Wendell, North Carolina
Overview
Wendell is a town in Wake County
, North Carolina
United States
. It is a satellite town
of Raleigh
, the state capital. The population was 4,247 at the 2000 census
Wendell was settled in the 1850s, when farmers in Granville County
were victims of a blight that came to be known as the Granville County Wilt. Their tobacco crops failed and they chose to move to a new location with more fertile land for their crops.
As settlement increased, a small village took form.
Wake County, North Carolina
Wake County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 900,993 making it North Carolina's second most populated county...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is a satellite town
Satellite town
A satellite town or satellite city is a concept in urban planning that refers essentially to smaller metropolitan areas which are located somewhat near to, but are mostly independent of, larger metropolitan areas.-Characteristics:...
of Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
, the state capital. The population was 4,247 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
Wendell was settled in the 1850s, when farmers in Granville County
Granville County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 59,916 people in 20,628 households residing in the county. The population density was 111.6 people per square mile . There were 22,827 housing units at an average density of 42.5 per square mile...
were victims of a blight that came to be known as the Granville County Wilt. Their tobacco crops failed and they chose to move to a new location with more fertile land for their crops.
As settlement increased, a small village took form.
