Statesville Township, Iredell County, North Carolina Explained

Official Name:Statesville Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Name1: North Carolina
Subdivision Name2:Iredell
Government Type:non-functioning subdivision
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1868
Mapsize:250x200px
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:32.69
Area Land Sq Mi:32.52
Area Water Sq Mi:0.17
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:26460
Population Density Sq Mi:813.6
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Statesville Township is a non-functioning administrative division of Iredell County, North Carolina, United States. By the requirements of the North Carolina Constitution of 1868, the counties were divided into townships, which included Statesville township as one of sixteen townships in Iredell county. The town of Statesville, North Carolina is contained mostly within Statesville township.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Geography and demography

Statesville township contains most of the city of Statesville. According to the 2010 Census, 5,500 of the 26,460 inhabitants of Statesville lived outside the Statesville township.[5]

References

35.7728°N -80.8961°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: North Carolina Constitution of 1868. February 26, 2019.
  2. Keever, Homer M.; Iredell Piedmont County, with illustrations by Louise Gilbert and maps by Mildred Jenkins Miller, published for the Iredell County Bicentennial Commission by Brady Printing Company from type set by the Statesville Record and Landmark, copyright, November 1976, by Homer M. Keever
  3. The Heritage of Iredell County, 1980, published by the Genealogical Society of Iredell County, PO Box 946, Statesville, North Carolina 28677,, 642 pages with index
  4. The Heritage of Iredell County, NC Vol II, 2000, published by the Genealogical Society of Iredell County, PO Box 946, Statesville, North Carolina 29866, LC # 00-110956, 574 pages with index
  5. Web site: 2010 Census, Iredell County. U.S. Census Bureau. February 27, 2019.