Vance Township, population 52,497, is one of nine townships in Union County, North Carolina. Vance Township is 39.88 square miles (103.3 km²)[1] in size and is located in northwest Union County. This township includes the a small part of the City of Monroe, the towns of Indian Trail, Hemby Bridge, and Stallings, and the villages of Lake Park and Wesley Chapel.

Vance Township, Union County, North Carolina
Township
Location of Vance Township in Union County
Location of Union County in North Carolina
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Union
Area [1]
• Total	39.88 sq mi (103.28 km2)
Highest elevation [2] (west side of township on S Fork Crooked Creek divide)	788 ft (240 m)
Lowest elevation [2] (Floodplain of Goose Creek on northeast side of township)	530 ft (160 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	52,497[3]
• Density	1,316.37/sq mi (508.25/km2)
Time zone	UTC-4 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (EDT)
Area code(s)	704

Geography

The extreme northern part of the township is drained by Goose Creek. Further to the south is drained by North Fork Crooked Creek, while the central part is drained by South Fork Crooked Creek. The south-central part of the township is drained by Price Mill Creek and going further south is drained by East Fork of Twelvemile Creek. The southwestern part of the township is drained by S Fork of Twelvemile Creek.[4]

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