Morrisville is a town in
Wake County, North Carolina,
United States. A small portion of the town extends into
Durham County. The population was 18,576 at the
2010 census. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the town's population to be 21,932 as of July 1, 2013. Morrisville is part of the
Research Triangle metropolitan region. The regional name originated after the 1959 creation of the
Research Triangle Park, located midway between the cities of
Raleigh and
Durham. The Research Triangle region encompasses the
U.S. Census Bureau's Combined Statistical Area (CSA) of Raleigh-Durham-
Cary. The estimated population of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA was 1,565,223 as of July 1, 2006, with the Raleigh-Cary
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) portion estimated at 994,551 residents.