Tag: Gibsonville
Gibsonville is a town in Alamance and Guilford counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is part of the Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population as of 2010 was 6,410.
Gibsonville is located at 36°06′09″N 79°32′21″W / 36.102628°N 79.539078°W / 36.102628; -79.539078 (36.102628, -79.539078).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.1 km), all land.
The town is almost evenly split between Alamance and Guilford counties. The town is economically and geographically tied to the town of Elon in Alamance County. Gibsonville was named for Joseph Gibson; a prominent Guilford County planter of the ante-bellum period. Gibson’s Federal-style house remains near Gibsonville, and is recognized as a Guilford County landmark property.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,372 people, 1,707 households, and 1,206 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,857.3 people per square…
