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Cheek Creek Township, Montgomery County, North Carolina

Coordinates: 35°13′47″N 79°52′28″W / 35.22984°N 79.87451°W / 35.22984; -79.87451
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Cheek Creek Township, Montgomery County,
North Carolina
Location of Cheek Creek Township in Montgomery County
Location of Cheek Creek Township in Montgomery County
Location of Montgomery County in North Carolina
Location of Montgomery County in North Carolina
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyMontgomery
Area
 • Total35.03 sq mi (90.73 km2)
Highest elevation
[2] (northeast end north of Polly Branch)
674 ft (205 m)
Lowest elevation
[2] (Little River at southwest corner of township)
188 ft (57 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total628[3]
 • Density17.93/sq mi (6.92/km2)
Time zoneUTC-4 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (EDT)
Area codes910, 472

Cheek Creek Township, population 628,[3] is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States. Cheek Creek Township is 35.03 square miles (90.7 km2)[1] in size and is located in the south-central part of the county.

Geography

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Cheek Creek Township is drained entirely by the Little River and its tributaries. The Little River is part of the larger Pee Dee River watershed. The northeast part of the township has a small area of the Uwharrie Mountains and the southern part has the wide floodplain of Cheek Creek.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "NC OneMap". www.nconemap.gov. State of North Carolina. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "The National Map - Service Endpoints". viewer.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Archived from the original on October 16, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Dicennial Census". data.census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 15, 2020.

35°13′47″N 79°52′28″W / 35.22984°N 79.87451°W / 35.22984; -79.87451