| Lanes 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: | 128.38 |
| Elevation Max Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation Max Ft: | 630 |
| Elevation Max Point: | southwest end of township |
| Elevation Min Ft: | 324 |
| Elevation Min Point: | Floodplain of Brown Creek of east side of township |
| Population Total: | 2,650[3] |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -4 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Area Code: | 704 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 46.48 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 57.01 |
Lanes Creek Township, population 2,650, is one of nine townships in Union County, North Carolina. Lanes Creek Township is 46.48sqmi[1] in size and is located in southeast Union County. This township does not have any towns or cities within it.
The northern and western parts of the township are drained by Lanes Creek and its tributaries, Waxhaw Branch, Carolina Creek, Wicker Branch and Norkett Branch. The southeast side is drained by Brown Creek and its tributary, Little Brown Creek. The northwestern side is drained by Rone Branch.[4]