Garner Wedding

Garner is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 17,757 at the 2000 census. Garner is approximately 6.1 miles from Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina.

Land near the town of Garner was first settled around 1751; it became the village of Garner's Station and received a post office in 1878, but the community had its charter repealed in 1891. In 1905, the charter was reinstated as the Town of Garner. The town lay along US 70, the first paved highway to be built in North Carolina.

Garner is located at 354154N, 783722W (35.698243, -78.622865)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.2 km (13.6 mi). 33.2 km (12.8 mi) of it is land and 2.0 km (0.8 mi) of it (5.60%) is water.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 17,757 people, 6,950 households, and 4,830 families residing in the town. The population density was 534.8/km (1,385.1/mi). There were 7,252 housing units at an average density of 218.4/km (565.7/mi). The racial makeup of the town was 67.02% White, 27.13% African American, 0.41% Native American, 1.11% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.77% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.75% of the population.