# Raleigh and Statistical Area Population

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**Category:** The Pub\
**Created:** [September 18, 2018, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-and-statistical-area-population/555 "2018-09-18T22:32:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-and-statistical-area-population/555/1149 "2022-12-20T14:29:11Z")

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We got lucky with the Whalers being in a stagnating small market and a new owner with no ties to Hartford. And while I like to attribute much of our good fortune in the 90s to being named Money Magazine Best Place to Live, NC State already in the process of building an arena was probably the actual tipping point.

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