Greensboro, North Carolina
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Greensboro, North Carolina | |
|---|---|
| Ceety o Greensboro | |
 Sheraton Four Seasons - Joseph S. Koury Convention Center | |
| Eik-name(s): Tournament Toun,
Gate Ceety, The Boro | |
 Location in North Carolina | |
| 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 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Ceety Cooncil |
| • Mayor | Nancy B. Vaughan (D) |
| Area | |
| • Ceety | 283.0 km2 (131.2 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 271.2 km2 (126.7 sq mi) |
| • Water | 11.8 km2 (4.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 272 m (897 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Ceety | 277,080(69t) |
| • Density | 940.5/km2 (2436/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 311,810 (US: 120t) |
| • MSA | 723801 |
| • CSA | 1599477 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastren (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 336 |
| FIPS code | 37-28000[3] |
| GNIS featur ID | 1020557[4] |
| Website | www |
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 ceety 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)". 2006 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 5 Apryle 2007. Archived frae the original (CSV) on 14 September 2007. Retrieved 8 Apryle 2007.
- ↑ "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. 5 Apryle 2007. Retrieved 8 Apryle 2007.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 31 Januar 2008.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 31 Januar 2008.
- ↑ Dictionary.com