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]
Statesville Township | |
|---|---|
 Statesville Township in Iredell County | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| County | Iredell |
| Established | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Type | non-functioning subdivision |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.69 sq mi (84.7 km2) |
| • Land | 32.52 sq mi (84.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 26,460 |
| • Density | 813.6/sq mi (314.1/km2) |
Geography and demography
editStatesville 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
edit- ^ "North Carolina Constitution of 1868" (PDF). Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ 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
- ^ The Heritage of Iredell County, 1980, published by the Genealogical Society of Iredell County, PO Box 946, Statesville, North Carolina 28677, ISBN 0-89459-087-1, 642 pages with index
- ^ 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
- ^ "2010 Census, Iredell County". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
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