Greensboro, North Carolina
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| Greensboro, North Carolina | |
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| Ceety | |
| Ceety o Greensboro | |
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Nickname(s): Tournament Toun, Gate Ceety, The Boro |
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| Coordinates: 36°4′48″N 79°49′10″W / 36.08000°N 79.81944°W | |
| Kintra | Unitit States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Coonty | Guilford |
| Year Established | 1808 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ceety Cooncil |
| • Mayor | Nancy B. Vaughan (D) |
| Area | |
| • Ceety | 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 (2012 Census Estimate)[1][2] | |
| • Ceety | 277,080(69t) |
| • Density | 2,436/sq mi (940.5/km2) |
| • Urban | 311,810 (US: 120t) |
| • MSA | 723,801 |
| • CSA | 1,599,477 |
| Time zone | Eastren (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 336 |
| FIPS code | 37-28000[3] |
| GNIS featur ID | 1020557[4] |
| Website | www.greensboro-nc.gov |
Greensboro 
i/ˈɡriːnzbʌroʊ/[5] (spelled Greensborough frae 1808–1895) is a ceety in the U.S. state o North Carolina. It is the third-lairgest ceety bi population in North Carolina an the lairgest cety in Guilford Coonty an the surroundin Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. Accordin to the 2012 U.S. Census Estimate, Greensboro's population is 277,080. It is locatit at the intersection o twa major interstate highways (I-85 an I-40) in the Piedmont region o central North Carolina.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2006-01)" (CSV). 2006 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2007-04-05. Retrieved 2007-04-08.[deid airtin]
- ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 (CBSA-EST2006-02)" (CSV). 2006 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2007-04-05. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Dictionary.com
