includes the Great Lakes.