Neills Creek 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, Ca ...
in
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 5,921 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
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of the ...
.
Geographically, Neills Creek Township occupies in Harnett County. Parts of the town of
Lillington are now located in the township as well as the unincorporated community of
Buies Creek
Buies Creek is a long 3rd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States.
Course
Buies Creek rises about 1.5 miles southeast of Angier and then flows south to join the Cape Fear River about 1 mile south ...
, home of
Campbell University
Campbell University is a private Baptist university in Buies Creek, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (Southern Baptist Convention). Southern Baptist ConventionColleges and Universities sbc.n ...
, and
Cape Fear.
The western boundary of Neills Creek township is bounded by Neills Creek, a tributary of the Cape Fear River.
References
Townships in Harnett County, North Carolina
Townships in North Carolina
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