Old Richmond Township, Forsyth County, North Carolina

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

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

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, North Carolina that once encompassed the area.

References

↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

Municipalities and communities of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States

County seat: Winston-Salem

Cities	High Point‡ Winston-Salem

Towns	Bethania Kernersville‡ King‡ Lewisville Rural Hall Walkertown

Villages	Clemmons Tobaccoville‡

CDP	Germanton‡

Unincorporated communities	Belews Creek Donnaha Dozier Horneytown Pfafftown Seward Stanleyville Union Cross Vienna

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 36°14′03″N 80°23′57″W / 36.2340692°N 80.3992652°W / 36.2340692; -80.3992652

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