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Elkin is a town in Surry and Wilkes counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina, along the Yadkin River. Elkin shares its name with the surrounding township of Elkin Township . The population was 4,122 at the time of the 2020 census .
Elkin Township is one of fifteen townships in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 6,283 according to the 2020 census. Geographically, Elkin Township occupies 21.3 square miles (55 km 2) in southwestern Surry County. Elkin Township's southern border is the Yadkin River.
Notable buildings and structures include the Gwyn-Foard House (c. 1855), Hugh G. Chatham Bridge (1931), Liberty Tobacco Warehouse (c. 1920), Harris Building (1902), U.S. Post Office (1937) designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon, former Elkin Town Hall (1938–1939) built by the Works Progress Administration ...
The county was formed in 1771 from Rowan County as part of the British Province of North Carolina. It was named for the county of Surrey in England, birthplace of William Tryon, governor of North Carolina from 1765 to 1771. In 1777, parts of Surry County and Washington District (now Washington County, Tennessee) were combined to form Wilkes County.
Elkin Township, Surry County, North Carolina, containing the town of Elkin; Elkin Municipal Airport, of the Town of Elkin, North Carolina; Elkin Bridges, bridges near Elkin, North Carolina; Elkin's Ferry Battleground, site of Civil War Battle of Elkin's Ferry; Elkin Creek Guest Ranch Airport, British Columbia, Canada
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North Carolina's 1868 constitution adopted a "Township and County Commissioner Plan" for structuring local government, largely inspired by provisions in Pennsylvania's constitution. Townships were created under the county unit of government, with every county divided into them, and each given their own township board.
The Elkin City Schools system is a PK–12 graded school district located in the town of Elkin, North Carolina which lies on the border of Wilkes and Surry counties. The three schools in the district serve 1,217 students as of 2010–11.