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Rowan County (/ r oʊ ˈ æ n / roh-AN) is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina that was formed in 1753, as part of the British Province of North Carolina.It was originally a vast territory with unlimited western boundaries, but its size was reduced to 524 square miles (1,360 km 2) after several counties were formed from Rowan County in the 18th and 19th centuries.
History. In 1831, the first post office in the general vicinity of present-day Cleveland was established. It was named Cowansville. In 1850 before Western North Carolina (WNC) Railroad was built, the post office and thus the town in the vicinity of present-day Cleveland was called Rowan Mills, getting its name from a large five-story flour milled owned by Osborn Giles Foard (1820-1882), who ...
English: 1903 Map of Rowan County, North Carolina. Date: ... Uploaded a work by C. M Miller, Rowan County engineer from Rowan County GIS website https://gisdata ...
Scotch Irish Township is one of fourteen townships in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 1,820 according to the 2010 census. [1] By the requirements of the North Carolina Constitution of 1868, all counties in North Carolina were divided into townships. [2]
Rowan county residents were the very first in North Carolina to respond to the recent chain of events. On August 8, 1774 freeholders representing all parts of Rowan County met in Salisbury and unanimously adopted Resolutions by inhabitants of Rowan County concerning resistance to Parliamentary taxation and the Provincial Congress of North ...
Unity Township is one of fourteen townships in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 2,215 according to the 2010 census. [1] Geographically, Unity Township occupies 24.82 square miles (64.3 km 2) in northwestern Rowan County. There are no incorporated municipalities in Unity Township.
Gold Hill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southeastern Rowan County, North Carolina, United States near the Cabarrus County line. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 372. [4] It is situated near the Yadkin River and is served by U.S. Highway 52 and Old Beatty Ford Road.
The following are unofficial results for the 2023 general election in Rowan County. In races where cities or towns extend into multiple counties, these results include ballots cast by voters on ...