Center Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Center Township
Vanderburgh County

Township

Location in Vanderburgh County

Coordinates: 38°02′26″N 87°32′22″W﻿ / ﻿38.04056°N 87.53944°W﻿ / 38.04056; -87.53944
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Vanderburgh
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 34.06 sq mi (88.2 km2)
• Land| 33.62 sq mi (87.1 km2)
• Water| 0.44 sq mi (1.1 km2)  1.29%
Elevation

| 381 ft (116 m)
Population

(2020)[1]

• Total

| 40,614
• Density| 1,160.2/sq mi (448.0/km2)
ZIP codes|

47710, 47711, 47715, 47720, 47725

GNIS feature ID| 453195

Center Township is one of eight townships in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 39,007 and it contained 16,306 housing units.[2]

Center Township was organized in 1843.[3]

## History

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The Hooker-Ensle-Pierce House, McJohnston Chapel and Cemetery, and Charles Sweeton House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.06 square miles (88.2 km2), of which 33.62 square miles (87.1 km2) (or 98.71%) is land and 0.44 square miles (1.1 km2) (or 1.29%) is water.[2]

### Cities and towns

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* Darmstadt (south edge)
* Evansville (north portion)
* Highland (CDP)
* Melody Hill (CDP)

### Unincorporated towns

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* Country Club Meadows
* Erskine Station
* Harwood
* Knob Hill
* Kratzville
* Lakewood Hills
* McCutchanville
* Mechanicsville

### Adjacent townships

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* Vanderburgh County
* Scott Township (north)
* Knight Township (southeast)
* Perry Township (southwest)
* Pigeon Township (southwest)
* German Township (west)
* Warrick County
* Campbell Township (east)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these eight cemeteries: Bethlehem, Campground, Locust Hill, Mount Carmel, Oak Ridge, Rose Hill, Saint Peters and Sunset Memorial Gardens.

### Airports and landing strips

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* Evansville Dress Regional Airport
* Skylane Airport

## School district history

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As Center Township is part of Vanderburgh County, all students attend schools in the Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation.

Center Township Schools, late 1800s

* #1: Stringtown School: NW c. Stringtown & Mill Rds.
* #2: Mt. Pleasant School: NW c. Mt. Pleasant & Old State Rds. (consolidated into Highland School 1923)
* #3: McCutchanville School: c. Whetstone & Petersburg Rds. (consolidated into Oak Hill School, 1966, re-purposed).
* #4: Lynch School: c. of Oak Hill & Lynch Rds. (consolidated into Oak Hill School, 1957, re-purposed)
* #5: Highland School: NE c. Kratzville & Darmstadt Rd./First Ave.
* #6: Union School: Darmstadt Rd. opposite Mohr Rd. (consolidated into Highland School, 1923)
* #7: Hooker School: NW c. Oak Hill & Whetstone Rds. (consolidated into McCutchanville School, 1918)
* #8 Kansas: NE c. Kansas & Green River Rds. (consolidated into McCutchanville School, 1918)
* #9 Hornby/Erskine Station: NE c. Petersburg Rd. and US 41 (consolidated into McCutchanville School, 1918)
* #10 Kratzville: NW c. Kratzville & Mill Rds. (consolidated into Highland School, 1923)
* #11 Harwood/First Ave.: First Ave. N of Lohoff (consolidated into Cedar Hall School, 2011, re-purposed)

In 1918 and 1923, some township schools were consolidated into McCutchanville and Highland Schools, respectively (Lynch and Stringtown Schools remained open). In 1957, Lynch School was consolidated into the new Oak Hill School (grades K-5 only), with McCutchanville School being consolidated into Oak Hill School and closed in 1966 when the grade 6-8 addition to Oak Hill was finished. Central High School moved from downtown Evansville to northern First Avenue/Darmstadt Road in 1973. 1984's reorganization changed a K-8 system into a K-5/6-8 system, while 2011 gave students the relocation of North High School and construction of North Junior High School far north of the city of Evansville, at the intersection of US 41 and Inglefield Rd. (Scott Township). Currently, Stringtown and Highland Elementary Schools (K-5) feed into Thompkins Middle School (6-8), and Harwood district's students attend Cedar Hall School (K-8), with all attending Central High School. East of US 41, students now attend Oak Hill, Vogel or Scott Elementary (K-6), then North Junior High School and North High School.

## Political districts

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* Indiana's 8th congressional district
* State House District 75
* State House District 78
* State Senate District 49
* State Senate District 50

## References

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* "Center Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
* United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* IndianaMap

1. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Center Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
2. ^ a b "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.
3. ^ History of Vanderburgh County, Indiana: From the Earliest Times to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1889. p. 63.
4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

## External links

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Places adjacent to Center Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana

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German Township |

Center Township

| Campbell Township, Warrick County
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Perry Township
Pigeon Township |
| Knight Township

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Municipalities and communities of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Evansville

City|

* Evansville

Map of Indiana highlighting Vanderburgh County

Town|

* Darmstadt

Townships|

* Armstrong
* Center
* German
* Knight
* Perry
* Pigeon
* Scott
* Union

CDPs|

* Highland
* Melody Hill
* Saint Wendel‡

Other
communities|

* Armstrong
* Belknap
* Crossroads
* Cypress
* Daylight
* Earle
* Elliott
* Erskine Station
* Harwood
* Hillsdale
* Inglefield
* Kasson
* Knob Hill
* Kratzville
* Martin
* McCutchanville
* Mechanicsville
* Mud Center
* Nisbet
* Rahm
* Red Bank
* Saint Joseph
* Smythe
* Stacer
* Stringtown
* Vaughan

Footnotes|

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

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