Rowan County, North Carolina

Rowan County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF ROWAN GUS Population: 153,384 (2024) ID: 171112	County	Official County Government	Contact: CHAIRMAN 130 W INNES ST, SALISBURY NC 28144-4345
CITY OF SALISBURY GUS Population: 36,579 (2024) ID: 110108	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: FINANCE MANAGER PO BOX 479, SALISBURY NC 28145-0479
TOWN OF CHINA GROVE GUS Population: 4,610 (2024) ID: 186801	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK 333 N MAIN ST, CHINA GROVE NC 28023
TOWN OF LANDIS GUS Population: 3,838 (2024) ID: 205082	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN MANAGER PO BOX 8165, LANDIS NC 28088-8165
TOWN OF SPENCER GUS Population: 3,406 (2024) ID: 212218	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN MANAGER PO BOX 245, SPENCER NC 28159-0245
TOWN OF GRANITE QUARRY GUS Population: 3,107 (2024) ID: 208985	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 351, GRANITE QUARRY NC 28072-0351
TOWN OF ROCKWELL GUS Population: 2,390 (2024) ID: 194739	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK/TREASURER PO BOX 506, ROCKWELL NC 28138-0506
TOWN OF EAST SPENCER GUS Population: 1,625 (2024) ID: 171284	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 339, EAST SPENCER NC 28039-0339
TOWN OF CLEVELAND GUS Population: 887 (2024) ID: 193818	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK PO BOX 429, CLEVELAND NC 27013-0429
TOWN OF FAITH GUS Population: 836 (2024) ID: 205081	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 37, FAITH NC 28041-0037