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Rowan County, North Carolina
Rowan County sits on the I-85 corridor thirty minutes north of Charlotte, anchored by Salisbury, its seat and largest city, with China Grove and Kannapolis's edge to the south. Speculative industrial parks near the interstate, including a 1.3-million-square-foot Landis Ridge project, and hundreds of new homes in southern Rowan reflect steady Charlotte-metro spillover, distinct from Salisbury's older downtown core.
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Rowan County at a glance
- 155,000Population (2025)
- SalisburyCounty seat
- 512 sq miLand area
- 303 / sq miDensity
- $66,000Median household income
- $240,000Median home value
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- City Boundaries: 10
- School Boundaries: 2
- Congressional Districts: 2
- Soils: 108
- State House Districts: 8
- State Senate Districts: 4
Cities and towns in Rowan County
China Grove, Cleveland, East Spencer, Faith, Granite Quarry, Kannapolis, Landis, Rockwell, Salisbury, Spencer.
Neighboring counties
- Davidson County, NC · map
- Davie County, NC · map
- Cabarrus County, NC · map
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- Stanly County, NC · map
- Montgomery County, NC · map