Editing Gibsonville, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|9.1|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 0.28%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3725980| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212191317/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3725980| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Gibsonville town, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=July 1, 2013}}</ref>

The town is almost evenly split between Alamance and Guilford counties, though biased towards Guilford County, but, is economically and geographically connected to the town of [[Elon, North Carolina|Elon]],  and [[Elon University]] in Alamance County. Gibsonville was named for Joseph Gibson, a prominent Guilford County planter of the antebellum period. Gibson's Federal-style house remains near Gibsonville and is recognized as a Guilford County landmark property.