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| − | |name = Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
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| − | |official_name = City of Winston-Salem |
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| − | |settlement_type = [[City]] |
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| − | |nickname = City of Arts & Innovation, Twin City, Camel City, Winston |
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| − | |motto = Urbs Condita Adiuvando (A city founded on cooperation) |
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| − | |image_skyline = Winston salem panorama.jpg |
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| − | |image_caption = Winston-Salem Skyline |
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| − | |image_blank_emblem = Winston-salem logo.png |
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| − | |image_map = NCMap-doton-WinstonSalem.PNG |
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| − | |map_caption = Location in [[North Carolina]] |
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| − | |subdivision_type = Country |
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| − | |subdivision_type1 = [[Political divisions of the United States|State]] |
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| − | |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in North Carolina|Counties]] |
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| − | |subdivision_name = United States |
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| − | |subdivision_name1 = [[North Carolina]] |
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| − | |subdivision_name2 = [[Forsyth County, North Carolina|Forsyth County]] |
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| − | |leader_title = Mayor |
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| − | |leader_name = [[Allen Joines]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])<ref name="MayorsOffice">{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.winston-salem.nc.us/Home/CityGovernment/Mayor/Articles/MeetTheMayor|title=City of Winston-Salem, NC :: Meet the Mayor|accessdate=January 8, 2010|publisher=Winston-Salem, City of|last=the City of Winston-Salem|first=Mayor of}}</ref> |
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| − | |leader_title1 = City Manager |
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| − | |leader_name1 = Lee D. Garrity |
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| − | |established_title = Founded |
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| − | |established_date = 1766 (Salem),<br />1849 (Winston) |
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| − | |established_title2 = [[Municipal corporation|Consolidated]] |
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| − | |established_date2 = 1913 (Winston-Salem) |
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| − | |area_magnitude = 1 E8 |
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| − | |area_total_sq_mi = 132.4 |
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| − | |area_land_sq_mi = 129.6 |
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| − | |area_water_sq_mi = 2.8 |
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| − | <!-- Population --> |
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| − | | population_as_of = 2012 Census Estimate |
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| − | | population_footnotes = <ref |
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| − | name=annexation>[http://www.cityofws.org/Home/Departments/MarketingAndCommunications/NewsArchive/News2007/Articles/CityQuestionsStatePopulationEstimate City of Winston-Salem – 2007 City Questions State Population Estimate]</ref><ref name="census.gov"/> |
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| − | | population_total = 238,156 ([[List of United States cities by population|85th]]) |
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| − | | population_blank1_title = [[United States metropolitan area|MSA]] |
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| − | | population_blank1 = 647,697 |
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| − | | population_blank2_title = [[Combined statistical area|CSA]] |
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| − | | population_blank2 = 1,611,243 |
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| − | | population_density_km2 = 559.0 |
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| − | | population_density_sq_mi = 1,400.7 |
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| − | | population_demonym = Twin Citian<ref name=SunSentinel>{{cite news|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-11-10/lifestyle/9311090470_1_richmond-sioux-towns|work=[[Sun Sentinel|South Florida Sun-Sentinel]]|title=What Do You Call Folks Who Live Here?|accessdate=July 14, 2012| first=Rob | last=Kyff | date=November 10, 1993}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} |
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| − | |timezone = [[North American Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]] |
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| − | |utc_offset = -5 |
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| − | |timezone_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]] |
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| − | |area_code = [[Area code 336|336]] |
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| − | |coordinates_type = region:US_type:city |
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| − | |latd=36 |latm=6 |lats=9.95 |latNS=N |
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| − | |longd=80 |longm=15 |longs=37.77 |longEW=W |
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| − | |elevation_ft = 970 |
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| − | |website = [http://www.cityofws.org/ City of Winston-Salem, NC] |
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| − | '''Winston-Salem''' is a city in the U.S. state of [[North Carolina]], with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the [[county seat]] and largest city of [[Forsyth County, North Carolina|Forsyth County]] and the fourth-largest city<ref name="census.gov">[http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-durham-pop-101123,0,4525317.story]{{dead link|date=April 2012}} |
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| − | </ref> in the state (though a 2011 estimate of Census Bureau estimate of 232,385 makes Winston-Salem fifth largest).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://myfox8.com/2012/06/28/durham-replaces-winston-salem-as-ncs-fourth-largest-city/|title=Durham replaces Winston-Salem as NC’s fourth-largest city|last=Young|first=Wesley|work=[[Winston-Salem Journal]]|date=June 28, 2012|accessdate=June 28, 2012}}</ref> |
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| + | '''Take me to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina {{pagename}}] article on Wikipedia'''. |
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| − | Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the [[Piedmont Triad]] region and is home to the tallest office building in the region, [[100 North Main Street]], formerly the Wachovia Building and now known locally as the Wells Fargo Center. Winston-Salem is called the "Twin City" for its dual heritage and "City of the Arts and Innovation" for its dedication to fine arts and theater and technological research. "Camel City" is a reference to the city's historic involvement in the [[tobacco]] industry related to locally-based [[R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company]]'s popular [[Camel (cigarette)|Camel]] cigarettes. Many locals refer to the city as "Winston" in informal speech. |
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| − | In 2013, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget reconfigured the Winston-Salem MSA by adding the [[Davidson County, North Carolina|Thomasville-Lexington micropolitan statistical area]]. The official 2010 Census population for the redefined Winston-Salem, North Carolina MSA was 640,595; according to 2012 Census estimates, the population was 647,697. The Greensboro – Winston-Salem – High Point [[combined statistical area]] (CSA), popularly referred to as the [[Piedmont Triad]], had a population of 1,611,243 according 2012 Census estimates. |
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| − | ==Overview== |
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| − | The [[Old Salem]] district (1766) and related Historic Bethabara (1753) and Bethania (1759) sites are the city's oldest |
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| − | historical attractions. Also of historical interest is [[Reynolda Village]] (which includes [[Reynolda Gardens]] and the [[Reynolda House]] Museum of American Art). Other sites of interest include the Horne Creek Historic Farm, [[Tanglewood Park]], the [[SciWorks]] educational facility, and SECCA, the [[Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art]]. The city's major sports and entertainment venues are organized in a group known as the [[Winston-Salem Entertainment-Sports Complex]]. |
