Forsyth County, North Carolina

Forsyth County is a located in the  of North Carolina. As of the, the population was 350,670. It is the in North Carolina. Its is Winston-Salem.

Forsyth County is included in the Winston-Salem, NC, which is also included in the Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area.

Parts of Forsyth County are in the Yadkin Valley wine region.

History
The county was made in 1849 from Stokes County. It was named after Colonel, who was killed in the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 413 sqmi, of which 408 sqmi is land and 4.5 sqmi (1.1%) is water.

Adjacent counties
These counties are bordered to Forsyth County:
 * Stokes County - north
 * Rockingham County - northeast
 * Guilford County - east
 * Davidson County - south
 * Davie County - southwest
 * Yadkin County - west
 * Surry County - northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 306,067 people, 123,851 households, and 81,741 families residing in the county. The was 747 people per square mile (289/km²). There were 133,093 housing units at an average density of 325 per square mile (125/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 68.47% White, 25.61% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.04% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.25% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. 6.40% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In 2005 62.9% of Forsyth county's population was non-Hispanic whites. 25.9% of the population was African-American. 9.5% was Latino. 1.3% was Asian and 1.1% reported two or more races. The decline in the last is due to changes in counting which basically excluded all Latinos from this category.

In 2000 there were 123,851 households out of which 30.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.90% were living together, 13.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.00% were non-families. 28.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 9.60% from 18 to 24, 31.10% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 12.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,097, and the median income for a family was $52,032. Males had a median income of $36,158 versus $27,319 for females. The for the county was $23,023. About 7.90% of families and 11.00% of the population were below the, including 15.10% of those under age 18 and 9.70% of those age 65 or over.

Communities
These communities are in Forsyth County:

Cities

 * Winston-Salem (county seat)
 * High Point (mostly in Guilford County, also in Randolph County, Davidson County)
 * King (mostly in Stokes County)

Towns

 * Bethania
 * Kernersville (partially in Guilford County)
 * Lewisville
 * Rural Hall
 * Walkertown

Villages

 * Clemmons
 * Tobaccoville (also in Stokes County)

Census-designated place

 * Germanton

Unincorporated communities

 * Belews Creek
 * Donnaha
 * Dozier
 * Pfafftown
 * Seward
 * Stanleyville
 * Union Cross
 * Vienna