Goldsboro metropolitan area
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The Goldsboro Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...

, is an area consisting of one county – Wayne
Wayne County, North Carolina
- Cities and towns :*Brogden*Dudley*Elroy*Eureka*Fremont*Goldsboro*Mar-Mac*Mount Olive*Pikeville*Rosewood*Seven Springs*Walnut Creek*Grantham-Geography:According to the U.S...

 – in North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

, anchored by the city of Goldsboro
Goldsboro, North Carolina
Goldsboro is a city in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 37,597 at the 2008 census estimate. It is the principal city of and is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The nearby town of Waynesboro was founded in 1787 and Goldsboro was...

. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the MSA had a population of 113,329 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 113,811).

Communities

  • Brogden
    Brogden, North Carolina
    Brogden is a census-designated place in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,914 at the 2007 census. It is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

     (unincorporated; census-designated place
    Census-designated place
    A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

    )
  • Dudley
    Dudley, North Carolina
    Dudley is an unincorporated town in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States, about 9 miles south from Goldsboro. Part of this area includes the Brogden CDP. Dudley is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

     (unincorporated)
  • Elroy
    Elroy, North Carolina
    Elroy is a census-designated place in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. In 2007, the estimated population was 3,905. It is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

     (unincorporated; census-designated place)
  • Town of Eureka
    Eureka, North Carolina
    Eureka is a town in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 244 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Eureka is located at ....

  • Town of Fremont
  • City of Goldsboro
    Goldsboro, North Carolina
    Goldsboro is a city in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 37,597 at the 2008 census estimate. It is the principal city of and is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The nearby town of Waynesboro was founded in 1787 and Goldsboro was...

     (Principal city)
  • Mar-Mac
    Mar-Mac, North Carolina
    Mar-Mac is a census-designated place in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,011 at the 2007 census. It is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

     (unincorporated; census-designated place)
  • Town of Mount Olive
  • Town of Pikeville
    Pikeville, North Carolina
    Pikeville is a town in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 704 at the 2008 census. It is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is notable as being the home of Collier Motors, an automobile sales and service business established in...

  • Town of Seven Springs
    Seven Springs, North Carolina
    Seven Springs is a town in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The 2006 population was estimated at 85. It is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Seven Springs is located at ....

  • Village of Walnut Creek
    Walnut Creek, North Carolina
    Walnut Creek is a village in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 858 in 2008. It is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.The village is built around the Walnut Creek Country Club.-Geography:...

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