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| − | The Winston-Salem metropolitan area ([[United States metropolitan area|MSA]]) has an estimated population of 468,124 according to the 2008 estimate by the [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. As of 2008, the [[combined statistical area]] (CSA) of [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]]/Winston-Salem/[[High Point, North Carolina|High Point]], the [[Piedmont Triad]], has a population of 1,603,101, making it the 30th-largest metropolitan area in the USA.<ref>''Source: US Bureau of the Census, Estimates of the Population, Table CBSA-EST2007-02''</ref> |
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| − | In 2012, the city was listed among the 10 best places to retire in the U.S. by CBS Money Watch.<ref>[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-10-best-places-to-retire.html The 10 Best Places to Retire]</ref> |
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| − | ==History== |
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| − | ===Salem=== |
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| − | The origin of the town of Salem dates to January 1753, when Bishop [[August Gottlieb Spangenberg]], on behalf of the [[Moravian Church]], selected a settlement site in the three forks of Muddy Creek. He called this area "die Wachau" ([[Latin]] form: [[Wachovia, North Carolina|Wachovia]]) named after the ancestral estate of [[Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf|Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf]]. |
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| − | The land, just short of {{convert|99000|acre|km2}}, was subsequently purchased from [[John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville]]. |
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| − | On November 17, 1753, the first settlers arrived at what would later become the town of [[Bethabara, North Carolina|Bethabara]]. |
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| − | This town, despite its rapid growth, was not designed to be the primary settlement on the tract. Some residents expanded to a nearby settlement called Bethania in 1759. Finally, lots were drawn to select among suitable sites for the location of a new town. |
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| − | The town established on the chosen site was given the name of Salem (from the Hebrew ''Shalom'' for "peace") chosen for it by the Moravians' late patron, Count [[Zinzendorf]]. On January 6, 1766, the first tree was felled for the building of Salem. Salem was a typical Moravian settlement congregation with the public buildings of the congregation grouped around a central square, today Salem Square. These included the church, a Brethren's House and a Sisters' House for the unmarried members of the Congregation, which owned all the property in town. For many years only members of the Moravian Church were permitted to live in the settlement. This practice had ended by the [[American Civil War]]. Many of the original buildings in the settlement have been restored or rebuilt and are now part of [[Old Salem]] Museums & Gardens.<ref name="winston-salem book">{{cite book |
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| − | |publisher=[[NYU Press]] |
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| − | |title=From Congregation Town to Industrial City |first=Michael |last=Shirley |
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| − | |isbn=978-0-8147-8086-2}}</ref> |
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| − | Salem was incorporated as a town in 1854. Salem Square and "[[God's Acre]]", the Moravian Graveyard, since 1772 are the site each [[Easter]] morning of the world-famous Moravian [[sunrise service]]. This service, sponsored by all the Moravian church parishes in the City, attracts thousands of worshippers each year and has earned the name of "the Easter City" for Winston-Salem.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} |
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| − | ===Winston=== |
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| − | In 1849, the Salem congregation sold land north of Salem to the newly formed Forsyth County for a county seat. The new town was called "the county town" or Salem until 1852 when it was named Winston for a local hero of the Revolutionary War, [[Joseph Winston]]. For its first two decades, Winston was a sleepy county town. In 1872, work began to connect the town to the North Carolina Railroad. That same year, Thomas Jethro Brown of Davie County rented a former livery stable and established the first tobacco warehouse in Winston. That same year, Pleasant Henderson Hanes, also of Davie, built his first tobacco factory a few feet from Brown's warehouse. In 1875, Richard Joshua Reynolds, of Patrick County, Virginia, built his first tobacco factory a few hundred feet from Hanes' factory. By the 1880s, there were almost 40 tobacco factories in the town of Winston. Hanes and Reynolds would compete fiercely for the next 25 years, each absorbing a number of the smaller manufacturers, until Hanes sold out to Reynolds in 1900 to begin a second career in textiles. |
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| − | [[Image:jebennet1.jpg|thumb|right|270px|C.E. Bennett's Bottling Works in Salem]] |
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| − | ===Winston-Salem=== |
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| − | In the 1880s, the US Post Office began referring to the two towns as Winston-Salem. In 1899, after nearly a decade of contention, the [[United States Post Office Department]] established the Winston-Salem post office in Winston, with the former Salem office serving as a branch. After a referendum the towns were officially incorporated as "Winston-Salem" in 1913. The USPS Address Information System (AIS) does not recognize the [[hyphen]].<ref name="USPS Pub 28">{{cite book |
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| − | The [[R. J. Reynolds|Reynolds family]], namesake of the [[R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company]], played a large role in the history and public life of Winston-Salem. By the 1940s, 60% of Winston-Salem workers worked either for Reynolds or in the Hanes textile factories.<ref name="winston-salem">{{cite book |
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| − | |title=Winston-Salem: A History |first=Frank |last=Tursi |
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| − | |isbn=978-0-89587-115-2}}</ref> The Reynolds company imported so much French cigarette paper and Turkish tobacco for [[Camel (cigarette)|Camel cigarettes]] that Winston-Salem was designated by the United States federal government as an official port of entry for the United States, despite the city being {{convert|200|mi|km}} inland.<ref name="winston-salem"/> Winston-Salem was the eighth-largest port of entry in the United States by 1916.<ref name="winston-salem"/> |
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| − | In 1917, the company bought {{convert|84|acre|m2}} of property in Winston-Salem and built 180 houses that it sold at cost to workers, to form a development called "Reynoldstown."<ref name="winston-salem"/> By the time [[R.J. Reynolds]] died in 1918, his company owned 121 buildings in Winston-Salem. |
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| − | In 1929, the [[Reynolds Building]] was completed in Winston-Salem. Designed by [[William F. Lamb]] from the architectural firm [[Shreve, Lamb and Harmon]], the Reynolds Building is a 314 ft (96m) skyscraper that has 21 floors. When completed as the headquarters of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, it was the tallest building in the United States south of [[Baltimore, Maryland]], and it was named the best building of the year by the American Institute of Architects. The building is well known for being the predecessor and prototype for the much larger [[Empire State Building]] that was built in 1931 in New York City. Every year the staff of the Empire State Building sends a Father's Day card to the staff at the Reynolds Building in Winston-Salem to pay homage to its role as predecessor to the Empire State Building. |
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| − | * In 1875, R J Reynolds founded [[R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company]] later famous for innovative branded products such as Prince Albert pipe tobacco (1907) and [[Camel (cigarette)|Camel]] cigarettes (1913). Other brands which it made famous are Winston, Salem, Doral, and Eclipse cigarettes. The Winston-Salem area is still the primary international manufacturing center for Reynolds brands of cigarettes, although employment is down from its peak of nearly 30,000 to under 3,000. |
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| − | [[Image:2009-04-24 Winston Tower.jpg|thumb|The Winston-Tower, formerly the Wachovia Building]] |
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| − | * [[Wachovia| Wachovia Bank and Trust]] was formed in 1911 by the merger of Wachovia National Bank (founded 1879) and Wachovia Loan and Trust (founded 1893). The company was purchased by [[First Union]] in 2001, which changed its name to Wachovia. Wachovia was purchased by [[Wells Fargo]] in 2009, and the Wachovia name was retired in 2011. |
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| − | * In 1901, [[John Wesley Hanes I|J. Wesley Hanes's]] Shamrock Hosiery Mills in Winston-Salem began making men's socks. Shortly afterward, his brother Pleasant Henderson Hanes founded the Hanes Knitting Company, which manufactured men's underwear. The two firms eventually merged to become the Hanes Corporation, now known as Hanesbrands, innovators in the [[textile industry]]. |
