Stokes County is a county located in the northwestern portion of North Carolina and is part of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county seat is Danbury.

The county is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners, elected at-large to serve four-year terms.

The county is served by a Board of Education, currently composed of seven members, elected to serve four-year terms.

The county is served by a Board of Elections, currently composed of five members, appointed by the Board of Commissioners.

The day-to-day operations of the county are administered by the Stokes County manager. Other county offices include the Sheriff’s Office, Tax Assessor, Tax Collector, Register of Deeds, Clerk of Court, and Department of Social Services.

Stokes County is part of the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina and is located off of US Highway 52 between Winston-Salem and the Virginia border. It is largely a rural county with agriculture being the major industry. It is also home to Hanging Rock State Park, the Sauratown Mountains, the Sauratown Trail and the Dan River.

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