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Location, size, and Population: Toast is located in North Carolina, and is in Surry County, near Salem and Mt. Airy. Toast is about 537.79 square miles, and is 538 square miles if rounded to the nearest tenth. The population of Toast is about 2000 people. It is also in the peidmont region.

Education: Education is usually located near Toast, but not in it. Most of the Elementary Schools in Toast would be smaller less major schools. Most of the bigger and more major schools reside outside or near Toast. Like Colleges and Universities for example. If you tried to find a College in Toast, you would end up with directions to an Elementary School, as there are no Colleges or Universities located in Toast, so you would most likely find them outside of Toast.

History: Surry County was named after splitting apart from Rowan County in 1771. It is thought to have gotten it's name from Surrey County in England, or from Indians. Some parts of this County are Toast, Bottom, Level Cross, and Mount Airy. The most well known of these however, is Mount Airy, since it is home to the largest granite mine in the world. In 1889 it became known as the granite city. The first native Americans to reside in Toast were called the Saura. Unfortunately, Cherokee Indians had claims on some of the land, and it lead to fights between the Saura and the Cherokee. Some trails that indians made back then are now where present day train tracks and highways have been built. During the mid 1700-s, settlers had discovered Toast and the surrounding area, and soon began to settle in Toast. Native Americans became annoyed by this, and attacked the settlers and their camps. Settlers remained unaffected by this, and soon more people came to settle in Toast.

Region: Toast is known to be hilly, with Mount Airy nearby with rivers running alongside the mountain. Trees are located nearby, and the climate is fairly warm during spring, and a little hot during summer. It begins to get colder as winter approaches.

This is my research paper for my uncommon town names project. The paper describes details and history of Toast, North Carolina, as well as weather, education, population, and location. This paper was made in order to list things in a written description, including a few things that wouldn't fit into the voki voice-over on the project. You can find a link to the project below.

http://hms-bvan.wikispaces.com/