Pleasant Garden

History

Incorporated in 1997 from Fentress Township, Pleasant Garden was first settled in 1786, and known as a business district by that name from at least 1876.

Geography

Pleasant Garden is situated south of Greensboro, west of Forest Oaks, and north of Climax. It is bordered both east and west by U.S. Route 421 and Old U.S. Highway 220 (Randleman Road) (Respectively), and to the north by Interstate 85. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (0.26%) is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  7,881
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  6,505
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  6,370
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  6,258
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  5,707
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,713
• Eastern Bluebird

  Sialia sialis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,711
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  4,682

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2019-03-26
  8 km E of Archdale, North Carolina
• M 2.58 — 2015-11-15
  10 km S of Denton, North Carolina
• M 2.5 — 2006-11-03
  6 km S of Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• M 2.6 — 2006-10-17
  7 km S of Winston-Salem, North Carolina