Raleigh Township (also designated Township 1) is one of twenty townships within Wake County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, Raleigh Township had a population of 117,838,[1] a 6.5% increase over 2000.
Raleigh Township, occupying 97.2sqkm[2] in central Wake County, is almost completely occupied by portions of the city of Raleigh, including the city's downtown area. The township is, for the most part, bounded by the I-440 Raleigh Beltline.