Crescent is a populated place in Rowan County,

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, United States.

History

The Crescent post office existed from March 5, 1898 to May 29, 1925. Rev. Dr. J.M.L. Lyerly was the first post master of Crescent. Rev. Lyerly was a native of Crescent and head of the Crescent Academy that he founded and conducted. He was known as a leader of the Reformed Church in North Carolina. Crescent has been in the Gold Hill Township since 1868, when the North Carolina state constitution required counties to be divide into townships.

Geography

Crescent is located at latitude 35° 34′ 31″ N and longitude 80° 25′ 13″ W. The elevation is 807 feet.

Demographics

Crescent has always been a small community. Since 1870, the census population of Gold Hill Township includes the population of Crescent.See

Gold Hill Township, Rowan County, North Carolina Gold Hill Township is one of fourteen townships in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 10,015 according to the 2000 census. Geographically, Gold Hill Township occupies in southern Rowan County. Incorp ...

for Census data

References

Unincorporated communities in Rowan County, North Carolina Unincorporated communities in North Carolina {{RowanCountyNC-geo-stub