Steele Township is one of fourteen townships in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 1,725 according to the 2010 census.[1]

Steele Township
Township
Location of Steele Township in Rowan County
Steele Township in 1903
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Rowan
Established in	1868
Government
• Type	non-functioning county subdivision
Area
• Total	21.97 sq mi (56.9 km2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,725
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)

Geographically, Steele Township occupies 21.97 square miles (56.9 km²) in western Rowan County. There are no incorporated municipalities in Steele Township.

Sites of interest

The following churches, historic sites and villages have been located in Steele Township:[2]

• Bear Poplar, since 1773
• Ebenezer United Methodist Church
• Jude Church
• Kerr Mill, a grist mill built by Dr. Samuel Kerr in 1823, present site of Sloan Park
• Liberty Hall School
• St. Luke's Lutheran Church
• Thyatira Presbyterian Church, founded in 1750

Adjacent townships

• Atwell – south
• Cleveland – northwest
• Franklin – northeast
• Locke – east
• Mount Ulla – west
• Unity – north

References