Wadesboro Township, Anson County, North Carolina | |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Image Map1: | Map of North Carolina highlighting Anson County.svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of Anson County in North Carolina |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Anson |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 189.46 |
Elevation Max Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation Max Ft: | 602 |
Elevation Max Point: | high point at southwest end of township |
Elevation Min Ft: | 218 |
Elevation Min Point: | Goulds Fork, where it flows north out of the township |
Population Total: | 9,118[3] |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Timezone1: | EST |
Utc Offset1: | -4 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
Area Code: | 704 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 73.15 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 124.65 |
Wadesboro Township, population 9,118, is one of eight townships in Anson County, North Carolina, United States. Wadesboro Township is 73.15sqmi[1] in size and located in central Anson County. Wadesboro Township contains the town of Wadesboro.
Wadesboro Township is drained by Brown Creek and its tributaries on the north and west. These tributaries include Pinch Gut Creek, Goulds Fork, Hurricane Creek, and Flat Fork. Goulds Fork has two tributaries, Culpepper Creek and Grindstone Branch. The northeast part of the township is drained by Cedar Creek. The southeast end is drained by Bailey Creek and its tributary Brush Fork and by North Fork Jones Creek and its tributary, Lampley Branch.[4]