Stokes -- U.S. County in North Carolina Population (2000): 44711 Housing Units (2000): 19262 Land area (2000): 451.837922 sq. miles (1170.254796 sq. km) Water area (2000): 4.048001 sq. miles (10.484274 sq. km) Total area (2000): 455.885923 sq. miles (1180.739070 sq. km) Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37 Location: 36.371941 N, 80.266907 W Headwords: Stokes Stokes, NC Stokes County Stokes County, NC