Center Township, Benton County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Center Township

Township

Location of Center Township in Benton County

Coordinates: 40°36′15″N 87°17′43″W﻿ / ﻿40.60417°N 87.29528°W﻿ / 40.60417; -87.29528
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

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| 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]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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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

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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

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* Fowler (the county seat)

### Unincorporated towns

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* Atkinson
* Barce
* Gravel Hill
* Swanington

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

### Adjacent townships

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* Bolivar (southeast)
* Gilboa (northeast)
* Grant (southwest)
* Oak Grove (south)
* Parish Grove (west)
* Pine (east)
* Richland (northwest)
* Union (north)

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 41
* U.S. Route 52
* State Road 18
* State Road 55

### Education

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* Benton Community School Corporation

## References

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### Citations

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1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ "Center Township, Benton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
5. ^ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc. p. 21.
6. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

### Sources

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* "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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Center Township, Benton County, Indiana.

* Indiana Township Association
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Municipalities and communities of Benton County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Fowler

Towns|

* Ambia
* Boswell
* Earl Park
* Fowler
* Otterbein‡
* Oxford

Map of Indiana highlighting Benton County

Townships|

* Bolivar
* Center
* Gilboa
* Grant
* Hickory Grove
* Oak Grove
* Parish Grove
* Pine
* Richland
* Union
* York

CDPs|

* Raub
* Templeton

Other
communities|

* Atkinson
* Barce
* Chase
* Dunnington
* Freeland Park
* Gravel Hill
* Powley Corners‡
* Swanington
* Talbot
* Wadena

Ghost towns|

* Dunn
* Sheff

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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