Census Data for Dorchester
As far as we can tell, Dorchester has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Dorchester, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Bethania
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethania is also located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Lewisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tobaccoville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clemmons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- King
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Winston - Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bermuda Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Walkertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wallburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yadkinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (546 more) ...
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Pilot Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Forsyth County ...
Dorchester is located in Forsyth County<2>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Forsyth County.
Miscellaneous Information for Dorchester ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Forsyth County or the community of Dorchester:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Dorchester:
- GNIS ID for Dorchester: 1005505
- GNIS ID for Forsyth County: 1008552
- GNIS ID for State of North Carolina: 1027616
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Dorchester is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Dorchester.
Footnotes ...
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| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Forsyth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |