Forsyth County, North Carolina

Forsyth County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 306,067. Its is 6.

History
The county was formed in from. It was named for Colonel, who was killed in the.

Law and government
Forsyth County is a member of the regional.

The Forsyth County Public Library, founded in 1906, is free for residents of Forsyth and surrounding counties, while all others must pay a small yearly fee for a library card. The library runs Adult, Children's, and Hispanic Outreach programs. Its main "Central Library" is in downtown, with the following branch locations:


 * Clemmons Branch Library
 * Carver School Road Library
 * Lewisville Branch Library
 * Reynolda Manor Library
 * Rural Hall Branch Library
 * Walkertown Branch Library
 * Southside Branch Library
 * Kernersville Branch Library
 * Mallory Jordan East Winston Heritage Center

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,069 (413 ). 1,061 km² (410 sq mi) of it is land and 9 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.80%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Wine region
Parts of Forsyth County are in the.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 306,067 people, 123,851 households, and 81,741 families residing in the county. The was 289/km² (747/sq mi). There were 133,093 housing units at an average density of 125/km² (325/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 68.47%, 25.61% or , 0.30% , 1.04% , 0.03% , 3.25% from , and 1.30% from two or more races. 6.40% of the population were or  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.

Cities and towns

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Townships
The county is divided into fourteen :