 davie county is a county located in the u.s. state of north carolina. as of the 2010 census, the population was 41,240. its county seat is mocksville. davie county is included in the winston-salem, nc metropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the greensboro-winston-salem-high point, nc combined statistical area. ==history== the county was formed in 1836 from rowan county. it was named for william r. davie, governor of north carolina from 1798 to 1799. 1,147 soldiers from davie county fought in the american civil war for the confederate states of america. ==law and government== davie county is a member of the piedmont triad regional council. ==geography== according to the u.s. census bureau, the county has a total area of , of which  is land and  (0.64%) is water. ===adjacent counties=== *yadkin county, north carolina - north *forsyth county, north carolina - northeast *davidson county, north carolina - southeast *rowan county, north carolina - south *iredell county, north carolina - west {{geographic location |centre = davie county, north carolina |north = yadkin county |northeast = [[forsyth county, north carolina|for
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