Lanes Creek Township, population 2,650, is one of nine townships in Union County, North Carolina. Lanes Creek Township is 46.48 square miles (120.4 km²)[1] in size and is located in southeast Union County. This township does not have any towns or cities within it.

Lanes Creek Township, Union County, North Carolina
Township
Location of Lanes Creek Township in Union County
Location of Union County in North Carolina
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Union
Area [1]
• Total	46.48 sq mi (128.38 km2)
Highest elevation [2] (southwest end of township)	630 ft (190 m)
Lowest elevation [2] (Floodplain of Brown Creek of east side of township)	324 ft (99 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2,650[3]
• Density	57.01/sq mi (22.01/km2)
Time zone	UTC-4 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (EDT)
Area code(s)	704

Geography

The northern and western parts of the township are drained by Lanes Creek and its tributaries, Waxhaw Branch, Carolina Creek, Wicker Branch and Norkett Branch. The southeast side is drained by Brown Creek and its tributary, Little Brown Creek. The northwestern side is drained by Rone Branch.[4]

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