Wadesboro Township, Anson County, North Carolina
Wadesboro Township, population 9,118, is one of eight Civil township#Southern states, townships in Anson County, North Carolina, United States. Wadesboro Township is in size and located in central Anson County. Wadesboro Township contains the town of Wadesboro, North Carolina, Wadesboro. Geography Wadesboro Township is drained by Brown Creek (Pee Dee River tributary), Brown Creek and its tributaries on the north and west. These tributaries include Pinch Gut Creek (Brown Creek tributary), Pinch Gut Creek, Goulds Fork (Brown Creek tributary), Goulds Fork, Hurricane Creek (Brown Creek tributary), Hurricane Creek, and Flat Fork (Brown Creek tributary), 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. References

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Civil Township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a county, most often in the northern and midwestern parts of the country. The term town is used in New England, New York, and Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states; Minnesota uses "town" officially but often uses it and "township" interchangeably. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townships. Township functions are generally overseen by a governing board (the name varies from state to state) and a clerk, trustee, or mayor (in New Jersey and the metro townships of Utah). Township officers frequently include justice of ...
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