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| City of Burlington | |||
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| Nickname(s): Hosiery Center of the South | |||
| Motto: I'll Tell The World | |||
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| Country | United States | ||
| State | North Carolina | ||
| Counties | Alamance, Guilford | ||
| Founded | 1857 (Company Shops) | ||
| Founded | 1886 (Burlington) | ||
| Incorporated | February 14, 1893 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Ronnie K. Wall | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 21.3 sq mi (55.3 km²) | ||
| - Land | 21.3 sq mi (55.1 km²) | ||
| - Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²) 0.28% | ||
| - Urban | 64 sq mi (103 km²) | ||
| Elevation | 633 ft (193 m) | ||
| Population (2000) | |||
| - City | 44,917 | ||
| - Density | 2,111/sq mi (815/km²) | ||
| - Urban | 94,248 | ||
| - Metro | 138,462 | ||
| - Metro Density | 1,472/sq mi (915/km²) | ||
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||
| ZIP Code | 27215, 27216, 27217 | ||
| Area code(s) | 336 | ||
| FIPS code | 37-09060 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 0982279 | ||
| Website: www.ci.burlington.nc.us | |||
Burlington is a city in Alamance and Guilford counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the principal city of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Alamance County, in which most of the city is located. The population was 44,917 at the 2000 census. The city hosts the Burlington Royals baseball club of the Appalachian League. Burlington is part of the Piedmont Triad region of the state. Burlington is home to the Burlington Athletic Stadium where scenes from the movie Bull Durham were filmed.
LabCorp, one of the largest clinical laboratory companies in the world, has its headquarters and several testing facilities in Burlington. LabCorp is Alamance County's largest employer, employing over 3,000 people in the county.
Honda Aero, a subsidiary of Honda, recently announced that it will move its corporate headquarters to Burlington and build a $27 million plant at the Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport where it will build its HF120 jet engines for use in very light jets.
Biscuitville, a regional fast food chain, is based in Burlington.
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