Big Creek Township, Stokes County, North Carolina
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Stokes County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 44,711 people, 17,579 households, and 13,043 families residing in the county. The population density was 99 people per square mile . There were 19,262 housing units at an average density of 43 per square mile...
, United States
United States
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. The township had a population of 1,984 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, Big Creek Township occupies 50.28 square miles (130.2 km²) in northwestern Stokes County. The township's western border is with Surry County
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...
and the northern border is with the state of Virginia
Virginia
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. There are no incorporated municipalities in Big Creek Township but there are several unincorporated communities, including Asbury and Francisco
Francisco, North Carolina
Francisco is an unincorporated community in northern Stokes County in the U.S. state of North Carolina, approximately ten miles northwest of the county seat, Danbury, on North Carolina State Highway 89, and less than two miles from the North Carolina/Virginia border on the Dan River between...
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