Forsyth County: A Place Where Things

Happen

By: Simone Williams

West Lee Middle School

Welcome to Forsyth County!

Forsyth County is an amazing county within North Carolina. The people are friendly and the towns are beautiful and prosperous. Winston-Salem (our county seat) or any other town in our area would be a great place to start or expand a business, and hopefully after viewing this presentation you will agree and bring your business

here!

The Basics....Name of county:

ForsythCounty seat: Winston-SalemPopulation: 338,774

Major Industries

Tobacco Textiles Beer Food Products Apparel Batteries Swimming pool

filters and pumps

Major Employers

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.

Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T)

HanesBrand Inc. Blue Rhino (the

Nation’s largest propane exchange company and a division of Ferrellgas)

Education

Forsyth County is well-known for its excellent education system. We have many amazing colleges and universities. They include:

Wake Forest University Salem College Winston-Salem State

University Forsyth Technical Community

College North Carolina School of the

Arts Piedmont Baptist College

Healthcare

Baptist Hospital

Forsyth Memorial Hospital

Reynolds Memorial Hospital

Religion and HousingForsyth County is a mixture when it comes to religion. We are full of different people with different beliefs.

Here are some statistics:

70,927 citizens are Evangelical Protestant

64,772 citizens are Mainline Protestant

786 citizens are Orthodox

13,052 citizens are Catholic

156,530 citizens are either other or unclaimed.

Our county is a great place to buy a home. Our towns are beautiful , scenic, and wonderful places to raise a family.

Facts about the housing market:

The median home price is $121,575

The two to five year home price gain is 4.40%

Conclusion

As you can see, Forsyth County is a wonderful place. Our economy is

doing very well and our county would be a great place to have a business.

Many large corporations and businesses have already made the

smart decision of coming to our county, and hopefully you will too!

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