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| − | * In 1906, the Bennett Bottling Company produced Bennett's Cola, a "Fine Carbonic Drink." The name was changed to Winston-Salem Bottling Works in 1915. |
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| − | * [[Texas Pete]], a popular hot sauce condiment, is manufactured by local firm T.W. Garner Foods. |
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| − | * In 1934, [[Malcom McLean|Malcolm Purcell McLean]] formed [[McLean Trucking Co]]. The firm benefited from the tobacco and textile industry headquartered in Winston-Salem, and became the second largest trucking firm in the nation. |
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| − | * In 1937, [[Krispy Kreme]] opened its first doughnut shop on South Main Street. |
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| − | * In 1929 Quality Oil Company was organized in December 1929, initially to launch a distributorship for the then little known [[Shell Oil Company]]. |
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| − | * In 1948, Piedmont Airlines was formed out of the old Camel City Flying Service. The airline was based at Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem but marked its first commercial flight out of [[Wilmington, North Carolina]] on February 20, 1948. Piedmont grew to become one of the top airlines in the country before its purchase by USAir (now [[US Airways]]) in 1987. US Airways maintains a reservation center in the old Piedmont Reservations office. |
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| − | * In 1928 Miller's Clothing Store was opened by Mrs. Henry Miller. Miller's Variety Store still operates at the same location at 622 North Trade Street. Miller's was the first store in Winston-Salem to offer [[bell bottom]]s in the area in the 1960s. Also was listed by ''Playboy'' magazine in 1968 as a popular place to shop.{{Citation needed|date=May 2012}} |
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| − | ==Geography and climate== |
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| − | Winston-Salem is in northwest [[Piedmont (United States)|piedmont]] area of North Carolina at {{Coord|36|6|10|N|80|15|38|W|type:city}} (36.102764, −80.260491).{{GR|1}} |
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| − | According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|132.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|129.6|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|2.8|sqmi|km2}} of it (0.81%) is water. |
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| − | The city of Winston-Salem has a [[humid subtropical climate]] characterized by cool, sometimes moderately cold winters, and hot, humid summers. The average high temperatures range from {{convert|51|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in the winter to around {{convert|89|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in the summer. The average low temperatures range from {{convert|28|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in the winter to around {{convert|67|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in the summer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USNC0767 |title=Average Weather for Winston-Salem, NC – Temperature and Precipitation |publisher=Weather.com |date=July 27, 2012 |accessdate=November 7, 2012}}</ref> |
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| − | |Jan record high F = 79 |
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| − | |Feb record high F = 83 |
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| − | |Mar record high F = 91 |
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| − | |Apr record high F = 93 |
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| − | |May record high F = 101 |
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| − | |Jun record high F = 104 |
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| − | |Aug record high F = 104 |
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| − | |Sep record high F = 102 |
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| − | |Oct record high F = 96 |
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| − | |Nov record high F = 84 |
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| − | |Dec record high F = 79 |
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| − | |year record high F = 104 |
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| − | |Jan high F = 49.5 |
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| − | |Feb high F = 52.0 |
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| − | |Mar high F = 60.6 |
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| − | |Apr high F = 69.9 |
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| − | |May high F = 78.8 |
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| − | |Jun high F = 85.8 |
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| − | |Jul high F = 87.8 |
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| − | |Aug high F = 86.2 |
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| − | |Sep high F = 81.3 |
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| − | |Oct high F = 71.8 |
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| − | |Nov high F = 60.1 |
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| − | |Dec high F = 50.3 |
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| − | |year high F = 69.5 |
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| − | |Jan mean F= 39.1 |
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| − | |Feb mean F= 41.2 |
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| − | |Mar mean F= 49.0 |
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| − | |Apr mean F= 57.7 |
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| − | |May mean F= 66.8 |
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| − | |Jun mean F= 74.7 |
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| − | |Jul mean F= 77.3 |
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| − | |Aug mean F= 76.0 |
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| − | |Sep mean F= 70.4 |
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| − | |Oct mean F= 59.5 |
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| − | |Nov mean F= 48.1 |
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| − | |Dec mean F= 39.9 |
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| − | |year mean F= 58.3 |
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| − | |Jan low F = 28.8 |
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| − | |Feb low F = 30.3 |
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| − | |Mar low F = 37.5 |
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| − | |Apr low F = 45.7 |
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| − | |May low F = 54.9 |
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| − | |Jun low F = 63.6 |
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| − | |Jul low F = 66.8 |
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| − | |Aug low F = 65.7 |
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| − | |Sep low F = 59.5 |
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| − | |Oct low F = 47.1 |
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| − | |Nov low F = 36.2 |
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| − | |Dec low F = 29.5 |
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| − | |year low F = 47.1 |
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| − | |Jan record low F = -10 |
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| − | |Feb record low F = -1 |
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| − | |Mar record low F = 12 |
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| − | |Apr record low F = 21 |
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| − | |Jun record low F = 40 |
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| − | |Nov record low F = 7 |
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| − | |Dec record low F = -3 |
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| − | |year record low F = -10 |
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| − | |Jan precipitation inch = 3.30 |
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| − | |Feb precipitation inch = 3.38 |
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| − | |Mar precipitation inch = 3.82 |
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| − | |Apr precipitation inch = 3.45 |
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| − | |May precipitation inch = 3.92 |
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| − | |Jun precipitation inch = 3.83 |
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| − | |Jul precipitation inch = 4.70 |
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| − | |Nov precipitation inch = 2.63 |
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| − | |Dec precipitation inch = 3.51 |
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| − | |year precipitation inch = 43.40 |
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| − | |Jan snow inch = 3.0 |
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| − | |year snow inch = 9.3 |
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| − | |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |
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| − | |Jan precipitation days = 9 |
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| − | |year precipitation days = 106 |
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| − | |title = General Climate Summary Tables – Winston Salem Reynol, North Carolina |
