Center Township, Posey County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Center Township
Posey County

Township

Coordinates: 38°05′41″N 87°48′30″W﻿ / ﻿38.09472°N 87.80833°W﻿ / 38.09472; -87.80833
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Posey
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total| 25.16 sq mi (65.18 km2)
• Land| 25.14 sq mi (65.12 km2)
• Water| 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation

[1]

| 430 ft (131 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total| 1,321
• Density| 52.54/sq mi (20.29/km2)
FIPS code| 18-11584[2]
GNIS feature ID| 453190

Center Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,321.

## History[edit]

Center Township was established in 1859.[3] The township was so named on account of its location being near the geographical center of Posey County.[4]

## Adjacent townships[edit]

* Posey County
* Harmony Township
* Lynn Township
* Robb Township
* Robinson Township
* Smith Township

## Unincorporated places[edit]

* Hepburn
* Oliver
* Wadesville

## References[edit]

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. ^ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 85.
4. ^ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 307.

## External links[edit]

* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Posey County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Mount Vernon

City|

* Mount Vernon

Map of Indiana highlighting Posey County

Towns|

* Cynthiana
* Griffin
* New Harmony
* Poseyville

Townships|

* Bethel
* Black
* Center
* Harmony
* Lynn
* Marrs
* Point
* Robb
* Robinson
* Smith

CDPs|

* Blairsville
* Parkers Settlement
* Saint Wendel‡
* Stewartsville
* Wadesville

Other
communities|

* Barrett
* Bufkin
* Caborn
* Erwin
* Farmersville
* Grafton
* Hepburn
* Heusler
* Hovey
* Lippe
* Marrs Center
* New Baltimore
* Oak Grove
* Oliver
* Philip Station
* Prairie
* Rapture
* Saint Philip
* Savah
* Solitude
* Springfield
* Upton
* West Franklin

Footnotes|

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

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