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Location of Mount Airy Township in Surry County, N.C.
Mount Airy Township is one of fifteen townships in Surry County, North Carolina. The township had a population of 24,828 according to the 2000 census.
Geographically, Mount Airy Township occupies 43.1 square miles in northern Surry County, with its northern border being with the state of Virginia. Mount Airy Township is the most populated township of Surry County, accounting for nearly 35% of the total county population. The only incorporated municipality within Mount Airy Township is the City of Mount Airy. Additionally, there are several smaller, unincorporated communities located here, including, Bannertown, Boones Hill, Flat Rock, Franklin, Salem, Sheltontown, Slate Mountain, Toast, White Plains, and White Sulphur Springs.
