Greensboro, Georgia
Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Confuse Template:Infobox settlement Greensboro is a city in and the county seat of Greene County, Georgia, United States. Its population was 3,648 as of the 2020 census. The city is located approximately halfway between Atlanta and Augusta on Interstate 20.
History
Greensboro was founded circa 1780; in 1787, it was designated the seat of the newly formed Greene County. It was incorporated as a town in 1803 and as a city in 1855.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The city was named for Major General Nathanael Greene, commander of the rebel American forces at the Battle of Guilford Court House on March 15, 1781.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Geography
Greensboro is located at the center of Greene County at Template:Coord (33.571528, -83.180921).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> U.S. Route 278 passes through the city center as Broad Street, leading east Template:Convert to Union Point and west Template:Convert to Madison. Georgia State Route 44 leads southwest from Greensboro Template:Convert to Eatonton. State Route 15 leads north Template:Convert to Athens and southeast Template:Convert to Sparta. The city limits extend southwest along SR 44 for Template:Convert so as to include Exit 130 on Interstate 20. I-20 leads east Template:Convert to Augusta and west Template:Convert to Atlanta.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Greensboro has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert, or 0.99%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref> The city is in the Oconee River watershed and is located Template:Convert east of Lake Oconee and Template:Convert southeast of Oconee National Forest.
Demographics
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 802 | 21.98% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 2,196 | 60.2% |
| Native American | 6 | 0.16% |
| Asian | 43 | 1.18% |
| Other/mixed | 81 | 2.22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 520 | 14.25% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,648 people, 1,288 households, and 808 families residing in the city.
Education
Greene County School District
The Greene County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of two elementary schools, a middle school, a high school, and a charter school.<ref>Georgia Board of EducationTemplate:Dead link, Retrieved June 10, 2010.</ref> The district has 158 full-time teachers and over 2,280 students.<ref>School Stats, Retrieved June 10, 2010.</ref>
- Greensboro Elementary
- Union Point Elementary
- Anita White Carson Middle School
- Greene County High School
- Lake Oconee Academy<ref>Lake Oconee Academy</ref>
The area also hosts the private school Nathanael Greene Academy.
Notable people
- Thomas W. Cobb, former U.S. representative and senator, and judge of the superior court of Georgia; namesake of Cobb County, Georgia<ref name="Cong1">Template:Cite web</ref>
- William Crosby Dawson, former congressman and U.S. senator from Georgia; born, died, and buried in Greensboro
- Foogiano, rapper signed to 1017 Records, born in Greensboro<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Augustus Baldwin Longstreet, lawyer and early American humorist writer, represented Greene County in the state legislature in 1821
- Mickey Mantle, center fielder for the New York Yankees, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, lived in Greensboro during his final years after retiring from the Yankees
- McKinley Neal, Missouri State Legislator
- Joshua Nesbitt, former starting quarterback for the Georgia Tech football team
- Joseph Parker Jr., last surviving U.S. Navy physician who participated in the Allied invasion of Omaha Beach<ref name=wp>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
- John Perkins Ralls, Confederate congressman from Alabama, born in Greensboro
- Tim Simpson, professional golfer, lives in Greensboro
- Sonny Terry, blues and folk musician known for his energetic harmonica style, born in Greensboro
- Elizabeth Wilson, first African American mayor of Decatur, Georgia
References
External links
- City website
- The Burning of Greensborough historical marker
- Historic Springfield Baptist Church historical marker
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