Chalybeate Springs, North Carolina
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Chalybeate Springs is an unincorporated community located in the Hector's Creek Township
of Harnett County, North Carolina
. The community was first settled in 1760 and was named for the nearby springs containing iron
salts around which developed an early health resort . The community was formally laid out as a 100 acre (0.404686 km²) town in 1902 along the Raleigh and Cape Fear Railway , which is now part of the Norfolk Southern Railway.
Hectors Creek Township, Harnett County, North Carolina
Hectors Creek Township is one of thirteen townships in Harnett County, North Carolina, USA. The township had a population of 3,629 according to the 2000 census.Geographically, Hectors Creek Township occupies in northern Harnett County...
of Harnett County, North Carolina
Harnett County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 91,025 people, 33,800 households, and 24,099 families residing in the county. The population density was 153 people per square mile . There were 38,605 housing units at an average density of 65 per square mile...
. The community was first settled in 1760 and was named for the nearby springs containing iron
Iron
Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is a metal in the first transition series. It is the most common element forming the planet Earth as a whole, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust...
salts around which developed an early health resort . The community was formally laid out as a 100 acre (0.404686 km²) town in 1902 along the Raleigh and Cape Fear Railway , which is now part of the Norfolk Southern Railway.