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About Guilford County
Guilford County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 541,299, making it the third-most populous county in North Carolina. The county seat and largest community is Greensboro. Since 1938, an additional county court has been located in High Point. The county was formed in 1771. Guilford County is included in the Greensboro–High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included inside the Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
Guilford County at a glance
- County seat
- Martinsville
- Population
- 541,299 (2020)
- Land area
- 658 sq mi
- Founded
- 1770
Communities
Largest communities in Guilford County
- Greensboro299,035
- High Point114,059
- Burlington57,303
- Summerfield10,951
- Gibsonville8,920
History of Guilford County
At the time of European encounter, the inhabitants of the area that became Guilford County were a Native American tribe called the Cheraw. Beginning in the 1740s, settlers arrived in the region in search of fertile and affordable land. These first settlers included American Quakers from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New England at what is now Greensboro, as well as German Reformed and Lutherans in the east, British Quakers in the south and west, and Scotch-Irish Presbyterians in the center of today's Guilford County. As population increased, the North Carolina colonial legislature organized the county in 1771, from parts of Rowan and Orange counties. It was named for Francis North, Earl of Guilford, father of Frederick North, Lord North, British Prime Minister from 1770 to 1782.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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