Hectors Creek Township is one of thirteen townships in Harnett County, North Carolina

Harnett County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 91,025 people, 33,800 households, and 24,099 families residing in the county. The population density was 153 people per square mile . There were 38,605 housing units at an average density of 65 per square mile...

, USA. The township had a population of 3,629 according to the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

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Geographically, Hectors Creek Township occupies 36.23 square miles (93.8 km²) in northern Harnett County. There are no incorporated municipalities located in Hectors Creek Township, however, there are several unincorporated communities located here, including the communities of Chalybeate Springs

Chalybeate Springs, North Carolina

Chalybeate Springs is an unincorporated community located in the Hector's Creek Township of Harnett County, North Carolina. The community was first settled in 1760 and was named for the nearby springs containing iron salts around which developed an early health resort...

, Kipling

Kipling, North Carolina

Kipling is an unincorporated community located along U.S. Highway 401 in the Hectors Creek Township of Harnett County, North Carolina between the communities of Cape Fear and Chalybeate Springs north of Lillington. Formerly known as Bradley's Store during the late 19th century . An incorporation...

 and Rawls

Rawls, North Carolina

Rawls is an unincorporated community in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States.-References:...

. The township's northern border is with Wake County

Wake County, North Carolina

Wake County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 900,993 making it North Carolina's second most populated county...

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