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History of Greensboro, North Carolina

Greensboro, North Carolina
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| align="center" colspan=2 | City nickname: "Gate City"
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Location in the U.S. state of North Carolina
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| County (United States)|County
| Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford
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| Area
 - Total
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116.6 mi²
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| Population
 - Total (2000)
 - Density
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223,891
2138.3/mi²
667,542 (2004 est.)
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| Time zone
| Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern: Coordinated Universal Time|UTC–-5
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| Mayor
| Keith Holliday
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| align="center" colspan=2 | [http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/ City website]
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Greensboro, North Carolina (IPA chart for English|IPA: {{IPA|[ɡɹiːnsbʌɹəʊ]}}) is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the largest city in Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford County and the largest in the Piedmont Triad region.

As of the 2000 U.S. Census|census, the city population was 223,891, making it the third most populous city in North Carolina. Its estimated 2006 population is 240,955.

It is located at the intersection of two major interstate highways (Interstate 85|I-85 and Interstate 40|I-40) in the Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont ("foot of the mountains") region in central North Carolina.

In 1808, Greensborough (as it was spelled before 1895) was planned around a central courthouse square to replace Martinville, North Carolina|Guilford Court House as the county seat. This act moved the county courts closer to the geographical center of the county, a location more easily reached by a greater number of the county's citizens.

In 2003, the previous Greensboro - Winston-Salem - High Point, North Carolina|High Point United States metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical area (MSA) was re-defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget resulting in the formation of the Greensboro-High Point MSA and the Winston-Salem MSA. The 2004 population estimate for the Greensboro-High Point MSA was 667,542. The Greensboro - Winston-Salem - High Point combined metropolitan statistical area (CMSA), popularly referred to as the Piedmont Triad, had an estimated population of 1,513,576 in 2006. Source: US Bureau of the Census, Released April 2007

The city is home to several universities and colleges. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NCA&T), Guilford College, Bennett College, Greensboro College, and Elon University School of Law all call Greensboro home. In addition, the state community college system has several campuses for Guilford Technical Community College.

The city is the home of the Greensboro Grasshoppers baseball club of the South Atlantic League and the Carolina Dynamo of the USL Premier Development League. The Wyndham Championship, one of the oldest national PGA Tour golf events, is held annually in Greensboro at Forest Oaks Country Club.


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