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. As of the 2000 census, Greensboro was home to 223,891 residents. Its
estimated 2007 population was 248,111. On June 30, 2008, Greensboro annexed more
than 10,000 residents over an area of slightly more than 8 square miles (21
km2), bringing its population to 258,671.
The city is located at the intersection of two major interstate highways (I-85
and I-40) in the Piedmont ("foot of the mountains") region of central North
Carolina
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