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Reidsville
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city in North Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- County
- Rockingham
- Mayor
- Donald L. Gorham
- Mayor pro tem
- Harry L. Brown
- Total
- 16.25 sq mi (42.09 km )
- Land
- 14.81 sq mi (38.36 km )
- Water
- 1.44 sq mi (3.73 km )
- Elevation
- 732 ft (223 m)
- Density
- 984.6/sq mi (380.16/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Zip codes
- 27320, 27323
- Area code s
- 336, 743
- Fips code
- 37-55900
- Website
- www .reidsvillenc .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Reidsville is a city in Rockingham County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. At the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 14,583. Reidsville is included in the Greensboro–High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area of the Piedmont Triad.
Reidsville was established in the early 19th century as an outpost and stop on the stage line that ran between Salisbury, North Carolina, and Danville, Virginia, and was originally known as Wright's Crossroads. The community grew from a single home and inn owned by the family of Reuben Reid, a local farmer, businessman, justice of the peace and father of David S. Reid), into a thriving farming community primarily supporting tobacco production and cigarette manufacturing.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Reidsville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.