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Tobaccoville is a village in Forsyth and Stokes counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 2,209 at the 2020 census. While a Tobaccoville post office was established in 1879, the village was not incorporated until 1991, as a defense against forced annexation of the area by the nearby city of King. == History == The Old Richmond Schoolhouse and Gymnasium was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. == Geography == Tobaccoville is located in northwestern Forsyth County. Small portions of the village limits extend north into Stokes County. The village is 15 miles (24 km) northwest of downtown Winston-Salem. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 7.7 square miles (19.9 km2), of which 0.027 square miles (0.07 km2), or 0.37%, is water. == Demographics == === 2020 census === As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,578 people, 1,074 households, and 762 families residing in the village. === 2000 census === As of the census of 2000, there were 2,209 people, 889 households, and 661 families residing in the village.