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Greensboro Facts
 Official Beginnings
Greensboro: 1808
Guilford County: 1771
Area
Greensboro: 131.75 square miles
Guilford County: 650.75 square miles
Population
Greensboro: 257,997
Guilford County: 472,216
Metropolitan Statistical Area: 1,536,448
Elevation
897 feet
Average Yearly Temperature
Maximum: 68.7 deg F
Minimum: 47.6 deg F
Average Yearly Rainfall
50.24 inches
Average Yearly Snowfall
3.8 inches
Government
Council/Manager Form - City Council comprises
an elected mayor and eight elected council members (nonpartisan).
Tax Rates
N.C. Sales Tax is 7.75%
Greensboro Hotel/Motel Room Tax is 6%.
Laws
Alcohol Laws - The legal drinking age
in North Carolina is 21 years of age. Alcoholic beverages may be
served until 2 am standard or daylight time. No alcoholic beverages
may be purchased before 12 noon on Sunday. All alcoholic beverages
are sold in state-controlled "ABC" stores, except for
beer and wine which may be purchased in wine specialty shops or
convenience and grocery stores. Speed
Limits - The citywide speed limit is 35 mph unless otherwise posted.
School zone speed limits are 25 mph. Statewide speed limit is 55
mph except where posted on certain sections of interstate highways.
North Carolina Safe Road Laws
North Carolina law requires that:
- Drivers may turn right on red unless otherwise
posted.
- The state requires seat belts for all front seat
drivers and passengers.
- Back seat passengers over the age of 16 are exempt
from wearing seat belts.
- Children under the age of 8 and weighing less
than 80 pounds must ride in a child-restraint device meeting
Federal standards.
- Children up to age 16 must wear an age appropriate
restraint device regardless of where they sit in the car. Motorists
will be fined $25 for failure to obey seat belt laws.
- North Carolina law also requires drivers to use
headlights whenever windshield wipers are used for inclement
weather and motorcyclists are required to wear helmets and use
headlights at all times.
Average Temperatures
| Month |
Max |
Min |
| January |
52.5 |
31.6 |
| February |
55.8 |
34.6 |
| March |
60.6 |
36.3 |
| April |
69.9 |
45.1 |
| May |
72.6 |
52.2 |
| June |
80.4 |
61.8 |
| July |
89.9 |
69.1 |
| August |
81.2 |
64.7 |
| September |
78.1 |
60.5 |
| October |
68.6 |
44.6 |
| November |
57.7 |
40.1 |
| December |
48.2 |
31.1 |
Commerce According to Employment
and Wages
Guilford County - 2008
- Services: 38%
- Manufacturing: 16%
- Construction: 5%
- Retail Trade: 11%
- Transportation & Warehousing: 4%
- Financial Activities: 8%
- Government: 13%
- Wholesale Trade: 4%
- Other: 1%
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