Ansonville Township, population 1,698, is one of eight townships in

Anson County, North Carolina Anson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,055. Its county seat is Wadesboro. History The county was formed in 1750 from Bladen County. It was named for George Anson, Ba ...

. Ansonville Township is in size and is located in northern Anson County. This township includes the town of

Ansonville Ansonville may refer to: * Ansonville, North Carolina, United States *Ansonville, now part of Iroquois Falls Iroquois Falls is a town in Northern Ontario, Canada, with a population of 4,537 at the 2016 census. The town centre lies 11 km e ...

within its boundaries.

Geography

Ansonville Township is bounded by

Rocky River Rocky River may refer to: Localities *Rocky River, Ohio, USA * Rocky River, New South Wales near Uralla, Australia Electorates *Electoral district of Rocky River (South Australia) Streams In Australia: * Rocky River (New South Wales) * R ...

and

Pee Dee River The Pee Dee River, also known as the Great Pee Dee River, is a river in the Carolinas of the United States. It originates in the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina, where its upper course, above the mouth of the Uwharrie River The Uwharri ...

on the north side, Cedar Creek on the east, and Lanes Creek on the west. Camp Branch is the only tributary to the Rocky River in the township, Tributaries to the Pee Dee River include Buffalo Creek, Pressley Creek and

Brown Creek Brown Creek (also known as Brown's Creek) is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through Larksville and Plymouth. The watershed of the creek has an area ...

, which drains most of the southern part of the township. Tributaries to Brown Creek include Flat Fork, Hurricane Creek, Palmetto Branch, Goulds Fork, Jacks Branch, and Cabin Branch. Little Creek is the only named tributary to Lanes Creek in the township.

References

Townships in Anson County, North Carolina Townships in North Carolina {{AnsonCountyNC-geo-stub