population of winston-salem nc
1 City of the Arts-Winston-Salem, where the arts come alive. 2  Winston-Salem is a Green City! 3  Winston-Salem is in Forsyth County, in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, and is the fourth-largest city in North Carolina. 4  Population-about 234,349 (from Census records). 5  Founded as Winston in 1851.