Cheek Creek Township, Montgomery County, North Carolina | |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Image Map1: | Map of North Carolina highlighting Montgomery County.svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of Montgomery County in North Carolina |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Montgomery |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 90.73 |
Elevation Max Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation Max Ft: | 674 |
Elevation Max Point: | northeast end north of Polly Branch |
Elevation Min Ft: | 188 |
Elevation Min Point: | Little River at southwest corner of township |
Population Total: | 628[3] |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Timezone1: | EST |
Utc Offset1: | -4 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
Area Codes: | 910, 472 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.03 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 17.93 |
Cheek Creek Township, population 628,[3] is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States. Cheek Creek Township is 35.03sqmi[1] in size and is located in the south-central part of the county.
Cheek Creek Township is drained entirely by the Little River and its tributaries. The Little River is part of the larger Pee Dee River watershed. The northeast part of the township has a small area of the Uwharrie Mountains and the southern part has the wide floodplain of Cheek Creek.[2]