Providence Township is one of fourteen townships in Rowan County, North Carolina

Rowan County, North Carolina

-Demographics and economics:As of the census of 2010, there were 138,428 people, 53,140 households, and 37,058 families residing in the county. The population density was 270.7 people per square mile . There were 60,211 housing units at an average density of 117.7 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 8,892 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, Providence Township occupies 54.41 square miles (140.9 km²) in southeastern Rowan County. The only incorporated municipality in Providence Township is a large portion of the town Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry, North Carolina

Granite Quarry is a town in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,175 at the 2000 census.-Geography: Granite Quarry is located at ....

. The township's northern and eastern boundary is with the Yadkin River

Yadkin River

The Yadkin River is one of the longest rivers in North Carolina, flowing . It rises in the northwestern portion of the state near the Blue Ridge Parkway's Thunder Hill Overlook. Several parts of the river are impounded by dams for water, power, and flood control. The river becomes the Pee Dee...

 and the township contains a portion of High Rock Lake

High Rock Lake

High Rock Lake is the northernmost of the Uwharrie Lakes and the second largest lake in North Carolina behind Lake Norman. Its water surface covers and there are of shoreline. It begins at the confluence of the Yadkin River and the South Yadkin River. The lake's name is derived from neighboring...

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