Goldsboro, North Carolina

The nearby town of Waynesboro was founded in 1787, and Goldsboro was incorporated in 1847.

In 1847, the town was incorporated and became the new Wayne County seat following a vote of the citizens of Wayne County.

By 1861, the town's population was estimated to be 1,500.

In December 1862, the Battle of Goldsborough Bridge was waged, in which both sides fought for possession of the strategically significant Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Bridge.

Goldsborough was the scene of another Union offensive in 1865, during Union General Sherman's Carolinas campaign.

In 1869, the spelling of the city was officially changed to Goldsboro.

Cherry Hospital is a psychiatric hospital which first started in 1880 as a facility to treat mentally ill African Americans.

The attorney George Henry White was the last to serve, being elected in 1894 and serving two terms.

In 1899 the legislature authorized an addition but did not appropriate sufficient funds.

Army major general Anne Jeffreys, actress, born Annie Jeffreys Carmichael on January 26, 1923, in Goldsboro, North Carolina John H.

The base's name was changed to Seymour Johnson AFB in 1947 following the establishment of the US Air Force as an independent service.

=== Nuclear accident === In 1961, two 3.8 megaton hydrogen bombs were dropped accidentally on the village of Faro, 12 miles (19 km) north of Goldsboro, after a B-52 aircraft br...

As of 1982 the Goldsboro waste-water treatment plant accounted for 59% of total effluent discharged into the Neuse between Clayton and Kinston.

Up until August 2010, a Public, educational, and government access (PEG) cable TV station called PACC-10 TV was available to Time Warner Cable customers.

In 2013, it was revealed that three safety mechanisms on one bomb had failed, leaving just one low-voltage switch preventing detonation.

== Government == Chuck Allen served as the city's Mayor, succeeding Alfonzo "Al" King in 2016 who succeeded Hal Plonk in 2002.

=== 2019 === As of 2019 census estimates, there were 34,186 people and 14,339 households residing in the city.

== Demographics == === 2020 census === As of the 2020 United States census, there were 33,657 people, 14,404 households, and 8,320 families residing in the city.

In June 2021, Allen abruptly resigned citing health issues.

As of 2022, the city's mayor is Charles Gaylor.