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Old Richmond Township, Forsyth County, North Carolina

Old Richmond Township, Forsyth County, North Carolina

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Old Richmond Township is one of fifteen townships in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 5,236 according to the 2010 census.[1]

Location of Old Richmond Township in Forsyth County, N.C.

Geographically, Old Richmond Township occupies 29.60 square miles (76.7 km2) in northwestern Forsyth County.[2] The village of Tobaccoville, North Carolina is located here as well as the unincorporated community of Donnaha. The township fronts the Yadkin River on its western boundary.

A site near Donnaha in Old Richmond Township was briefly the 18th century county seat of a much larger Surry County that once encompassed the area.

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  1. [1]
    "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  2. [2]
    "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.

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