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Forsyth County
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county in North Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Named after
- Benjamin Forsyth
- Seat
- Winston-Salem
- Largest community
- Winston-Salem
- Total
- 412.35 sq mi (1,068.0 km )
- Land
- 407.85 sq mi (1,056.3 km )
- Water
- 4.50 sq mi (11.7 km ) 1.09%
- Estimate 2025
- 401,718
- Density
- 937.7/sq mi (362.0/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 6th , 10th
- Website
- www .co .forsyth .nc .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 382590
- Area
- 1069
- Official website
- www.co.forsyth.nc.us
- Image
- FORYSTH COUNTY COURTHOUSE.jpg
- Households
- 148890
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- Commons category
- Forsyth County, North Carolina
- inception
- 1849-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 1.1
- native label
- Forsyth County
- social media followers
- 2683
- per capita income
- 31201
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Forsyth County (/foʊrˈsaɪθ/ fohr-SYTH) is a county located in the northwest Piedmont of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 382,590, making it the fourth-most populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Winston-Salem. Forsyth County is part of the Winston-Salem, NC, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC, Combined Statistical Area. Portions of Forsyth County are in the Yadkin Valley wine region.
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