Turnersburg Township, Iredell County, North Carolina

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Turnersburg
Township
Map of Iredell County North Carolina With Municipal and Township Labels.PNG
Turnersburg Township in Iredell County
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina
County Iredell
Government
 • Typenon-functioning county subdivision
Area
 • Total36.15 sq mi (93.6 km2)
 • Land35.84 sq mi (92.8 km2)
 • Water0.30 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,797
 • Density105.94/sq mi (40.90/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)

Turnersburg Township is a nonfunctioning administrative division in northeastern Iredell County, North Carolina, United States. Turnersburg township was established in 1868. The only major town in Turnersburg township is Harmony, which is also partially within Eagle Mills township. [1] [2]

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Geography

Map of Turnersburg Township, Iredell County, North Carolina in 1917 Turnersburg Township in 1917.jpg
Map of Turnersburg Township, Iredell County, North Carolina in 1917

Turnersburg township is bordered on the north by Eagle Mills and Union Grove townships, on the west by Olin township, on the south by Cool Springs township, and on the east by Davie County. The South Yadkin River is Turnersburg township's southern border. Other bodies of water that flow through Turnersburg township are Dutchman Creek and Kinder Creek. Skyview Lake and Skyview Lake Upper are within Turnersburg township. [3]

Note: The town of Turnersburg is not located in Turnersburg township.

Demography

Two years after formation of the township, the population of Turnersburg township was 876 in 1870, including 572 (65 percent) whites males and females and 304 (35 percent) Colored males and females. [4]

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1870 876—
1880 1,03117.7%
1900 1,350—
1910 1,4144.7%
1920 1,58612.2%
1930 1,90219.9%
1940 3,06861.3%
1950 1,710−44.3%
1960 1,8246.7%
1970 2,01810.6%
1980 2,31414.7%
1990 2,3923.4%
2010 3,880—
2020 3,797−2.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]
2020 [6]

History

By the requirements of the North Carolina Constitution of 1868, the county was divided into townships. Previous to that time, the subdivisions were Captain's Districts. While the Captain's Districts referred primarily to the militia, it served also for the election precinct, the tax listing and tax collecting district. [3] Turnersburg Township has been used since 1870 as a census district. [2]

Both the town of Turnersburg and Turnersburg township were named for the family of Wilfred Dent Turner (1855-1933), a lawyer, legislator, lieutenant governor, and businessman born in the town of Turnersburg. [7]

Significant historical and geographic locations in Turnersburg Township include: [8]


Coordinates: 35°55′27″N80°45′32″W / 35.92417°N 80.75889°W / 35.92417; -80.75889

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References

  1. ↑ "Turnersburg Township". USBoundary.com. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Constitution of North Carolina of 1868" (PDF). Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Keever, Homer M.; Iredell Piedmont County, with illustrations by Louise Gilbert and maps by Mildred Jenkins Miller, published for the Iredell County Bicentennial Commission by Brady Printing Company from type set by the Statesville Record and Landmark, copyright, November 1976, by Homer M. Keever
  4. ↑ 1870 Census of Turnersburg Township, Iredell County, North Carolina
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Turnersburg township, Iredell County, NC". censusreporter.org. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Wilfred Dent Turner". NCPedia. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Turnersburg Township in 1917". North Carolina Map Collection.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Statesville and Iredell County Directory, 1909-1910 (PDF). Vol. II. Piedmont Directory Co, Inc. 1909.
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