Scotch Irish Township, Rowan County, North Carolina

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]

Location of Scotch Irish Township in Rowan County, N.C.

Geographically, Scotch Irish Township occupies 35.22 square miles (91.2 km2) in northwestern Rowan County. There are no incorporated municipalities in Scotch Irish Township. The township's northern boundary is the South Yadkin River and borders with Davie County and its western border is with Cool Springs Township, Iredell County.

Residents are served by the Rowan–Salisbury School System.

Significant sites

The following sites are within Scotch Irish Township:[2]

  • Alpha Post Office, Carson A. Guffy postmaster, 6/19/1884 to 2/29/1904[3]
  • Restoration Church
  • Village of Mt. Vernon
  • Village of Pittsburg (first noted in 1882)[4]

Adjacent townships
  • Calahaln Township, Davie County – north
  • Cleveland – south
  • Cool Springs, Iredell County – west
  • Turnersburg, Iredell County – northwest
  • Unity – east


References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  2. Google maps and Rowan County GIS system
  3. "Rowan Post Offices". J.D. Lewis. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  4. Kerr, W.C. (1882). "1882 Map of North Carolina". UNC Digital Library.


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