Salisbury Township is one of fourteen townships in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 28,594 according to the 2000 census and is currently the most populous township in Rowan County.

Geographically, Salisbury Township occupies 30.64 square miles (79.4 km²) in central Rowan County. Large portions of the city of Salisbury, the county seat of Rowan County are located in the township. In addition, the towns of Spencer, East Spencer, and a small portion of the town Granite Quarry are located in Salisbury Township. The township's northern border is formed by the Yadkin River.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Rowan County, North Carolina, United States
County seat: Salisbury
Cities	Kannapolis‡ Salisbury
Towns	China Grove Cleveland East Spencer Faith Granite Quarry Landis Rockwell Spencer
Townships	Atwell China Grove Cleveland Franklin Gold Hill Litaker Locke Morgan Mount Ulla Providence Salisbury Scotch Irish Steele Unity
CDPs	Enochville Gold Hill
Other communities	Bear Poplar Bostian Heights Crescent Dukeville Liberty Mill Bridge Mount Ulla Pittsburg Woodleaf
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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