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- Cary is famed as North Carolina's 7th largest municipality.
- Cary is the second largest municipality in Wake County.
- Cary is the third largest municipality based in The Triangle.
- Cary is currently United States' second most populous incorporated town.
- Between September 1, 2006, and September 1, 2007, Cary was declared the fifth fastest growing municipality in the nation as per the stats of the US Census Bureau.
- Due to its low crime rate, Cary has been declared one of the safest major cities in the United States.
- Cary was founded by Allison Francis Page who was a lumberman and farmer in Wake County. He together with his wife, Catherine Raboteau Page laid the foundation of the town and named it after Samuel Fenton Cary. He was a ex-Ohio congressman.
- Allison Francis "Frank" Page established first streets, post office, a general store, and a sawmill. He was also appointed as the first postmaster of that post-office.
- On April 6, 1871, Cary was incorporated.
- Allison Francis Page was elected as the first mayor of Cary.
- Kildaire Farms, Cary was the first Planned Unit Development (PUD) based in North Carolina. Thomas F. Adams, Jr., laid the foundation of Kildaire Farms.
- The various notable sites in Cary, namely, Ivey-Ellington House, the Carpenter Historic District, Page-Walker Hotel, Green Level Historic District, Cary Historic District, and Nancy Jones House enjoys top positions on the list of the National Register of Historic Places.
- Cary is governed by a council-manager type of government.
- Harold Weinbrecht is the current mayor of Cary.
- SAS Institute is famed as the largest employer in Cary.
- The public school system in Cary was established in the 19th century.
- The Wake County Public School System based in Cary is the largest public school system in the state of North Carolina.
- In 2006, Money Magazine voted Cary the '5th Best Place to Live in the United States'.
- USA Baseball National Training Complex is based in Cary.
- Markham, Ontario, Canada; Wardha, India; Republic of Ireland County Meath, Ireland; France Le Touquet, France; and Taiwan Hsinchu City, Taiwan ae the sister cities of Cary.
- In 2013, the Raleigh-Cary area was voted as the 15th fittest cities in the United States by the American College of Sports Medicine.
- In 2013, NerdWallet honored the Raleigh-Cary by placing it on the list of top 10 cities for women entrepreneurs.
- Initially, Cary was named 'Bradford'. This name drew inspiration from the first tavern in the community.
- Money Magazine voted Cary the 'hottest town in the East' and 'one of six Hottest Towns in the United States'.
- The denizens of Cary are called 'Caryites'.
- Bradford’s Ordinary was the first business set up in Cary. It was an inn owned and operated by John Bradford.
- In late 1867, regular railroad passenger service commenced in Cary.
- Local telephone service in Cary was established in 1915.
- In 1950, the first supermarket, i.e., Piggly Wiggly was opened in Cary
- In 1952, the Bank of Fuquay was established in Cary. It became the first financial institution in Cary.
- In 1956, Cary hired its first firefighter.
- In 1964, the sale of alcohol was legalized in the town.
- In 1965, the first local high school for African Americans, i.e., West Cary High was opened in Cary.
- In 1984, the sewage treatment plant, namely, North Cary Wastewater Treatment Plant was established in Cary.
- Mac-Gregor Park is famed as the first industrial park in Cary.
- On June 26, 1999, International Special Olympics were opened in Cary, North Carolina.
- Cary has given many famous personalities to this world, namely, Jesse Boulerice, Marshall Brain, Hector Cotto, James Goodnight, Ron Hendren, Walter Hines Page, Justin Jedlica, Nathan Macias, Bevin Prince, John Sall, Rysa Walker, Aaron Ward, Glen Wesley, Evan Rachel Wood, Kay Yow, and many more.
