| Goose Creek Township, Union County, North Carolina | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Image Map1: | Map of North Carolina highlighting Union County.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Union County in North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Union |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 215.22 |
| Elevation Max Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation Max Ft: | 720 |
| Elevation Max Point: | western side of township |
| Elevation Min Ft: | 378 |
| Elevation Min Point: | Floodplain of Rocky River in northeastern corner |
| Population Total: | 14,773[3] |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -4 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Area Code: | 704 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 83.10 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 177.77 |
Goose Creek Township, population 14,773, is one of nine townships in Union County, North Carolina. Goose Creek Township is 83.1sqmi[1] in size and is located in north-central Union County. This township includes a small part of the City of Monroe, plus parts of the Towns of Fairview (entirely), Indian Trail, Stallings, and Unionville.
The northeast boundary of the township is defined by the Rocky River and most of the township is drained by the Rocky River's tributaries. These include Clear Creek, Crooked Creek, Goose Creek, and Grassy Creek. The south side of the township is drained by tributaries to Ricardson Creek and include Chinkapin Creek, Mill Creek, Stumplick Creek, and Watson Creek.[4]