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? Winston-Salem's 2007 population
(based on city's estimate): 227,81 1
According to recent figures, roughly 5 5
percent of city residents classify them
selves as white; 37 percent are African
American; about 8.5 percent are
Hispanic.
? Town of Winston founded in 1 849.
Town of Salem founded in 1 766. They
merged to become Winston-Salem in
1913,
? Median house
hold income is
$37,000 a year.
? Average price
for singfe-family
home is about
$146,000.
? Forbes maga
zine ranked
Winston-Salem as
the 1 8th best place
in the nation for
business and
careers in 2009. The
city placed ahead of
cities like Charlotte,
Atlanta, Dallas,
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Orlando and Washington, D.C.
? BusinessWeek has named
Winston-Salem as one of the "Top 10
Places to Start Over." The magazine
stated that "companies are hiring and
the quality of life is high." This ranking is
based on a recent Manpower survey
that indicated about 22 percent of
local companies were planning to hire in
the next quarter.
? Winston-Salem loves being pretty.
The city has been named a 2009 Tree
City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation
in recognition of the city's commitment
to urban forestry. It is the ninth year
Winston-Salem has received this
national recognition. Keep Winston
Salem Beautiful has also been honored
this year with a President's Circle
Award from Keep America Beautiful for
the sixth year in a row. The award rec
ognizes exemplary effort by affiliates
of Keep America Beautiful to reduce lit
ter, minimize waste and beautify and
improve their local communities.
? Prominent city natives and/or res
idents include: Dr. Maya Anqelou
(poet/writer): actress Pam Grier;
actress Jennifer Ehle; Rolanda Watts
(actress/talk show host); screenwriter
Angus MacLachlan; NBA stars Chris
Paul and Josh Howard; actress Jackee
Harry; singer Ben Folds; sports legend
the late Howard Cosell; and the late
George Black (world-famous brick
maker).
Prominent businesses founded
and/or based in Winston-Salem include
Wachovia Bank; Krispy Kreme; Texas
Pete; R.J. Reynolds Tooacco Company;
Hanes; and BB&T.
? Largest Employers:
- Wake Forest University Baptist
Medical Center ( 1 3,000)
- Novant Health (8,1 45)
- Winston Salem/Forsyth County
Schools (6,692)
- Hanesbrands, Inc (5,200)
- Reynolds American (4,1 00)
? Higher Learning
- Winston-Salem State University -
5,461 students - was the first histori
cally black college in the nation to offer
degrees in elementary education and
has been regularly ranked by U.S. News
& World Report as one the south's best
colleges.
- Wake Forest University - 6,716
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students - constantly earns high rank
ings on surveys that rank the nation's
best universities.
- University of N.C. School of the
Arts - 863 students - was the nation's
first state-supported arts conservato
ry
- Salem College - 833 students - is
the nation's oldest institution of higher
learning for women.
- Forsyth Technical Community
College - 29, 21 5 students - has more
students than any other college or uni
versity in the city.
? Learn more at:
- Visit Winston-Salem:
www.visitwinstonsalem.com
- Winston-Salem Chamber of
Commerce: www.winstonsalem.com
- Downtown Winston-Salem
Partnership: www.dwsp.org
- Downtown Arts District Association
(DADA): www.dadaws.org
- Winston-Salem Black Chamber of
Commerce: www.wsbcc.org
- Arts Council of Winston
Salem/Forsyth County:
www.intotnearts.org
- Coming Eventz:
www.comingeventz.com