Long Hill 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 1,495 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, Long Hill Township occupies 11.9 square miles (30.8 km²) in eastern Surry County. Long Hill Township is separated from Eldora Township

Eldora Township, Surry County, North Carolina

Eldora Township is one of fifteen townships in Surry County, North Carolina. The township had a population of 3,541 according to the 2000 census....

 on the west by the Ararat River

Ararat River

The Ararat River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina in the United States. Via the Yadkin it is part of the watershed of the Pee Dee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean....

. There are no incorporated municipalities within Long Hill Township, however there are several smaller, unincorporated communities located here, including, Ararat

Ararat, North Carolina

Ararat is an unincorporated community in the Long Hill Township of Surry County, North Carolina. Ararat is situated on, and is named for, the Ararat River . Ararat is along the former Atlantic & Yadkin Railway line from Mount Airy to Rural Hall that is now operated by the Yadkin Valley Railroad...

 and Long Hill

Long Hill, North Carolina

Long Hill is a small unincorporated community in the Long Hill Township of Surry County, North Carolina. The community is centered around the intersection of Longhill Road, Ararat Road and Old U.S. Highway 52.-References:...

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