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| − | ==Demographics== |
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| − | |1870= 443 |
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| − | |1880= 4194 |
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| − | |1890= 10729 |
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| − | |1900= 13650 |
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| − | |1910= 22700 |
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| − | |1920= 48395 |
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| − | |1930= 75274 |
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| − | |1940= 79815 |
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| − | |1950= 87881 |
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| − | |1960= 111135 |
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| − | |1970= 133683 |
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| − | |1980= 131885 |
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| − | |1990= 143485 |
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| − | |2000= 185776 |
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| − | |2010= 229617 |
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| − | As of the [[census]]{{GR|3}} of 2000, there are 185,776 people, with a total urban population of 299,290{{GR|2}}, 76,247 households, and 46,205 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] is 1,706.7 people per square mile (659.0/km²). There are 82,593 housing units at an average density of 758.8 per square mile (293.0/km²). The racial composition of the city was: 55.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 37.10% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American]], 8.64% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino American]], 1.13% [[Asian American]], 0.31% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.04% [[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander American|Other Pacific Islander]], 4.29% [[Race (United States Census)|some other race]], and 1.56% [[Multiracial American|two or more races]]. Non-Hispanic [[Non-Hispanic Whites|Whites]] were 47.1% of the population in 2010,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/3775000.html |title=Winston-Salem (city), North Carolina |work=State & County QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> down from 59% in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|title=North Carolina – Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Cities and Other Places: Earliest Census to 1990|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|url=http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html}}</ref> |
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| − | There are 76,247 households out of which 28.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% are married couples living together, 16.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 39.4% are non-families. 33.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.32 and the average family size is 2.95. |
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| − | In the city the population is spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 11.7% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.2 males. |
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| − | The median income for a household in the city is $39,589, and the median income for a family is $46,595. Males have a median income of $32,398 versus $25,335 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city is $39,468. 11.2% of the population and 4.3% of families are below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population, 8.3% of those under the age of 18 and 7.1% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. |
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| − | ==Economy== |
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| − | {{refimprove section|date=February 2012}} |
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| − | It is the location of the corporate headquarters of [[BB&T]] (Branch Banking and Trust Company), [[HanesBrands]], Inc., [[Krispy Kreme Doughnuts]], Inc., [[Lowes Foods]] Stores, [[ISP Sports]], [[Reynolds American]] (parent of [[R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company]]), Reynolda Manufacturing Solutions, Southern Community Bank,{{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} [[K&W Cafeterias]],<ref>"[http://www.kwcafeterias.com/GroupRates.html Group Sales]." [[K&W Cafeterias]]. Retrieved on January 31, 2012. "K&W Corporate Office P.O. Box 25048 Winston-Salem, NC 27114-5048"</ref><ref name=Daniel>{{cite news|url=http://www2.journalnow.com/news/2012/jan/15/wssunbiz01-kampw-cafeterias-turns-75-ar-1812403/|title=K&W turns 75|last=Daniel|first=Fran|work=[[Winston-Salem Journal]]|date=January 15, 2012|accessdate=January 15, 2012}} – "Headquarters: 1391 Plaza West Road, off Healy Drive in Winston-Salem"</ref> and [[TW Garner Food Company]] (makers of [[Texas Pete]]).{{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} [[Wachovia]] Corporation was based in Winston-Salem until it merged with [[First Union]] Corporation in September 2001; the corporate headquarters of the combined company was located in Charlotte, until it was purchased by Wells Fargo in December 2008. [[PepsiCo]] has its Customer Service Center located in Winston-Salem. |
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| − | Although traditionally associated with the textile and tobacco industries, Winston-Salem is transforming itself to be a leader in the [[nanotechnology|nanotech]], high-tech and bio-tech fields. Medical research is a fast-growing local industry, and [[Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center]] is the largest employer in Winston-Salem. [[Blue Rhino]], the nation's largest propane exchange company and a division of [[Ferrellgas]], is also headquartered in Winston-Salem. In December 2004, the city landed a deal with [[Dell]], Inc. providing millions of dollars in incentives to build a computer assembly plant nearby in southeastern Forsyth County. However Dell closed its Winston-Salem facility in January 2010 due to the poor economy. A portion of downtown Winston-Salem has been designated as the [[Piedmont Triad Research Park]] for biomedical and information technology research and development. Currently, the [[research park]] is undergoing an expansion, with hopes of jumpstarting the city's economy.{{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} |
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| − | ===Largest employers=== |
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| − | According to the Winston-Salem Business Inc.'s 2010–2011 data report on major employers,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsbusinessinc.com/data-reports-center/major-employers.html |title=Leading Employers |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=September, 2011}}</ref> the ten largest employers in the city are: |
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| − | |[[Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center]] |
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| − | |12,837 |
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| − | |[[Novant Health]] |
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| − | |8,145 |
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| − | |[[Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools]] |
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| − | |6,692 |
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| − | |4 |
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| − | |City/County Government |
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| − | |4,689 |
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| − | |5 |
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| − | |[[Reynolds American, Inc.]] |
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| − | |3,000 |
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| − | |[[Wells Fargo]] |
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| − | |2,800 |
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| − | |[[Hanesbrands Inc.]] |
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| − | |2,251 |
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| − | |8 |
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| − | |[[BB&T]] |
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| − | |2,200 |
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| − | |[[Wake Forest University]] |
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| − | |1,680 |
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| − | |[[Lowe's Foods]] |
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| − | |1,500 |
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| − | ===Major industries=== |
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| − | According to the Winston-Salem Business Inc.'s 2010–2011 data report on major industries,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsbusinessinc.com/data-reports-center/major-industeries.html |title=Major Industries |format=URL |date= |accessdate=September, 2011}}</ref> the major industries in the city are by percentage: |
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| − | | 1 |
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| − | |Health Care and Social Assistance |
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| − | |17% |
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| − | |[[Manufacturing]] |
