Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It has about 300,000 people and is growing. Greensboro is near Winston Salem and High Point in an area called The Triad. It is in Guilford County.
Greensboro | |
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| Nicknames: The Gate City, The GSO, G'Boro, The Boro, Tournament Town | |
 Interactive map of Greensboro | |
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| Coordinates: 36°05′42″N 79°49′33″W / 36.09500°N 79.82583°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Guilford |
| Established | 1808 |
| Named for | Nathanael Greene |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Body | Greensboro City Council |
| • Mayor | Nancy B. Vaughan (D) |
| • Interim City Manager | Chris Wilson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 136.65 sq mi (353.92 km2) |
| • Land | 131.41 sq mi (340.35 km2) |
| • Water | 5.24 sq mi (13.57 km2) 3.83% |
| Elevation | 897 ft (273 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 299,035 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 302,296 |
| • Rank | 3rd in North Carolina 69th in United States |
| • Density | 2,275.59/sq mi (878.61/km2) |
| • Urban | 338,928 (US: 120th) |
| • Urban density | 2,001.9/sq mi (772.9/km2) |
| • Metro | 789,842 (US: 78th) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 27401, 27402, 27403, 27404, 27405, 27406, 27407, 27408, 27409, 27410, 27411, 27412, 27413, 27415, 27420, 27429, 27435, 27438, 27455, 27495, 27497, 27498, 27499 |
| Area code | 336, 743 |
| FIPS code | 37-28000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403745[1] |
| Website | www |
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History
changeGreensboro was started in 1808. It was built in the middle of Guilford County. It grew slowly, but was rich because of cotton. In the 1840s, a railroad was built going through Greensboro, making it grow faster. The Civil War did not hurt Greensboro much.
In the early 1900s, Greensboro grew a lot because of textiles. They also became rich.
A lot of stuff happened during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s in Greensboro, including a sit-in at a counter in a restaurant.
Now, Greensboro continues to grow, and is located at the intersection of two big freeways, Interstate 40 and I-85.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greensboro, North Carolina
- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ↑ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
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