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Greensboro Metropolitan Area
Greensboro (; formerly Greensborough) is a city in and the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. It is the third-most populous city in North Carolina after Charlotte and Raleigh, the 69th-most populous city in the United States, and the largest city in the Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. At the 2020 census, its population was 299,035. Three major interstate highways ( Interstate 40, Interstate 85, and Interstate 73) in the Piedmont region of central North Carolina were built to intersect at this city. In 1808, Greensborough (the spelling before 1895) was planned around a central courthouse square to succeed Guilford Court House as the county seat. The county courts were thus placed closer to the county's geographical center, a location more easily reached at the time by the majority of the county's citizens, who traveled by horse or on foot. In 2003, the previous Greensboro–Winston-Salem– High Point metropolitan statistical area was redef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities In North Carolina
North Carolina is a U.S. state, state located in the Southern United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, North Carolina is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, ninth most populous state with inhabitants, but the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 28th largest by land area spanning of land. North Carolina is divided into 100 County (United States), counties and contains 532 Municipal corporation, incorporated municipalities consisting of cities, towns, or villages. The three different terms have no legal distinction. Largest municipalities File:Charlotte_Skyline_2011_-_Ricky_W.jpg, Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte, largest city in North Carolina File:Downtown-Raleigh-from-Western-Boulevard-Overpass-20081012.jpeg, Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh, capital of North Carolina File:Greensboro Skyline.jpg, Greensboro, North Carolina, Greensboro File:2008-07-12 Durham skyline.jpg, Durham, North Carolina, Durham File:WinSalSkyline12.jpg, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
