Old Richmond Township is one of fourteen townships in Forsyth County, North Carolina

Forsyth County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 306,067 people, 123,851 households, and 81,741 families residing in the county. The population density was 747 people per square mile . There were 133,093 housing units at an average density of 325 per square mile...

, USA. The township had a population of 5,165 according to the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

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Geographically, Old Richmond Township occupies 29.87 square miles (77.4 km²) in northwestern Forsyth County. The village of Tobaccoville, North Carolina

Tobaccoville, North Carolina

Tobaccoville is a village in Forsyth and Stokes counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 2,209 at the 2000 census. While a Tobaccoville post office was established in 1887, the village was not incorporated until 1991 .-Geography:Tobaccoville is located at Tobaccoville is a...

 is located here as well as the unincorporated community of Donnaha

Donnaha, North Carolina

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. The township fronts the Yadkin River

Yadkin River

The Yadkin River is one of the longest rivers in North Carolina, flowing . It rises in the northwestern portion of the state near the Blue Ridge Parkway's Thunder Hill Overlook. Several parts of the river are impounded by dams for water, power, and flood control. The river becomes the Pee Dee...

 on its western boundary.

A site near Donnaha in Old Richmond Township was briefly the 18th century county seat

County seat

A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....

 of a much larger Surry County, North Carolina

Surry County, North Carolina

Surry County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2010, the population was 73,673. Its county seat is Dobson.- History :The county was formed in 1771 from Rowan County...

that once encompassed the area.