Center Township, Rush County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Center Township

Township

Coordinates: 39°44′44″N 85°28′18″W﻿ / ﻿39.74556°N 85.47167°W﻿ / 39.74556; -85.47167
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Rush
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 36.58 sq mi (94.7 km2)
• Land| 36.55 sq mi (94.7 km2)
• Water| 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation

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| 997 ft (304 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 744
• Density| 20/sq mi (7.9/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code| 765
FIPS code| 18-11620[2]
GNIS feature ID| 453192

Center Township is one of twelve townships in Rush County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 744 and it contained 322 housing units.[3]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 1,071| | —
1900| 1,753| | 63.7%
1910| 1,544| | −11.9%
1920| 1,376| | −10.9%
1930| 1,721| | 25.1%
1940| 1,771| | 2.9%
1950| 1,626| | −8.2%
1960| 1,316| | −19.1%
1970| 1,440| | 9.4%
1980| 1,177| | −18.3%
1990| 1,025| | −12.9%
2000| 768| | −25.1%
2010| 780| | 1.6%
2020| 744| | −4.6%
Source: US Decennial Census[4]

## History

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Center Township was organized in 1830.[5]

The Center Township Grade and High School, Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home, and Jabez Reeves Farmstead are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.58 square miles (94.7 km2), of which 36.55 square miles (94.7 km2) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.08%) is water.[7]

### Unincorporated towns

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* Mays at 39°44′37″N 85°25′48″W﻿ / ﻿39.7436566°N 85.4299711°W﻿ / 39.7436566; -85.4299711
* Sexton at 39°42′00″N 85°26′05″W﻿ / ﻿39.7000460°N 85.4346931°W﻿ / 39.7000460; -85.4346931
* Sulphur Spring at 39°46′12″N 85°30′57″W﻿ / ﻿39.7700451°N 85.5158070°W﻿ / 39.7700451; -85.5158070

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

## References

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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. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
4. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
5. ^ History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 1888. p. 291.
6. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
7. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Rush County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Rushville

City|

* Rushville

Map of Indiana highlighting Rush County

Towns|

* Carthage
* Glenwood‡

Townships|

* Anderson
* Center
* Jackson
* Noble
* Orange
* Posey
* Richland
* Ripley
* Rushville
* Union
* Walker
* Washington

CDPs|

* Arlington
* Homer
* Manilla
* Mays
* Milroy

Other
communities|

* Boyd
* Circleville
* Fairview‡
* Falmouth‡
* Farmers
* Farmington
* Gings
* Gowdy
* Henderson
* Henry
* Mauzy
* Moscow
* New Salem
* Occident
* Raleigh
* Richland
* Sexton
* Sulphur Spring
* Williamstown‡

Footnotes|

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

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