Greensboro, NC

Significant City History The city was named for Major General Nathanael Greene. In the 1890s, the city attracted the attention of the Cone bros. of Baltimore, who established large scale textile plants, changing Greensboro from a village to a city within a decade. By 1900, Greensboro was considered a center of the Southern textile industry, with large scale factories producing denim, flannel, and overalls. On February 1, 1960, four black college students sat down at an all-white Woolworth's lunch counter,& refused to leave after they were denied service, a key event in desegration. Famous people Thomas Berry, Dolley Madison, Eddie Pope, Doug Marlette City State Population Year Founded Greensboro NC 236,865 1781 Elevation Industry % Unemploy Avg. Income 837 feet Steel / Manufacturing 4% $26,271 Ethnic Groups % of Population Average Age Pop. Density White 53% 30 2,138 per sq mile Black 36% Asian 3% Other 8% Avg Max Mean Temp Avg Max Mean Temp Avg Min Mean Temp Avg Min Mean Temp July 1961 July 2000 Jan 1961 Jan 2000 86.4 94.1 23.4 38 Avg July Precip Avg July Precip Avg Jan Precip Avg Jan Precip July 1961 July 2000 Jan 1961 Jan 2000 3.1 1.5 2.3 3.8 Current Avg % of Sunny Days Precip (Yearly) 3.6 48% State Ranking Total Carbon Total Carbon Resid. Carbon C02 Footprint Output Per Person Output Greensboro Output Greensboro (most consumption) Metric Tons of Metric Tons of Metric Tons of CO2 Per Year CO2 Per Year CO2 Per Year 12th 18.17 4,303,837 1,726,745