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Forsyth County

county in North Carolina, United States
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Forsyth County

Summary

Forsyth County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It draws 246 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #17 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Forsyth County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Forsyth County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Forsyth County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].
  • Forsyth County's capital is recorded as Winston-Salem[6].
  • Forsyth County's shares border with is recorded as Stokes County[7].
  • Forsyth County's shares border with is recorded as Rockingham County[8].
  • Forsyth County's shares border with is recorded as Guilford County[9].
  • Forsyth County's shares border with is recorded as Davidson County[10].
  • Forsyth County's shares border with is recorded as Davie County[11].
  • Forsyth County's shares border with is recorded as Yadkin County[12].
  • Forsyth County's shares border with is recorded as Surry County[13].
  • Benjamin Forsyth is named after Forsyth County[14].
  • Forsyth County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Winston-Salem[15].
  • Forsyth County's Commons category is recorded as Forsyth County, North Carolina[16].
  • Forsyth County's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[17].
  • 1849 marks the founding of Forsyth County[18].
  • Forsyth County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.13, 'lon': -80.26}[19].
  • Forsyth County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.forsyth.nc.us[20].
  • Forsyth County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Forsyth County, North Carolina[21].
  • Forsyth County has a population of {'amount': '+350670'}[22].
  • Forsyth County has a population of {'amount': '+351305'}[23].
  • Forsyth County has a population of {'amount': '+354375'}[24].
  • Forsyth County has a population of {'amount': '+357850'}[25].
  • Forsyth County has a population of {'amount': '+361220'}[26].
  • Forsyth County has a population of {'amount': '+369019'}[27].

Body

Geography

Forsyth County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in North Carolina[3].

Physical Characteristics

Forsyth County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1069'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+350670'}[22], {'amount': '+351305'}[23], {'amount': '+354375'}[24], {'amount': '+357850'}[25], {'amount': '+361220'}[26], and {'amount': '+369019'}[27].

Designation and Status

Forsyth County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].

History and Context

1849 marks the founding of Forsyth County[18]. Benjamin Forsyth is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Forsyth County draws 246 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #17 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Chris Paul Govdirectory North Carolina United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 00164985
    Taxonomicon id → 1806860
    Umls cui → C3814003
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  2. 21d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    List of monuments → National Register of Historic Places listings in Forsyth County, North Carolina
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+2981'}, {'amount': '+2683'}
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Forsyth County, North Carolina
    Shares border with → Stokes County, Rockingham County, Guilford County +4
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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