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Greensboro (/ ˈ ɡ r iː n z b ə r oʊ / ⓘ; [5] locally / ˈ ɡ r iː n z b ʌr ə /) is a city in and the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina, United States.At the 2020 census, its population was 299,035; it was estimated to be 302,296 in 2023. [6]
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of North Carolina.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 504 law enforcement agencies employing 23,442 sworn police officers, about 254 for each 100,000 residents. [1]
The Greensboro Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Greensboro, North Carolina. The department is responsible for an area of 144 square miles (370 km 2) with a population of 275,879. [4] The Greensboro Fire Department was started as an all volunteer fire department in 1884 with the Steam Fire ...
Adjacent to the Greensboro Cultural Center is the 4-acre Carolyn & Maurice LeBauer Park.The park contains two cafes, a children's play ground, dog park, putt-putt green, ping-pong tables, and a fountain "splash pad," which is seasonally converted into an ice-skating rink. [21]
1905 – City Board of Health established. [4] 1906 Greensboro Public Library building constructed. [8] City Fire Commission established. [4] 1909 Greensboro Daily News begins publication. [2] Greensboro Country Club founded. [9] 1917 – Guilford Courthouse National Military Park established. 1918 – Maplewood Cemetery established. [5]
Greensboro Police Sgt. Philip Dale Nix was killed while he was off-duty Dec. 20, 2023. He served with the department for 23 years.
Mayoral elections in Greensboro, North Carolina (5 P) Mayors of Greensboro, North Carolina ...
Guilford County was the site of an influential protest in 1960 when four black students from the North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro started an early sit-in. Known afterwards as the Greensboro Four , the four young men sat at a "whites-only" lunch counter at the Woolworth's store in downtown Greensboro and asked to be served after ...