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| − | |12% |
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| − | |Retail Trade |
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| − | |11% |
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| − | |Educational Services |
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| − | |10% |
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| − | |Accommodations and Food Service |
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| − | |8% |
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| − | |5 |
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| − | |[[Local Government]] |
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| − | |8% |
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| − | |7 |
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| − | |Administrative and Waste Services |
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| − | |7% |
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| − | |- |
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| − | |8 |
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| − | |[[Finance]] and [[Insurance]] |
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| − | |6% |
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| − | |9 |
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| − | |Transportation and Warehousing |
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| − | |4% |
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| − | |9 |
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| − | |[[Construction]] |
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| − | |4% |
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| − | |9 |
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| − | |Professional and Technical Services |
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| − | |4% |
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| − | |9 |
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| − | |[[Public Administration]] |
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| − | |4% |
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| − | |13 |
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| − | |Wholesale Trade |
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| − | |3% |
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| − | |14 |
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| − | |Management of Companies and Enterprises |
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| − | |2% |
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| − | ==Attractions== |
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| − | * [[SciWorks]] – SciWorks’ has {{convert|25000|sqft|m2}} of exhibit space, 119-seat Planetarium and {{convert|15|acre|m2|adj=on}} outdoor Environmental Park. Permanent exhibits include: Foucault Pendulum, PhysicsWorks, SoundWorks, HealthWorks, BioWorks and KidsWorks. The Environmental Park includes habitats for river otter, deer and waterfowl<ref>[http://sciworks.org/ SciWorks, The Science Center and Environmental Park of Forsyth County<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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| − | * [[Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts]] – Reconstructions of a colonial interiors from the 18th and early 19th centuries<ref>[http://www.mesda.org/ Mesda – Welcome — MESDA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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| − | * [[Bethabara Historic District]] – A site where Moravians from Pennsylvania first settled in North Carolina, the {{convert|195|acre|km2|adj=on}} area includes a museum and a Moravian church and offers hiking, birdwatching and many varieties of trees and plants.<ref>[http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g49680-d143894-Reviews-Bethabara_Park-Winston_Salem_North_Carolina.html Bethabara Park – Winston Salem – Reviews of Bethabara Park – TripAdvisor<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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| − | * [[Old Salem]] – A restored [[Moravian Church]] community from 1750–1850. Seventy percent of the buildings are original and the village hosts skilled tinsmiths, blacksmiths, cobblers, gunsmiths, bakers and carpenters practicing their trades while interacting with visitors.<ref>[http://oldsalem.org/ Old Salem Museums and Gardens | Home<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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| − | * [[Reynolda House Museum of American Art]] – the restored 1917 mansion of R.J. and Katharine Smith Reynolds<ref>[http://www.reynoldahouse.org/index.php Reynolda House<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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| − | * [[Children's Museum of Winston-Salem]] – Not a museum, but an indoor playground for children with activities (admission fee or membership required).<ref>[http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g49680-d1450283-Reviews-Children_s_Museum_of_Winston_Salem-Winston_Salem_North_Carolina.html Children's Museum of Winston-Salem – Winston Salem – Reviews of Children's Museum of Winston-Salem – TripAdvisor<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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| − | ==Education== |
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| − | ===Public=== |
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| − | [[Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools]] has most of its schools inside Winston-Salem. WS/FC Schools include 51 elementary schools, 25 middle schools and 13 high schools. |
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| − | Private and parochial schools also make up a significant portion of Winston-Salem's educational establishment. |
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| − | * Catholic elementary schools include St. Leo The Great and [[Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)|Our Lady of Mercy]]. Other private Christian schools include Calvary Baptist Day School, Gospel Light Christian School, Redeemer [[Presbyterian]], First Assembly Christian School and St. John's Lutheran. Until 2001, Winston-Salem was home to [[Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School (North Carolina)|Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School]] (now in [[Kernersville, North Carolina]]), one of only three Catholic high schools in North Carolina. |
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| − | * [[Salem Academy]], located in Old Salem, has been providing education to young women since 1772. [[Forsyth Country Day School]] (in nearby [[Lewisville, North Carolina]]) and [[Summit School (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)|Summit School]] are secular private schools that serve the area. |
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| − | Winston-Salem also has a number of colleges and universities, including: |
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| − | * [[Wake Forest University]] |
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| − | * [[Winston-Salem State University]], an [[historically black university]] founded in 1892 |
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| − | * [[University of North Carolina School of the Arts]] (formerly the North Carolina School of the Arts) |
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| − | * [[Salem College]], the first [[women's college]] in America, founded in 1772 |
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| − | * [[Piedmont International University]] |
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| − | * Winston-Salem Bible College |
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| − | * [[Forsyth Technical Community College]] |
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| − | * Living Arts Institute<ref>[http://www.living-arts-college.edu/medical/locations/winston-salem-nc.html Living Arts Institute], 2012-08-15</ref> |
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| − | ==Recreation== |
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| − | Museums are an important portion of Winston-Salem's heritage. Most famous of Winston-Salem's museums is [[Old Salem]], a [[living history]] museum centered on the main Moravian settlement founded in 1766. Along with the original 18th century buildings, Old Salem is also home to the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA), a gallery of 18th and 19th century furniture, [[ceramics]], and textiles. |
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| − | The [[Reynolda House Museum of American Art]] (built by the founder of the [[R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company]] and now affiliated with [[Wake Forest University]]) is another of Winston-Salem's premier museums. |
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| − | The [[Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art]] (SECCA) is a nationally known art center. |
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| − | The Wake Forest University Museum of Anthropology is an anthropological museum, maintained by [[Wake Forest University]], that has many artifacts and other pieces of history. |
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| − | The city also offers places oriented for children. |
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| − | [[SciWorks]] is an interactive museum for children, teaching basics in all areas of science, and offering experiments and educational tours. |
