Leesville Township (also designated Township 8) is one of twenty townships within Wake County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, Leesville Township had a population of 41,850, [1] a 39.5% increase over 2000.
Leesville Township, occupying 21.4 square miles (55.4 km2) [2] in northwestern Wake County, includes portions of the city of Raleigh. It is approximately bounded by the Durham County line, Glenwood Ave ( US 70), Millbrook Rd (SR 1822), Leesville Rd (SR 1839), Ray Rd (SR 1826), Howard Rd (SR 1828), Creedmoor Rd ( NC 50), and Old Creedmoor Rd (SR 1831) [3]