Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina is a mid-sized city known for its historic tobacco and textile industries, vibrant arts scene, and role as a regional economic and cultural center.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city
county seat
areaCode 336
743
areaLandSquareMiles 132.4
areaTotalSquareMiles 133.8
areaWaterSquareMiles 1.4
climateClassification humid subtropical climate
country United States
county Forsyth County, North Carolina
elevationInMeters 296
formedByMergerOf Salem, North Carolina
Winston, North Carolina
foundedAsSalemBy Moravian Church
hasAirport Smith Reynolds Airport
hasArtDistrict Downtown Arts District
hasArtMuseum Reynolda House Museum of American Art
hasBaseballStadium Truist Stadium
hasCollege Piedmont International University
Salem College
hasConventionCenter Benton Convention Center
hasHistoricArea Old Salem
hasProfessionalSportsTeam Winston-Salem Dash
hasUniversity University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem State University
interstateHighway Interstate 285 NERFINISHED
Interstate 40
Interstate 74 NERFINISHED
knownFor arts scene
regional cultural center
regional economic center
textile industry
tobacco industry
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
majorCompanyHeadquartered Hanesbrands
Krispy Kreme
Reynolds American
mergerYear 1913
namedAfter Salem
Winston
nickname Camel City
Twin City
partOf Piedmont Triad
populationCensus2020 249545
postalCode 27101
rankInNorthCarolinaByPopulation 5
settlementType urban
state North Carolina
timeZoneDST Eastern Daylight Time

Referenced by (31)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
9th Wonder
Jennifer Ehle ("Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States")
Pam Grier ("Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States")
Ramin Bahrani ("Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States")
placeOfBirth
Piedmont Crescent
Piedmont Triad
Piedmont region of North Carolina
hasMajorCity
Greensboro, North Carolina
Salisbury, North Carolina
Yadkin River
locatedNear
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Reynolds American Inc.
headquartersLocation
High Point, North Carolina
Mocksville, North Carolina
nearestMajorCity
Howard Cosell ("Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States")
birthPlace
Interstate 77
connectsCity
North Carolina ("Winston-Salem")
containsCity
Sam Ervin ("Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States")
deathPlace
Winston-Salem, North Carolina ("Salem, North Carolina")
formedByMergerOf
Camel ("Winston-Salem")
foundedInCity
Piedmont Triad
hasCentralCity
United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
hasCourthouseIn
Piedmont Triad
hasPrincipalCity
Piedmont Triad
hasRegionalCenter
Wake Forest University
locatedIn
Lexington, North Carolina
nearbyCity
Lexington, North Carolina ("Winston-Salem metropolitan area")
partOfMetropolitanArea
Interstate 40
passesThroughCity
Maya Angelou ("Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States")
placeOfDeath
Maya Angelou ("Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States")
residence
Diocese of North Carolina
territoryIncludes

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