Carr Township is one of six

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 ...

Durham County, North Carolina Durham County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 324,833, making it the sixth-most populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Durham, which is the only incorporated m ...

, United States. The township had a population of 2,441 according to the 2010 census. Geographically, Carr Township occupies in eastern Durham County. The township is occupied by small portions of the city of

Falls Lake Falls Lake is a 12,410 acre (50 km²) reservoir located in Durham, Wake, and Granville counties in North Carolina, United States. Falls Lake extends up the Neuse River to its source at the confluence of the Eno, Little, and Flat river ...

. The township was formerly part of Cedar Fork Township in

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 ...

but was created in a 1911 transfer to Durham County along with parts of Oak Grove Township.

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Townships in Durham County, North Carolina Townships in North Carolina Populated places established in 1911 1911 establishments in North Carolina {{DurhamCountyNC-geo-stub