Holly Springs Township is one of twenty townships within Wake County, North Carolina

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...

. As of 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...

, Holly Springs Township had a population of 16,304, a 180.1% increase over 1990, and a population density of 0.44 people per acre

Acre

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 (109/km²).

Holly Springs Township, occupying 36,800 acres (149 km²) in southwestern Wake County, includes most of the town of Holly Springs

Holly Springs, North Carolina

Holly Springs is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. As of 2009, the town population was estimated at 21,749, and it had gained the title of"The fastest growing town in North Carolina".-Geography:...

 and portions of the towns of Apex

Apex, North Carolina

Apex is a town in Wake County, North Carolina and a suburb of Raleigh. The population was 37,476 according to the 2010 census., wakegov.com-Geography:Apex is located at ....

 and Fuquay-Varina

Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina

Fuquay-Varina is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,898 at the 2000 census. In 2009, the population was estimated to be 17,910. The town is a 30-minute drive south of Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina...

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