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| − | The [[Children's Museum of Winston-Salem]] offers engaging exhibits and programs designed to develop creative thinking, strengthen language skills, and encourage curiosity for children ages birth to eight. |
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| − | ===Art=== |
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| − | Winston-Salem is often referred to{{By whom|date=September 2012}} as the "City of the Arts", partly because of it created the first [[arts council]] in the United States, founded in 1949, and because of the local art schools and attractions. These include the [[University of North Carolina School of the Arts]], Twin City Stage, Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance, the Piedmont Opera Theater, the Winston-Salem Symphony, the [[Stevens Center]] for the Performing Arts, and the Sawtooth Center for Visual Arts. |
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| − | There are many galleries and workshops in the city's art district centered at Sixth and Trade streets. |
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| − | The city plays host to the [[National Black Theatre Festival]], the [[RiverRun International Film Festival]] and the Reynolda Film Festival. |
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| − | Winston-Salem is also the home of the [[Art-o-mat]] and houses nine of them throughout the city. |
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| − | The city is also home to Carolina Music Ways, a grassroots arts organization focussing on the area's diverse, interconnected music traditions, including [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]], blues, jazz, gospel, old-time stringband, and Moravian music. |
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| − | Once a year the city is also the home of the [[Heavy Rebel Weekender]] music festival, featuring over 70 bands, primarily rockabilly, punk and honky tonk, over three days. |
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| − | ===Gardens=== |
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| − | [[Reynolda Gardens]] is a {{convert|4|acre|m2|sing=on}} formal garden set within a larger woodland site, originally part of the [[R. J. Reynolds]] country estate. |
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| − | Winston-Salem provides a number of athletic attractions. |
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| − | The [[Winston-Salem Dash|Dash]] is a Class A Minor-League baseball team currently affiliated with the [[Chicago White Sox]]. After 52 years at historic [[Ernie Shore Field]], the Dash now plays its home games at the new [[BB&T Ballpark]], which opened in 2010. Previous names for the team include the Winston-Salem Cardinals, Twins, Red Sox, Spirits and, most recently, the Winston-Salem Warthogs.<ref>[http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=139326&catid=57 Outfield Gets Grass At Future Home Of 'Dash' | digtriad.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Its players have included Vinegar Bend Mizell, Earl Weaver, Bobby Tiefenauer, Harvey Haddix, Stu Miller, Ray Jablonski, Don Blasingame, Gene Oliver, Rico Petrocelli, Jim Lonborg, George Scott, Sparky Lyle, Bill "Spaceman" Lee, Dwight Evans, Cecil Cooper, Butch Hobson, Wade Boggs, Carlos Lee, Joe Crede, Jon Garland, and Aaron Rowand, all of whom have played extensively at the major league level. |
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| − | Wake Forest University is an original member of the prestigious [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] (ACC). Wake Forest's football team plays its games at [[BB&T Field]] (formerly Groves Stadium), which seats 32,500. Also Wake Forest's soccer program made four consecutive final four appearances (2006–2009) and were NCAA champions in 2007. Their women's [[field hockey]] team won three consecutive [[NCAA Women's Field Hockey Championship|national championships]] between 2002 and 2004. |
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| − | The Lawrence Joel Veterans' Memorial Coliseum is home to Wake Forest and some Winston-Salem State basketball games. |
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| − | [[NASCAR]] [[Dodge Weekly Series]] racing takes place from March until August at city-owned [[Bowman Gray Stadium]]. It is NASCARs longest running racing series, dating to the 1940s. In the fall, the stadium is used for Winston-Salem State Rams football games. |
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| − | Winston-Salem offers a variety of community and children's sports programs and has an active [[YMCA]] presence. Several community pools are available for membership. |
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| − | Winston-Salem hosts an [[Winston-Salem Open|ATP tennis tour round]] every year. |
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| − | ===Shopping=== |
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| − | Winston-Salem is home to [[Hanes Mall]], one of the largest [[shopping malls]] in [[North Carolina]]. The area surrounding the mall along Stratford Road and Hanes Mall Boulevard has become the city's largest shopping district. Other shopping areas exist in the city, including Thruway Shopping Center, Hanes Point Shopping Center, Hanes Commons, Pavilions, Stone's Throw Plaza, Silas Creek Crossing, and the [[Marketplace Mall (Winston-Salem)|Marketplace Mall]]. |
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| − | The [[Winston-Salem Transit Authority]] (WSTA) has the responsibility of providing public transportation. It took over from the Safe Bus Company, founded in the 1920s as the largest black owned transportation company in the United States, in 1972. Operating out of the Clark Campbell Transportation Center at 100 West Fifth Street, WSTA has 26 daily routes, which run between 5:30am and 12:00 midnight Monday through Friday and from 6:30am through 6:30pm on Saturday. WSTA makes nearly 3 million passenger trips annually. In February 2010 WSTA added 10 diesel-electric buses to its fleet. |
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| − | The Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART) operates a daily schedule from the Campbell center connecting Winston-Salem to Boone, Mt. Airy and Greensboro, where other systems provide in-state routes to points east. |
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| − | Greyhound lines also provides interstate transportation from the Campbell Center. |
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| − | ===Thoroughfares=== |
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| − | [[Image:Exits 6 at Westbound I-40 Business in Winston-Salem, NC.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Business Interstate 40 at the US 52 interchange in downtown Winston-Salem.]] |
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| − | [[U.S. Route 52|US 52]] (which runs [[Concurrency (road)|concurrent]] with [[North Carolina Highway 8|NC 8]]) is the predominant north-south freeway through Winston-Salem; it passes near the heart of downtown. [[Interstate 40 Business (North Carolina)|Business 40]] is the main east-west freeway through downtown Winston-Salem. In 1993 a bypass loop of [[Interstate 40 in North Carolina|I-40]] was built. [[U.S. Route 311|US 311]], also a freeway, links Winston-Salem to [[High Point, North Carolina|High Point]] (southeast) and follows I-40 and US 52 through the Winston-Salem business district. [[U.S. Route 421|US 421]], which shares Business 40 through downtown, splits in the western part of the city onto its own freeway west (signed north) toward [[Wilkesboro, North Carolina]] and [[Boone, North Carolina]]. |
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| − | [[Image:Highway 104-N.jpg|thumb|left|150px|US 421 highway near Winston-Salem.]]{{Main|Winston-Salem Beltway}} |
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| − | The Winston-Salem Northern Beltway is a proposed freeway that will loop around the city to the north, providing a route for the Future [[Interstate 74 in North Carolina|I-74]] on the eastern section and the Future Auxiliary Route [[Interstate 274 (North Carolina)|I-274]] on the western section. The [http://www.ncdot.org/ NCDOT] plans for this project to begin after 2010. |
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| − | By 2011, US 52 south of I-40 will be signed as Spur Route [[Interstate 285 (North Carolina)|I-285]]. The [http://www.dot.cityofws.org/DOT/ Winston-Salem Department of Transportation] also plans for the US 311 freeway to be extended north along the east side of the city to [[Interstate 40 Business (North Carolina)|Business I-40]] by 2030, according to the Long Range Plan. |
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| − | Major thoroughfares in Winston-Salem include [[NC 67]] (Silas Creek Parkway & Reynolda Road), [[North Carolina Highway 150|NC 150]] (Peters Creek Parkway), [[U.S. Route 158|US 158]] (Stratford Road), University Parkway, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, North Point Boulevard, and Hanes Mall Boulevard. |
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| − | [[Image:NC-082 Seal2.jpg|thumb|right|175px|The Winston-Salem Civil Air Patrol Composite Squadron patch]] |
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| − | ===Aviation=== |
