Morrisville, North Carolina

Community
Dedicated to promoting a vibrant business environment by cooperative interaction among business, government, and community.

The Town of Morrisville consists of approximately 10 square miles in area. Except for a small eleven-acre portion of the Town located in Durham County, all of the Town's corporate limits are within Wake County.

Located adjacent to Raleigh-Durham International Airport and Research Triangle Park, Morrisville has enjoyed significant commercial and industrial growth in recent years as the Town's tax base has grown from $153 million in 1989 to $525 million in 1999. The town's land use plan, revised in 1999, identified the tax base as roughly 70% commercial/industrial and 30% residential. Present date calculations from Wake County shows our tax base as 51% commercial/Industrial and 49% residential clearly indicating the enormous growth that Morrisville has been experiencing.

Given the location of the Town, Morrisville is expected to experience continued commercial/industrial investment in the future as well as increased residential developments. The abundance of commercial / industrial interests in Morrisville provides for increased economic activity, more jobs, and a larger tax base that allows the Town to maintain the quality and quantity of services offered to a growing citizenry and business community of Morrisville.