Saint Matthew's Township (also designated Township 17) is one of twenty townships within

Wake County, North Carolina 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 ...

, United States. As of the 2010 census, Saint Matthew's Township had a population of 65,731, a 47.3% increase over 2000. Saint Matthew's Township, occupying in east-central Wake County, includes portions of the city of

Raleigh Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeas ...

and the entirety of the town of Knightdale.

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Townships in Wake County, North Carolina Townships in North Carolina {{WakeCountyNC-geo-stub