State Road is an unincorporated community located in the Bryan Township

Bryan Township, Surry County, North Carolina

Bryan Township is one of fifteen townships in Surry County, North Carolina. The township had a population of 2,617 according to the 2000 census.Geographically, Bryan Township occupies in western Surry County...

 of 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...

 and part of Edwards III Township in eastern Wilkes County, North Carolina

Wilkes County, North Carolina

Wilkes County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The 2000 U.S. Census listed the county's population at 65,632; the 2010 U.S. Census listed the population at 69,340...

. As of 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...

, the State Road postal district (28676) had a total population of 3,047.http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=28676&_cityTown=28676&_state=&_zip=28676&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010 The community's unique name is derived from its location on U.S. Route 21

U.S. Route 21

U.S. Route 21 is a north–south United States highway of , from Hunting Island State Park, South Carolina to Wytheville, Virginia.-South Carolina:...

. Legend has it that when US 21 was first being built, locals constructed a horseshoe pit on the graded road surface. On Sunday afternoons when they got together to pitch horseshoes they would say "let's go to state road" and the name stuck.

Geography

State Road is located at 36°17' North, 80°51' West (36.396418 N, 80.89226 W)

According to the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, the community has a total area of 26.26 square miles (68 km²). The Community is serviced by State Road Vol. Fire Dept. Founded in 1960.