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| − | Winston-Salem is served by [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]]'s [[Piedmont Triad International Airport]]. The airport also serves much of the surrounding [[Piedmont Triad]] area, including [[High Point, North Carolina]]. |
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| − | A smaller airport, known as [[Smith Reynolds Airport]], is located within the city limits, just northeast of downtown. It is mainly used for [[general aviation]] and charter flights. Every year, Smith Reynolds Airport hosts an air show for the general public. The Smith Reynolds Airport is home to the Winston-Salem [[Civil Air Patrol]] Composite Squadron, also known as NC-082. The Civil Air Patrol is a non-profit volunteer organization. |
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| − | ===Rail=== |
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| − | {{Main|High Point (Amtrak station)}} |
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| − | [[Amtrak]] runs a [[Thruway Motorcoach|thruway motorcoach]], twice daily in each direction, between Winston-Salem and the Amtrak station in nearby [[High Point, North Carolina|High Point]]. Buses depart from the Winston-Salem Transportation Center, then stop on the university campus before traveling to High Point. From the High Point station, riders can board the [[Crescent (Amtrak)|Crescent line]] or the [[Carolinian and Piedmont|Carolinian or Piedmont lines]]. These lines run directly to local North Carolina destinations as well as cities across the Southeast, as far west as [[New Orleans]] and as far north as New York City. |
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| − | ===Newspapers=== |
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| − | The ''[[Winston-Salem Journal]]'' is the main daily newspaper in Winston-Salem. ''[[Yes! Weekly]]'' is a free weekly paper covering news, opinion, arts, entertainment, music, movies and food. The ''[[Winston-Salem Chronicle]]'' is a weekly newspaper that focuses on the [[African-American]] community.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.wschronicle.com/about-us/|publisher=The Winston-Salem Chronicle|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref> |
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| − | These [[radio station]]s are located in Winston-Salem, and are listed by call letters, station number, and name. Many more radio stations can be picked up in Winston-Salem that are not located in Winston-Salem. |
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| − | * [[WFDD]], 88.5 FM, Wake Forest University (NPR Affiliate) |
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| − | * [[WBFJ]], 89.3 FM, Your Family Station (Contemporary Christian music) |
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| − | * [[WSNC]], 90.5 FM, Winston-Salem State University (Jazz) |
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| − | * [[WXRI]], 91.3 FM, Southern Gospel |
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| − | * [[WTQR]], 104.1 FM, Country |
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| − | * [[WKZL]], 107.5 FM, Contemporary pop/hip-hop |
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| − | * [[WSJS]], 600 AM, News-Talk Radio |
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| − | * [[WTRU]], 830 AM, The Truth (Religious) |
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| − | * [[WPIP]], 880 AM, Berean Christian School |
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| − | * [[WEGO (AM)|WEGO]], 980 AM, Spanish Contemporary Christian |
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| − | * [[WPOL]], 1340 AM, The Light Gospel Music |
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| − | * [[WTOB]], 1380 AM, Spanish Radio |
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| − | * [[WSMX]], 1500 AM, Religious Radio |
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| − | * [[WBFJ]], 1550 AM, Christian Teaching & Talk Radio |
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| − | * [[Wake Radio]], Wake Forest University's online, student-run radio station<ref>[http://radio.wfu.edu/ Wake Radio]</ref> |
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| − | ===Television stations=== |
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| − | Winston-Salem makes up part of the Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point television [[designated market area]]. These stations are listed by call letters, channel number, network and city of license. |
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| − | * [[WFMY-TV]], 2, [[CBS]], Greensboro |
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| − | * [[WGHP]], 8, [[Fox Television Network|Fox]], High Point |
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| − | * [[WXII-TV]], 12, [[NBC]], Winston-Salem |
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| − | * [[WGPX]], 16, [[Ion Television|Ion]], Burlington |
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| − | * [[WCWG]], 20, [[The WB Television Network|CW]], Lexington |
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| − | * [[WUNL-TV]], 26, [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]/[[UNC-TV]], Winston-Salem |
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| − | * [[WXLV-TV]], 45, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], Winston-Salem |
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| − | * [[WMYV]], 48, [[MyNetworkTV|My]], Greensboro |
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| − | * [[WLXI-TV]], 61, [[Tri-State Christian Television|TCT]], Greensboro |
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| − | Cable-Only |
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| − | * [[News 14 Carolina|News 14 Triad]] |
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| − | ==Surrounding areas== |
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| − | Some minor outlying areas and surrounding municipalities are: |
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| − | * [[Arcadia, North Carolina]] (in [[Davidson County, North Carolina|Davidson County]]) |
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| − | * [[Bethania, North Carolina]] |
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| − | * [[Clemmons, North Carolina]] |
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| − | * [[Kernersville, North Carolina]] |
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| − | * [[King, North Carolina]] (mostly in [[Stokes County, North Carolina|Stokes County]]) |
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| − | * [[Lewisville, North Carolina]] |
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| − | * [[Midway, North Carolina]] (in [[Davidson County, North Carolina|Davidson County]]) |
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| − | * [[Old Town, Forsyth County, North Carolina|Old Town, North Carolina]] |
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| − | * [[Pfafftown, North Carolina]] (Annexed by Winston-Salem, September 2006) |
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| − | * [[Rural Hall, North Carolina]] |
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| − | * [[Seward, North Carolina]] |
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| − | * [[Stanleyville, North Carolina]] |
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| − | * [[Tobaccoville, North Carolina]] |
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| − | * [[Union Cross, North Carolina]] |
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| − | * [[Vienna, North Carolina]] |
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| − | * [[Walkertown, North Carolina]] |
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| − | * [[Wallburg, North Carolina]] (in [[Davidson County, North Carolina|Davidson County]]) |
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| − | * [[Welcome, North Carolina]] (in [[Davidson County, North Carolina|Davidson County]]) |
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| − | Some nearby major cities are: |
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| − | * [[Greensboro, North Carolina]] (in [[Guilford County]]) |
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| − | * [[High Point, North Carolina]] (mostly in [[Guilford County]]) |
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| − | ==Sister cities== |
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| − | {{SisterCities|Winston-Salem|five}}<ref>[http://www.cityofws.org/Home/DiscoverWinston-Salem/SisterCities/Articles/SisterCities Sister Cities Winston-Salem]. City of Winston-Salem.</ref><ref>[http://www.sister-cities.org/interactive-map/Winston-Salem,%20NC Winston-Salem, NC]. ''Interactive City Directory''. Sister Cities International, Inc.</ref> |
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| − | * {{flagicon|Moldova}} [[Ungheni]], Moldova |
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| − | * {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Kumasi]], Ghana |
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| − | * {{flagicon|Bahamas}} [[Nassau, Bahamas]] |
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| − | * {{flagicon|CHN}} Shanghai, People's Republic of China |
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| − | * {{flagicon|Liberia}} [[Buchanan, Liberia]] |
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| − | ==Notable residents (former and current)== |
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| − | * [[Dustin Ackley]], Second basemen for the [[Seattle Mariners]] |
