High point
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| Nickname : Furniture and Hosiery Capital of the World | |||
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| Location in North Carolina | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1859 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | North Carolina | ||
| Counties : |
Guilford County Forsyth County Randolph County Davidson County |
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| Coordinates : | 35 ° 57 ′ N , 80 ° 0 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
111,223 (as of 2016) 1,603,101 (as of April 1, 2010) |
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| Population density : | 544.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 205.3 km 2 (approx. 79 mi 2 ) of which 204.2 km 2 (approx. 79 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 286 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 27260-27265 | ||
| Area code : | +1 336 | ||
| FIPS : | 37-31400 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0986755 | ||
| Website : | www.high-point.net | ||
| Mayor : | Rebecca Smothers | ||
High Point is a city in the US state of North Carolina with 104,371 residents. The city is known for its furniture , textile and bus industries.
Population development
| year | Residents 1 |
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| 2000 | 85,677 |
| 2010 | 104,432 |
| 2016 | 111.223 |
12000–2010: census results; 2016: US Census Bureau estimate
history
The place was the highest point on the North Carolina Railroad , which ran between Charlotte and Goldsboro from 1856 . That gave her the name. High Point was founded in 1859. At that time the most important industry was the processing of tobacco and wood as well as the manufacture of textiles. The first furniture factory was opened in 1889.
An important employer in the city is Thomas Built Buses , a plant belonging to the Daimler Trucks division of Daimler AG that builds school buses for the US market.
sons and daughters of the town
- Luke Appling (1907-1991), major league baseball player and manager
- Tony Baker (born 1964), American football player. He played running back with the Frankfurt Galaxy and the Cleveland Browns, among others
- Fantasia Barrino (* 1984), young singer
- James H. Burnley (born 1948), politician, Secretary of Transportation in the Cabinet of President Ronald Reagan
- Scott Hampton (* 1959), comic artist
- JD Hayworth (* 1958), politician, member of the US House of Representatives
- Adam Petty (1980-2000), racing car driver
- Jason Palmer (* 1979), jazz musician
- Heather Richardson (* 1989), speed skater
- Ernest Thompson (1892–1961), old-time musician
- Mike Williams (* 1968), singer of the sludge band EyeHateGod
- Harry Williamson (1913–2000), middle distance runner and Olympian
- Adrian Wilson (* 1979), American football player in the National Football League
- Ben Witherington (* 1951), Professor of New Testament Biblical Exegesis at Asbury Theology Seminary
Web links
Commons : High Point, North Carolina - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Quickfacts: High Point (English) ( Memento of the original from May 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
