Duke Township, Harnett County, North Carolina

Location of Duke Township in Harnett County, N.C.

Duke Township is one of thirteen townships in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 5,965 according to the 2000 census and is the largest township in Harnett County by population. It is a part of the Dunn Micropolitan Area, which is also a part of the greater Raleigh–Durham–Cary Combined Statistical Area (CSA) as defined by the United States Census Bureau.

Geographically, Duke Township occupies 18.6 square miles (48 km²) in southeastern Harnett County. The only incorporated municipality within Duke Township is Erwin. The town of Erwin was also formerly known as Duke.

Municipalities and communities of Harnett County, North Carolina, United States

County seat: Lillington

City	Dunn

Towns	Angier Broadway‡ Coats Erwin Lillington

CDPs	Buies Creek Bunnlevel Mamers

Unincorporated communities	Anderson Creek Barbecue Barclaysville Cape Fear Chalybeate Springs Cokesbury Duncan Fonville Hairtown Harnett Johnsonville Kipling Luart Olivia Overhills Pineview Rawls Ryes Seminole Shawtown Spout Springs Turlington

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 35°18′33″N 78°40′04″W / 35.30917°N 78.66778°W / 35.30917; -78.66778

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