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| − | * [[Maya Angelou]], poet |
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| − | * [[Ramin Bahrani]], director and screenwriter |
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| − | * [[Angela Bassett]], actress |
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| − | * [[Ed Berrier]], [[NASCAR]] driver |
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| − | * [[B.o.B.]], hip-hop artist |
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| − | * [[Jim Broyhill]], Republican politician. Served NC in both US House of Representatives & Senate. |
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| − | * [[Richard Burr]], [[United States Senator]] |
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| − | * [[Don Cardwell]], former right-handed pitcher in [[Major League Baseball]] |
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| − | * [[Gary Chapman (author)|Gary Chapman]], author of the best-selling book ''[[The Five Love Languages]]'' and currently the head associate pastor at Calvary Baptist Church. |
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| − | * [[Randolph Childress]], former professional basketball player |
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| − | * [[Richard Childress]], NASCAR team owner |
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| − | * [[Howard Cosell]], sportscaster |
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| − | * [[Eleanor Layfield Davis]], artist |
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| − | * [[Hubert Davis]], basketball analyst for [[ESPN]], former [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] and NBA player |
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| − | * [[Mitch Easter]], musician ([[Let's Active]]) and record producer |
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| − | * [[Jennifer Ehle]], British-American actress |
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| − | * [[John Ehle]], author |
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| − | * [[Stuart Epperson]], chairman of Salem Communications Corporation |
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| − | * [[Ben Folds]], singer-songwriter |
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| − | * [[Clarence Gaines|C.E. "Big House" Gaines]], head basketball coach of Winston-Salem State University for 47 years. Member of the [[Basketball Hall of Fame]]. |
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| − | * [[Mark Grace]], former first baseman for the [[Chicago Cubs]] and [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] |
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| − | * [[Gordon Gray (politician)|Gordon Gray]], newspaper publisher, [[United States Secretary of the Army|Secretary of the Army]] under [[Harry Truman|President Truman]], and [[Dwight Eisenhower|President Eisenhower's]] [[National Security Advisor (United States)|National Security Advisor]] |
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| − | * [[Kathryn Grayson]], actress and operatic [[soprano]] singer. |
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| − | * [[Pam Grier]], actress |
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| − | * [[Julianna Guill]], actress |
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| − | * [[Happy Hairston]], former NBA player |
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| − | * [[George Hamilton IV]], country singer |
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| − | * [[Jackée Harry]], actress/comedian |
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| − | * [[William Heaton]], former [[Chief of staff (United States Congress)|chief of staff]] to [[Bob Ney]], pled guilty to a charge of conspiracy in the [[Jack Abramoff lobbying and corruption scandal]]. |
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| − | *[[Ricky Hickman]], professional basketball player for [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]. |
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| − | * [[Byron Hill]], Nashville songwriter, wrote hits for [[George Strait]], [[Alabama (band)|Alabama]], [[Ray Charles]], [[Anne Murray]], and others. |
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| − | * [[Matt Kendrick]], jazz bassist |
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| − | * [[Tom Kent]], Nationally syndicated radio personality |
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| − | * [[Rusty LaRue]], former NBA player, NCAA record holder in football, |
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| − | * [[Angus MacLachlan]], writer; wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film ''[[Junebug (film)|Junebug]]'', and the 2010 film [[Stone (2010 film)|Stone]], starring [[Robert De Niro]] and [[Ed Norton]]. |
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| − | * [[Rusty Mills]], Emmy-winning animator and director<ref name=wsj>{{cite news|first=Melissa|last=Hall|title=Rusty Mills, film animator, dies at 49 |url=http://www.journalnow.com/news/elections/local/article_cae3a648-41ba-11e2-bb54-001a4bcf6878.html |work=[[Winston-Salem Journal]] |publisher= |date=December 8, 2012 |accessdate=December 31, 2012}}</ref> |
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| − | * [[Wilmer David Mizell|Wilmer "Vinegar Bend" Mizell]], former pitcher for the Pirates and Cardinals, and a US congressman from 1968–1974. |
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| − | * [[Chris Murrell]], singer and former lead vocalist of the [[Count Basie Orchestra]] |
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| − | * [[Chris Paul]], NBA player for the Los Angeles Clippers. |
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| − | * [[R.J. Reynolds]], founder of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (maker of Camel Cigarettes) |
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| − | * [[Ernie Shore]] former pitcher in [[Major League Baseball]] and Sheriff of [[Forsyth County, North Carolina|Forsyth County]], [[North Carolina]] |
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| − | * [[Ryan Taylor (American football)|Ryan Taylor]], tight end, [[Green Bay Packers]] |
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| − | * [[Rolonda Watts]], television talk show host and actress |
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| − | * [[9th Wonder]], Grammy award winning hip hop producer and founding member of the rap group Little Brother. |
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| − | ==Movies filmed in Winston-Salem== |
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| − | * ''[[The Bedroom Window]]'' (1987) |
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| − | * ''[[Mr. Destiny]]'' (1990) |
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| − | * ''[[Eddie (film)|Eddie]]'' (1996) |
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| − | * ''[[The Lottery]]'' (1996, made-for-television adaptation of [[Shirley Jackson]]'s short story) |
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| − | * ''[[George Washington (film)|George Washington]]'' (2000) |
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| − | * ''[[A Union in Wait]]'' (2001, documentary) |
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| − | * ''[[Junebug (film)|Junebug]]'' (2005) |
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| − | * ''[[Lost Stallions: The Journey Home]]'' (2008) |
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| − | * ''[[Goodbye Solo]]'' (2008) |
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| − | * ''[[Leatherheads]]'' (2008) |
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| − | * ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1043844/ Eyeborgs]'' (2009) |
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| − | * ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1545754/ You Are Here]'' (2013) |
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| − | ==See also== |
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| − | {{portal|Geography|North America|United States|North Carolina}} |
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| − | * [[I-85 Corridor]] |
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| − | * [[List of tallest buildings in Winston-Salem]] |
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| − | * [[May 1989 tornado outbreak]] |
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| − | * SS Winston-Salem, a cargo ship in the Arctic [[Convoy PQ 17]] in World War II |
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| − | * [[Piedmont Triad]] |
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| − | * [[The Arts Council of Winston-Salem Forsyth county]] |
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| − | * [[Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools]] |
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| − | ==References== |
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| − | ==External links== |
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| − | {{sister project links}} |
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| − | * {{Wikivoyage-inline|Winston-Salem}} |
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| − | * {{Official website|http://www.cityofws.org/}} |
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| − | * [http://www.visitwinstonsalem.com/ Visit Winston-Salem] |
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