Center Township, Benton County, Indiana

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; -87.29528Coordinates: 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[1] 801 ft (244 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 2,757
  Density 51.2/sq mi (19.8/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 18-11224[2]
GNIS feature ID 453172

Center Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,757 and it contained 1,251 housing units.[3] It was organized in June 1875 and was originally known as Prairie Township.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 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.[3]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Education

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  4. Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc. p. 21.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/18/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.