| Sandy Ridge 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: | 170.12 |
| Elevation Max Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation Max Ft: | 768 |
| Elevation Max Point: | high point in northern part of Township |
| Elevation Min Ft: | 482 |
| Elevation Min Point: | Floodplain of Twlevemile Creek where it flows out in southwestern part of township |
| Population Total: | 45,672[3] |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -4 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Area Code: | 704 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 65.69 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 695.27 |
Sandy Ridge Township, population 45,672, is one of nine townships in Union County, North Carolina. Sandy Ridge Township is 65.69sqmi[1] in size and is located in southwestern Union County. This township contains the towns of Waxhaw, Weddington, Mineral Springs, and Stallings. The villages of Marvin and Wesley Chapel are also located here.
Twelvemile Creek and its tributaries drain most of the township except for the very northwestern part, which is drained by Sixmile Creek. Tributaries to Twelvemile Creek include: Blythe Creek, West Fork Twelvemile Creek, Bates Branch, Little Twelvemile Creek, Price Mill Creek, East Fork Twelvemile Creek, Molly Branch, and Tarkill Branch. Sixmile Creek has the tributaries of Marvin Branch and McBride Branch.[4]