Stewarts Creek Township is one of fifteen townships in 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...

. The township had a population of 5,653 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, Stewarts Creek Township occupies 56.4 square miles (146.1 km²) in northern Surry County, with its northern border shared with the state of Virginia

Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

. There are no incorporated municipalities within Stewarts Creek Township, however there are several smaller, unincorporated communities located here, including, Bottom

Bottom, North Carolina

Bottom is a small unincorporated community in the Stewarts Creek Township of northern Surry County, North Carolina. The community is more commonly known as Beulah locally and is centered around the intersection of Beulah Road/Beulah Church Road and North Carolina Highway 89...

, Crooked Oak

Crooked Oak, North Carolina

Crooked Oak is a small unincorporated community in the Stewarts Creek Township of northern Surry County, North Carolina. The community is centered around the intersection of Old Lowgap Road and Pine Ridge Road. Prominent landmarks in the community include Zion Hill Primitive Baptist Church and...

, Pine Ridge

Pine Ridge, Surry County, North Carolina

Pine Ridge is an unincorporated community in the Stewarts Creek Township of northern Surry County, North Carolina near the city of Mount Airy on North Carolina Highway 89 . The community is located between the Little Fisher River and Stewarts Creek and has an altitude of 1,347 feet . Area...

 and Round Peak

Round Peak, North Carolina

Round Peak is a small unincorporated community in Surry County, North Carolina, United States, near Mount Airy, North Carolina with an elevation of 1,280 feet...

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