Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
County or equivalent
Location overview
Rowan County lies in North Carolina’s Piedmont region, northeast of Charlotte, with Salisbury as its county seat. The Yadkin River and High Rock Lake shape its eastern and northern edges. Established in 1753, the county grew around farms, small towns and mills in Salisbury and nearby communities. Its landscape still combines agricultural land, wooded areas and urban centers along the Interstate 85 corridor.