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Population of Chapel Hill, NC

Last official estimated population of Chapel Hill town (Durham County**, North Carolina state) was 59,376 (year 2014)^[1]. This was 0.019% of total US population and 0.59% of total North Carolina state population. Area of Chapel Hill town is 21.3 mi² (=55.2 km²)^[6], in this year population density was 2,783.55 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.92%/yr), Chapel Hill town population in 2026 would be 66,299*.

Historical population

Historical population of Chapel Hill town for period 1880-2014:

Chapel Hill town on population map

Estimated population for 2014^[1]. Click on flag to hide it.

Population • Legends • Position

Settlements near Chapel Hill town

• Durham city population 8.4 mi, 64°
• Cary town 16.2 mi, 129°
• Apex town 16.9 mi, 145°
• Morrisville town 12.8 mi, 120°
• Carrboro town 2.8 mi, 267°
• Mebane city 17.3 mi, 310°
• Hillsborough town 10.9 mi, 341°
• Pittsboro town 15.9 mi, 208°
• Haw River town 21.5 mi, 302°
• Swepsonville town 19.1 mi, 291°

Sources, notices

*Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.

**Some cities are placed on more than one county. Only 1 county is shown.

[1] Cities and Towns (Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions) 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[2] City and Town Intercensal Estimates (2000-2010), archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[3] Places: 1990 and 1999 Populations, With Numeric and Percent Population Change, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[4] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1980,

[5] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places in history,

[6] Area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016

[7] Through the Decades, Overview 1790-2010, PDF, large files! >100 Mb