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Center Township, Benton County, Indiana
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]
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 |
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
(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 edit
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.
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 edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Center Township, Benton County, Indiana.
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana