Carr Township is one of six townships in Durham County, North Carolina

Durham County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 223,314 people, 89,015 households, and 54,032 families residing in the county. The population density was 769 people per square mile . There were 95,452 housing units at an average density of 329 per square mile...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The township had a population of 1,776 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, Carr Township occupies 27.25 square miles (70.6 km²) in eastern Durham County. The township is occupied by small portions of the city of Falls Lake

Falls Lake

Falls Lake is a 12,410 acre reservoir located in Durham, Wake, and Granville counties in North Carolina, USA.Falls Lake extends up the Neuse River to its source at the confluence of the Eno, Little, and Flat rivers...

. The township was formerly part of Cedar Fork Township

Cedar Fork Township, Wake County, North Carolina

Cedar Fork Township is one of twenty townships within Wake County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, Cedar Fork Township had a population of 10,911, a 309.6% increase over 1990, and a population density of 0.37 people per acre .Cedar Fork Township, occupying 29,376 acres in northwestern Wake...

 in 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...

 but was created in a 1911 transfer to Durham County along with parts of Oak Grove Township

Oak Grove Township, Durham County, North Carolina

Oak Grove Township is one of six townships in Durham County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 27,569 according to the 2000 census....

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