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Greensboro, North Carolina

Greensboro North Carolina
Administration
Full nameGreensboro, North Carolina
Official nameGreensboro, North Carolina
Settlement typeCity
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyGuilford
Founded
Consolidated		1808
Government
TypeCity Council
MayorBill Knight (R)
Geography
Total Area131.2 sq mi (339.8 km2)
Land Area126.7 sq mi (328.2 km2)
Water Area4.5 sq mi (11.7 km2)
Elevation897 ft (273.4 m)
Demography
Total Population269,666(74th) (2010)
Density (pop.)940.3/km2 (2436/sq mi)
MSA723801
CSA1599477
Other information
Time zoneEastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)EDT (UTC-4)
Area code336
FIPS code37-28000 
GNIS feature ID1020557 

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Greensboro -enˈɡriːnzbʌroʊEn-us-Greensboro.ogg is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Greensboro's population stands at 269,666.

The city is located at the intersection of two major interstate highways (I-85 and I-40) in the Piedmont region of central North Carolina.

In 2003, the previous Greensboro - Winston-Salem - High Point 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 2010 population for the Greensboro-High Point MSA was 723,801. The Greensboro - Winston-Salem - High Point combined statistical area (CSA), popularly referred to as the Piedmont Triad, had a population of 1,599,477.

In 1808, Greensborough (as was the spelling prior to 1895) was planned around a central courthouse square to succeed the nearby town of 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 the majority of the county's citizens.

Much has changed since then. Greensboro has grown to be part of a thriving metropolitan area called the Triad, which encompasses three major cities (Greensboro, High Point, and Winston-Salem) and more than a million people. Greensboro evolved from a small center of government to an early 1900s textile and transportation hub, and today is emerging as one of the South's up-and-coming centers for relocating businesses. Two centuries later Greensboro is still collecting accolades for its beauty and livability. In 2004 the Department of Energy (DOE) awarded Greensboro with entry into the Clean Cities Hall of Fame.

Greensboro North Carolina Video

www.craigboyce.com For Mug shot and other videos click on the link above. Daniel Roy Smith Shootout Video from Greensboro, North Carolina - caught on tape! Daniel Roy Smith was shot 5 times after pulling a gun and firing at Guilford County Sheriff's Deputy, Officer JW Mecham. Luckly Smith missed and Mecham didn't! Smith was wanted by the US Marshals for escaping federal custody, and had been arrested in the past charged with shooting at another police officer. He was sentenced to at least 26 years after he finishes his time for the bank robbery he was in custody for when he escaped from a half-way house.
9.85 min. | 4.91 user rating		 This is video from Greensboro NC Lan Party on the Fox8 News. See members from =TAG= Triad Area Gamers talk about fragging some fools! TGC changed its name in 2007 and is now known as NC Gaming. www.ncgaming.com We hold 4 Lan Parties a year in Greensboro called Party 4 Pwnage, and online weekly events!
4.22 min. | 4.60 user rating		 The Embers singing "Carolina Girls" live in Greensboro, NC.
2.20 min. | 4.09 user rating		 On February 8, 2010 Dogs Deserve Better Rep Shari Strader got an anonymous tip about a dog dead on the end of a chain on Willow Road in Greensboro, North Carolina. The tip said the dog had been there dead for at least three days. No one even bothered to remove her. Upon investigation, she first was unable to see the dog and thought her body had been removed. However, she went back and saw that the dog was indeed still there, dead, and chained to a doghouse. Patches of snow are still visible all around the area where the dog lays dead. She called Animal Control of Guilford County, who came out and found the dead dog. When they questioned the homeowner of the property, the woman, allegedly the mother of the dog's 'caretaker,' was purported to have said "The dog's been dead for four days? Why didn't anyone tell me?" She also claimed that her daughter had found the dog and was "nursing it back to health." So let's put two and two together. You have a dog chained on your property that you or your family members were 'nursing back to health.' But it's been dead for four days and no one knows about it. WHAT PART OF NURSING IT BACK TO HEALTH DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND? So in the past four days NO ONE in your family even checked on this dog, certainly didn't attempt to provide her with food/water? How long had it been? Animal Control took her to the shelter where they performed a procedure to examine her stomach contents. The result - empty. This dog was starved to death. Three days <b>...</b>
0.87 min. | 3.37 user rating		 Artist: Knives Exchanging Hands Song:"Save the cheerleader, save the world" Album:Hiatus Location: Greensboro, North Carolina Release Date: 02/17/09 Created by: Paul Yu Won Byun Talents: George Doom and Lynsey Bass Copyright: UWON PHOTOGRAPHY www.uwonphotography.com
4.47 min. | 4.77 user rating
The Norfolk State University Spartan "Legion" Marching Band's spirit mix 2009 at Band Brawl V in Greensboro, NC against North Carolina A&T's Marching Machine on 9/11/2009
7.70 min. | 4.95 user rating		 Britney Spears preforming a cover of alanis morissette's You Ought Know in Greensboro North Carolina on September the 5th 2009
1.43 min. | 4.75 user rating		 Jonathan Smith and his family began to make lighted Christmas balls 12 years ago in Greensboro, NC. Now the majority of the neighborhood has joined in and created a beautiful spectacular showcase of lights for visitors to drive through in awe. There is so much traffic at night that the neighborhood collects food for the local food banks. The Lighted Christmas Balls has sparked a block party around the making of the balls. A group of volunteers help disabled families make and lift the Christmas Balls to the sky. The idea is spreading not only in Greensboro, NC but across the country. Go to lightedchristmasballs.blogspot.com to learn more about the balls and even download a PDF on how to make your own and bring something creative and fun to your neighborhood.
9.60 min. | 4.96 user rating		 This incident occured at a concert at The Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina on November 13, 1986 during the Raised On Radio tour. Someone hit Steve Perry in the head with (something). He stopped the show and that aquarian wrath flew as the audience helped him find the culprit!!! Alright Steve!!! One for the AVENGERS!! This is NOT to be confused with the incident in 1983 during the FRONTIERS TOUR in Philadelphia when NEAL was hit in the head with a (bottle) and Steve went berserk. That incident was covered in the 1983 documentary "Frontiers And Beyond"
1.18 min. | 4.90 user rating		 Yola Da Great performing live in Salisbury,North Carolina "You Know How I Rock".
2.38 min. | 4.59 user rating

