Winston Township is one of fifteen

townships A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...

Forsyth County, North Carolina Forsyth County is located in the northwest Piedmont of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 382,590, making it the fourth-most populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Winston-Salem. Forsyth ...

, United States. The township had a population of 229,617, according to the 2010 census. Geographically, Winston Township occupies in central Forsyth County. Winston Township is coextensive with the city of

Winston-Salem Winston-Salem is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the second-largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the 5th most populous city in N ...

and subsequently, township boundaries expand with every annexation by the city. Consequently, much of the townships of

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, Broadbay, South Fork, Middle Fork and smaller portions of others have been consumed by Winston in recent years.

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Townships in Forsyth County, North Carolina Townships in North Carolina {{ForsythCountyNC-geo-stub