Center Township, Benton County, Indiana
Center Township | |
|---|---|
 Location of Center Township in Benton County | |
| Coordinates: 40°36′15″N 87°17′43″W / 40.60417°N 87.29528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Benton |
| Organized | June 1875 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 53.82 sq mi (139.4 km2) |
| • Land | 53.81 sq mi (139.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 804 ft (245 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,715 |
| • Density | 50.4/sq mi (19.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 765 |
| FIPS code | 18-11224[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453172 |
Center Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana.[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,715 and it contained 1,212 housing units.[4] It was organized in June 1875 and was originally known as Prairie Township.[5]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 2,219 | — | |
| 1900 | 2,546 | 14.7% | |
| 1910 | 2,490 | −2.2% | |
| 1920 | 2,529 | 1.6% | |
| 1930 | 2,624 | 3.8% | |
| 1940 | 2,840 | 8.2% | |
| 1950 | 3,012 | 6.1% | |
| 1960 | 3,345 | 11.1% | |
| 1970 | 3,418 | 2.2% | |
| 1980 | 3,062 | −10.4% | |
| 1990 | 2,875 | −6.1% | |
| 2000 | 2,854 | −0.7% | |
| 2010 | 2,757 | −3.4% | |
| 2020 | 2,715 | −1.5% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[6] | |||
Geography
[edit]According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 53.82 square miles (139.4 km2), of which 53.81 square miles (139.4 km2) (or 99.98%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.02%) is water.[4]
Cities and towns
[edit]- Fowler (the county seat)
Unincorporated towns
[edit]- Atkinson
- Barce
- Gravel Hill
- Swanington
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
[edit]- Bolivar (southeast)
- Gilboa (northeast)
- Grant (southwest)
- Oak Grove (south)
- Parish Grove (west)
- Pine (east)
- Richland (northwest)
- Union (north)
Major highways
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Education
[edit]References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Center Township, Benton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc. p. 21.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
Sources
[edit]- "Center Township, Benton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |