Back Guilford County, Noord-Carolina Afrikaans مقاطعة غيلفورد (كارولاينا الشمالية) Arabic Guilford County, North Carolina BAR Гилфорд (окръг, Северна Каролина) Bulgarian গুইলফোর্ড কাউন্টি, নর্থ ক্যারোলাইনা BPY Guilford Gông (North Carolina) CDO Гилфорд (гуо, Къилбаседа Каролина) CE Guilford County CEB Guilford County Czech Guilford County, Gogledd Carolina Welsh
Guilford County | |
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 Old Guilford County Courthouse in Greensboro | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
 North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 36°05′N 79°47′W / 36.08°N 79.79°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| Founded | 1771 |
| Named for | Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford |
| Seat | Greensboro (courthouse also located in High Point) |
| Largest community | Greensboro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 657.63 sq mi (1,703.3 km2) |
| • Land | 645.92 sq mi (1,672.9 km2) |
| • Water | 11.71 sq mi (30.3 km2) 1.78% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 541,299 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 549,866 |
| • Density | 838.03/sq mi (323.57/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 6th |
| Website | www |
Guilford County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 541,299,[1] making it the third-most populous county in North Carolina. The county seat and largest community is Greensboro.[2] Since 1938, an additional county court has been located in High Point. The county was formed in 1771.[3][4] Guilford County is included in the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area.
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2020CensusQuickFactswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "North Carolina: Individual County Chronologies". North Carolina Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2009. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ^ Vocci, Robert Blair (2006). Powell, William S. (ed.). "Guilford County". NCpedia. University of North Carolina Press. Retrieved January 24, 2015.