Goldsboro, North Carolina metropolitan area explained

Goldsboro Metropolitan Area
Official Name:	Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Settlement Type:	Metropolitan Statistical Area
Map Alt:	Map of Goldsboro, N.C.
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	North Carolina
Subdivision Type2:	Largest city
Subdivision Name2:	Goldsboro
Subdivision Type3:	Other cities
Timezone:	EST
Utc Offset:	-5
Timezone Dst:	EDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-4

The Goldsboro Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of one county  - Wayne  - in North Carolina, anchored by the city of Goldsboro. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 113,329 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 113,811).^[1]

Counties

• Wayne

Communities

• Brogden (unincorporated; census-designated place)
• Dudley (unincorporated)
• Elroy (unincorporated; census-designated place)
• Town of Eureka
• Town of Fremont
• City of Goldsboro (Principal city)
• Mar-Mac (unincorporated; census-designated place)
• Town of Mount Olive
• Town of Pikeville
• Town of Seven Springs
• Village of Walnut Creek

See also

• North Carolina statistical areas

Notes and References

1. Web site: Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-01) . . 2009 Population Estimates . United States Census Bureau, Population Division . 2010-03-23 . 2010-03-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100326160047/http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2009/CBSA-EST2009-01.csv . March 26, 2010 .