Clifton Township is one of nineteen townships in Ashe County, North Carolina

Ashe County, North Carolina

- History :Historical evidence shows that Ashe county was inhabited by Native Americans, which included the Cherokee, Creek, and Shawnee tribes. Pieces of broken pottery, arrowheads, and other Native American artifacts have been found, indicating their presence...

, United States

United States

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

. The township has a population of 1,635 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, Clifton Township occupies 54.49 square miles (141.1 km²) in central Ashe County. There are no incorporated municipalities located in Clifton Township, however there are several unincorporated communities here, including Clifton

Clifton, North Carolina

Clifton is an unincorporated community in Ashe County, North Carolina, east of Fig. It lies at an elevation of 2,769 feet ....

, Comet

Comet, North Carolina

Comet is an unincorporated community in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States, located west of Warrensville, North Carolina....

, Fig

Fig, North Carolina

Fig is an unincorporated community in Ashe County, North Carolina, southwest of Clifton. It lies at an elevation of 2,802 feet ....

, and Warrensville

Warrensville, North Carolina

Warrensville is an unincorporated community at the intersection of North Carolina Highways 88 and 194 in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States, east of Comet. It lies at an elevation of 2,707 feet ....

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