Black River Township is one of thirteen

townships A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...

Harnett County, North Carolina Harnett County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,568. Its county seat is Lillington; its largest city is Dunn. Harnett County is part of the Fayetteville Metropolitan Stat ...

, United States. The township had a population of 8,085 according to the 2000 census. It is a part of the Dunn Micropolitan Area, which is also a part of the greater Raleigh–Durham–Cary Combined Statistical Area (CSA) as defined by the

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. Geographically, Black River Township occupies in northern Harnett County. The only incorporated municipality within Black River Township is Angier. The township's northern border is with

Wake County Wake County is located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In the 2020 census, its population was 1,129,410, making it North Carolina's most-populous county. From July 2005 to July 2006, Wake County was the 9th-fastest growing county in the U ...

to the northwest and Johnston County to the northeast.

Watersheds

Neills Creek Neills Creek is a long 4th order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina. Neill Creek is the only stream of its name in the United States. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has al ...

, a tributary to the Cape Fear River, flows through the west side of Black River township. The Black River rises and flows through the eastern side. Townships in Harnett County, North Carolina Townships in North Carolina {{HarnettCountyNC-geo-stub