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Palmer replaces Agee at UNCG - W*USA 9 Tweet this news
W*USA 9---Greensboro-, -NC- (Sports Network) - Wendy Palmer has been tabbed as Lynne Agee's successor as head coach of the UNC Greensboro women's basketball program. Agee retired in March following a 30-year stint with the Spartans. Palmer spent - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 07:13:26 GMT+00:00
Money Raised For NC Tornado Victims: $42735 - WFMY News 2 Tweet this news
WFMY News 2---Greensboro-, -NC- -- Volunteers from the Greensboro branch of the Red Cross have now finished taking donations for tornado victims in the WFMY News 2 studio. The phone bank was open from 6:00 am - 11:30 pm and WFMY News 2 viewers donated a t - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:06:17 GMT+00:00
Couple has Jiffy Lube Wedding in Greensboro, North Carolina (Video) - Gather.com Tweet this news
Gather.com--However, the nearest and dearest for a -Greensboro-, -North Carolina- couple did just that. Bobby and Stephanie Preston Duncan tied the knot at the 10-minute oil change shop. Why did the couple choose such an unusual wedding venue? ... - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:43:56 GMT+00:00
Greensboro Aquactic Center To Host Age Group Championships - WFMY News 2 Tweet this news
WFMY News 2---Greensboro-, -NC--- The still under constructio Aquatic Center in Greensboro has already filling the pools with competition news. Tuesday, The Greensboro Swimming Association (GSA) was selected to host the 2012 North Carolina Swimming Age Gr - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:20:23 GMT+00:00
Obama Pledges To Help NC Tornado Victims - WFMY News 2 Tweet this news
WFMY News 2---Greensboro-, -NC- -- President Barack Obama is pledging to help North Carolina as emergency crews are still assessing the damage left behind from a deadly line of tornadoes. North Carolina Emergency Management and Federal Emergency Managemen - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:47:09 GMT+00:00
Greensboro City Manager Gives Budget Draft To Council Members - WFMY News 2 Tweet this news
WFMY News 2---Greensboro-, -NC--- During Tuesday's City Council work session, City Manager Rashad M. Young presented an update on the City's progress in creating the proposed FY 2011-12 budget. Greensboro is facing a $9 million budget gap, and t - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:45:43 GMT+00:00
Late UNC Greensboro Rally Sinks Duke 5-4 - GoDuke.com Tweet this news
GoDuke.com--DURHAM, -NC- - Trevor Edwards drove in two RBI, including a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth, to help UNC -Greensboro- to a 5-4 comeback win over Duke on Tuesday evening at Jack Coombs Field. Edwards, hitting in the three-spot, s - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 01:51:14 GMT+00:00
WFMY News 2 Resource Guide: After The Tornadoes - WFMY News 2 Tweet this news
WFMY News 2---Greensboro-, -NC- -- The worst storm system to hit North Carolina in more than two decades left 22 people dead, more than 100 injured and 800 homes in need of repair. Here is your resource guide donating, volunteering, recovering and prepari - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:44:31 GMT+00:00
NC Legislature Doffs Charter School Cap - RhinoTimes.com Greensboro Tweet this news
RhinoTimes.com Greensboro--The 100-school limit on charter schools in -North Carolina- has been lifted by the Republican state legislature, but could fall victim to a veto by Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue. The -North Carolina- House of Representatives on - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:22:31 GMT+00:00
Todd Bridges Shares Story Of Addiction In Greensboro - WFMY News 2 Tweet this news
WFMY News 2---Greensboro-, -NC- -- He starred as "Willis" in the 1970's-1980's TV show "Diff'rent Strokes." Todd Bridges then became an addict. He's been sober for 18 years, and made a stop in the Tr - Date : Sat, 16 Apr 2011 02:19:18 GMT+00:00

