Greensboro, North Carolina
| Greensboro, North Carolina | |
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| Nickname(s): Tournament Town, Gate City, G-Town | |
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| Coordinates: 36°4′48″N 79°49′10″W / 36.08°N 79.81944°WCoordinates: 36°4′48″N 79°49′10″W / 36.08°N 79.81944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Guilford |
| Year Established | 1808 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Council |
| • Mayor | Bill Knight (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 131.2 sq mi (283.0 km2) |
| • Land | 126.7 sq mi (271.2 km2) |
| • Water | 4.5 sq mi (11.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 897 ft (272 m) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 260,083(74th) |
| • Density | 2,436/sq mi (940.5/km2) |
| • MSA | 714,765 |
| • CSA | 1,581,122 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 336 |
| FIPS code | 37-28000[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1020557[2] |
Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It has about 260,000 people and is growing. Greensboro is near Winston Salem and High Point in an area called The Triad. It is in Guilford County.
History[change]
Greensboro 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 African-American 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]
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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