Back Forsyth County, Noord-Carolina Afrikaans مقاطعة فورسيث (كارولاينا الشمالية) Arabic Forsyth County, North Carolina BAR Форсайт (окръг, Северна Каролина) Bulgarian ফরসাইট কাউন্টি, নর্থ ক্যারোলাইনা BPY Forsyth Gông (North Carolina) CDO Форсайт (гуо, Къилбаседа Каролина) CE Forsyth County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, North Carolina) CEB Forsyth County, Gogledd Carolina Welsh Forsyth County (North Carolina) German
Forsyth County | |
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.jpg) Forsyth County Courthouse in Winston-Salem | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
 North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 36°08′N 80°16′W / 36.13°N 80.26°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| Founded | 1849 |
| Named for | Benjamin Forsyth |
| Seat | Winston-Salem |
| Largest community | Winston-Salem |
| Area | |
| • Total | 412.35 sq mi (1,068.0 km2) |
| • Land | 407.85 sq mi (1,056.3 km2) |
| • Water | 4.50 sq mi (11.7 km2) 1.09% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 382,590 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 392,921 |
| • Density | 937.7/sq mi (362.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional districts | 5th, 6th |
| Website | www |
Forsyth County (/foʊrˈsaɪθ/ fohr-SYTH)[1][2] 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,[3] making it the fourth-most populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Winston-Salem.[4] 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.
- ^ "NC Pronunciation Guide". WRAL. November 3, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ Talk Like a Tarheel Archived June 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, from the North Carolina Collection website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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