Leesville Township, Wake County, North Carolina  Leesville Township (also designated Township 8) is one of twenty townships within Wake County, North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, Leesville Township had a population of 41,850, a 39.5% increase over 2000. Leesville Township, occupying  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)  The Township is governed by Mayor William Shultz and Township Supervisor James Dillard.