ZIP Code 27013

Cleveland Township is one of 14 non-functioning county subdivisions (townships) in Rowan County, North Carolina that were established in 1868. The township had a population of 2,817 according to the 2010 census. The only incorporated municipality in Cleveland Township is the town of Cleveland. Residents are served by the RowanSalisbury School System and the township is home to Mt Ulla Elementary School. In 1884 township people, who were all Democrats except for three people, decided to rename the town to Cleveland, in honor of Grover Cleveland, the first Democratic president elected since the Civil War. The following significant sites are located within Cleveland Township: Barber Farm, Knox School, Third Creek Presbyterian Church and Cemetery, and R.A. Clement School.

History

Cleveland is the primary city name, but also Barber are acceptable city names or spellings, Amity, Cool Spring, Mount Vernon on the other hand no longer accepted or obsolete and are no longer used as a designation. The official name is Cleveland, North Carolina. In 1831, the first post office in the general vicinity of present-day Cleveland was established. The post office and town kept their name Rowan Mills until 1876, when the town was incorporated and renamed into Third Creek. In 1884 township people, who were all Democrats except for three people, decided to rename the town to Cleveland, in honor of Grover Cleveland, first Democratic president elected since the Civil War. After the construction of WNC Railroad, the railroad station was named Third Creek, and the town kept its name. The town of Cleveland, North Carolina, was founded in 1831. It was named Cowansville, after a flour milled owned by Osborn Giles Foard (1820-1882), who was also the firstRowan Mills postmaster. In 1850 before Western North Carolina (WNC) Railroad was built, the post office was called Rowan Mill, getting its name from a large five-story flour mills owned by Foard. The name was later changed to Third Creek by the townspeople, and then to Cleveland in 1884 by the township people. The current name of the town is Cleveland, which is the name of a former town in North Carolina that was once part of the state and now part of South Carolina. The city of Cleveland has a population of about 3,000 people. It is located in the eastern part of North Carolina in the Piedmont region of the U.S. state of North Carolina.

Significant sites

The following significant sites are located within Cleveland Township. Cleveland Township is home to the Knox Farm Historic District and the Third Creek Presbyterian Church and Cemetery. It is also home to a number of historic buildings and churches. The town is located on the Ohio Turnpike, which runs through Cleveland Township, near the town's eastern border. The township was once known as "Cleveland Township" and was named after Cleveland, Ohio, a town in the United States. It was once part of the Ohio Territory, which was named for Cleveland, a city in the U.S. state of Ohio, until it became part of Ohio in 1872. It has been known as Cleveland Township since the 19th century. The current name of the township is Cleveland Township and it was once called Cleveland Township before becoming Cleveland Township in the 20th century, when it was part of Cleveland County, Ohio. The name Cleveland Township was later changed to its current name, Cleveland. Township was once named after the town of Cleveland, Pennsylvania. It now has a population of about 2,000. It's located in the Cleveland Township area, which includes the townships of Knox and Third Creek, as well as parts of the villages of Knoxville and John Phifer Farm. It also includes the town center of Knox, which is located in Knox County, Pennsylvania, and has a historic district of about 1,000 acres. The village of Knox was once the site of the Knox School, which dates back to the 18th century and was built in 1881.

Adjacent townships

The town of Chambersburg is located in Iredell County, North Carolina. The town is in the eastern part of the county, near Mount Ulla and Steele. Chambersburg has a population of about 1,000 people. It is located on the Cumberland River, which flows through the town. The county is home to the University of North Carolina at Fayetteville, which was founded in 1798. It was the first college in the state, and is located near the Cumberlands River. Its name means "the river" or "the stream" in English. It's also known as the "Cumberland River" or the "Iredell River" because it runs through Chambersburg and Cool Springs, two townships in the county. Its population is around 1,200 people. The community is known for its history, which dates back to the 17th century. The name Chambersburg was first recorded in 1703. It means "a place where people gather" in D.C. and "chambersburg" means "to gather" and "burg" in Greek. The word Chambersburg means "charter" and is used to refer to a town in the U.S. and to the state. It has been the site of several battles, including the Battle of the Bulge, which took place in 1799. The current name of the town is "Chambersburg," which means "peaceful" in the local language. It also means "beautiful" in French. The city's name is also "Chamberburg" and refers to its history.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Cleveland, Rowan County, North Carolina = 3.7. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 95. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 89. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Cleveland = 4.7 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 7,442 individuals with a median age of 37.2 age the population grows by 13.51% in Cleveland, Rowan County, North Carolina population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 523.41 residents per square mile of area. There are average 2.71 people per household in the 330 households with an average household income of $48,727 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 13.30% of the available work force and has dropped -4.06% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 18.58%. The number of physicians in Cleveland per 100,000 population = 123.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Cleveland = 45 inches and the annual snowfall = 8.6 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 114. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 214. 89 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 27.1 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 35, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Cleveland, Rowan County, North Carolina which are owned by the occupant = 67.40%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 28 years with median home cost = $129,290 and home appreciation of 1.33%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $7.56 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,437 per student. There are 14.3 students for each teacher in the school, 343 students for each Librarian and 374 students for each Counselor. 7.74% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 5.72% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 4.04% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).