Greensboro 101 from Wikipedia
Greensboro is located at 36°4′48″N 79°49′10″W (36.079868, −79.819416).[41] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 109.2 square miles (283 km2), of which, 104.7 square miles (271 km2) of it is land and 4.5 square miles (12 km2) of it (4.16%) is water.
Greensboro is situated among the gently rolling hills of North Carolina's Piedmont and is situated midway between the state's Blue Ridge and Great Smoky mountains to the west and the Atlantic beaches and Outer Banks to the east. The view of the city from its highest building—the Lincoln Financial tower (commonly known as the Jefferson-Pilot Building)—reveals that the town is populated with large numbers of green trees, lending perhaps another dimension of significance to its name. The city is at the nexus of several major freeways, with Interstates 40, 85, and the planned I-73 passing through its borders.
Greensboro, like much of the southeastern United States, has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with four distinct seasons. Winters are short and generally cool, with a January daily average of 38.9 °F (3.8 °C). On average, there are 75 nights per year that drop to or below freezing, and only 4.3 days that fail to rise above freezing;[42] the average seasonal snowfall of 8.6 inches (21.8 cm) generally occurs from late December to early March. Freezing rain is often a more pressing concern. Summers are hot and humid, with a daily average in July of 78.5 °F (25.8 °C). There are 32 days per year with highs at or above 90 °F(32 °C).[42] Autumn is similar to spring in temperature but has fewer days of rainfall and less total rainfall. Extremes in temperature have ranged from −8 °F (−22 °C) on January 21, 1985 up to 104 °F (40 °C), on three occasions: June 12, 1911, June 12 and July 17, 1914.
Thunderstorms are common during the humid spring and summer months, some being severe in nature.
Climate data for Greensboro, North Carolina (Piedmont Triad Int'l), 1981–2010 normals
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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Record high °F (°C)
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79
(26) |
81
(27) |
93
(34) |
95
(35) |
100
(38) |
104
(40) |
104
(40) |
103
(39) |
101
(38) |
95
(35) |
88
(31) |
78
(26) |
104
(40) |
Average high °F (°C)
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48.3
(9.1) |
52.5
(11.4) |
60.9
(16.1) |
70.2
(21.2) |
77.5
(25.3) |
84.8
(29.3) |
87.9
(31.1) |
86.3
(30.2) |
79.7
(26.5) |
70.3
(21.3) |
60.8
(16) |
50.7
(10.4) |
69.2
(20.7) |
Average low °F (°C)
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29.5
(−1.4) |
32.4
(0.2) |
39.1
(3.9) |
47.3
(8.5) |
56.1
(13.4) |
65.3
(18.5) |
69.1
(20.6) |
68.0
(20) |
60.6
(15.9) |
48.8
(9.3) |
39.6
(4.2) |
32.0
(0) |
49.0
(9.4) |
Record low °F (°C)
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−8
(−22) |
−4
(−20) |
5
(−15) |
20
(−7) |
32
(0) |
42
(6) |
48
(9) |
45
(7) |
35
(2) |
20
(−7) |
10
(−12) |
−1
(−18) |
−8
(−22) |
Precipitation inches (mm)
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3.06
(77.7) |
2.96
(75.2) |
3.72
(94.5) |
3.57
(90.7) |
3.38
(85.9) |
3.73
(94.7) |
4.48
(113.8) |
3.88
(98.6) |
4.19
(106.4) |
3.11
(79) |
3.11
(79) |
2.98
(75.7) |
42.17
(1,071.2) |
Snowfall inches (cm)
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3.1
(7.9) |
2.5
(6.4) |
1.7
(4.3) |
0
(0) |
0
(0) |
0
(0) |
0
(0) |
0
(0) |
0
(0) |
0
(0) |
0.1
(0.3) |
1.2
(3) |
8.6
(21.9) |
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)
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9.3
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9.1
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10.4
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9.2
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10.3
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9.7
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11.3
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9.4
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7.4
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7.3
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8.0
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9.2
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110.6
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Avg. snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)
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1.4
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1.4
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0.3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.1
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0.7
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3.9
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Mean monthly sunshine hours
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170.5
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175.2
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229.4
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246.0
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260.4
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270.0
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269.7
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248.0
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225.0
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220.1
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174.0
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164.3
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2,652.6
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Demographics[ | ]
The Center for New North Carolinians[44] details more information about Greensboro's ethnic and cultural diversity.
Historical populations
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Census
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Pop.
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%±
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497
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—
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2,105
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323.5%
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3,317
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57.6%
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10,035
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202.5%
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15,895
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58.4%
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19,861
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25.0%
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53,569
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169.7%
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59,319
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10.7%
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74,389
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25.4%
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119,574
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60.7%
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144,076
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20.5%
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155,642
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8.0%
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183,894
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18.2%
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223,891
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21.8%
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269,666
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20.4%
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Est. 2011
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276,200
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2.4%
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As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 269,666 people; 124,074 households; and 53,958 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,138.3 people per square mile (825.6/km²). There were 99,305 housing units at an average density of 948.4 per square mile (366.2/km²).
Of the estimated 92,394 households in the city in 2000, 27.5% included children under the age of 18, 39.8% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.6% were classified as nonfamily. Of the total households, 32.6% were composed of individuals, while 8.7% reported someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 persons, and the average family size was 2.94 persons.
The age distribution in 2000 was 22.3% under the age of 18, 14.1% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males—for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city in 2000 was $39,661, and the median income for a family was $50,192. Males had a median income of $34,681 versus $26,797 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,986. About 8.6% of families and 19.3% of the population in 2000 were living below the poverty line, including 25.8% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensboro_(North_Carolina)
