Stokes County | |
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![]() Stokes County Courthouse in Danbury | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
![]() North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 36°23′N 80°16′W / 36.39°N 80.27°W | |
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Founded | 1789 |
Named for | John Stokes |
Seat | Danbury |
Largest community | King |
Area | |
• Total | 456.14 sq mi (1,181.4 km2) |
• Land | 449.35 sq mi (1,163.8 km2) |
• Water | 6.79 sq mi (17.6 km2) 1.49% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 44,520 |
• Estimate (2023) | 45,532 |
• Density | 99.08/sq mi (38.26/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 5th |
Website | www |
Stokes County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,520.[1] Its county seat is Danbury.[2]
Stokes County is included in the Winston-Salem, NC, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC, Combined Statistical Area.
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