Largest Employers :
# Employer # of Employees
1 Guilford County Public Schools 10,394
2 Moses Cone Health System 7,218
3 City of Greensboro 3,108
4 United States Postal Service 2,800
5 Guilford County 2,700
6 University of North Carolina at Greensboro 2,499
7 High Point Regional Health System 2,320
8 Bank of America 2,000
9 American Express 2,000
10 Tyco Electronics 2,000

Public education :
Clubs Sport League Stadium
Greensboro Grasshoppers Baseball South Atlantic League - Northern Division NewBridge Bank Park
Carolina Dynamo Soccer USL Premier Development League (PDL) Macpherson Stadium
Triad Rugby Club Men's Club Rugby USA Rugby South Oka T. Hester Park
Gate City Roller Girls Roller Derby Greensboro Roller Derby Skate South

Municipalities and communities of Guilford County, North Carolina

County seat: Greensboro
CitiesArchdale � * Burlington � * Greensboro * High Point �
TownsGibsonville � * Jamestown * Kernersville � * Oak Ridge * Pleasant Garden * Sedalia * Stokesdale * Summerfield * Whitsett
CDPsForest Oaks * McLeansville
Unincorporated
communities		Browns Summit * Climax * Colfax * Julian * Monticello
Footnotes�This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Piedmont Triad

LocationNorth Carolina * Piedmont * Piedmont Crescent * I-85 Corridor * NW Piedmont C.O.G. * Piedmont Triad C.O.G.
CitiesGreensboro * Winston-Salem * High Point
Asheboro * Burlington * Clemmons * Eden * Graham * Kernersville * Lexington * Reidsville * Thomasville
CountiesAlamance * Davie * Davidson * Forsyth * Guilford * Randolph * Rockingham * Stokes * Surry * Yadkin
NewspapersGreensboro News & Record * Winston-Salem Journal * High Point Enterprise * Burlington Times-News * Thomasville Times * Archdale-Trinity News
Higher educationWake Forest University * Salem College * Winston-Salem State University * University of North Carolina School of the Arts * High Point University * Guilford College * University of North Carolina at Greensboro * Greensboro College * Bennett College * North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University * Elon University
TransportationI-40 * I-85 * I-73 * I-74 * Bus I-40 * Bus I-85 * US 29 * US 52 * US 64 * US 220 * US 311 * US 421 * Piedmont Triad International Airport * Greensboro Urban Loop * Winston-Salem Beltway



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