Center Township, Benton County, Indiana

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Center Township
Location of Center Township in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°36′15″N 87°17′43″W / 40.60417, -87.29528
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Benton
Organized	June 1875
Area
- Total	53.87 sq mi (139.53 km²)
- Land	53.87 sq mi (139.52 km²)
- Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km²)
Elevation [1]	801 ft (244 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	2,854
- Density	52.98/sq mi (20.46/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 2000 census, its population was 2,854. It was organized in June 1875 and was originally known as Prairie Township.^[3]

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Cities and towns 1.2 Unincorporated towns 1.3 Adjacent townships 1.4 Major highways 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Geography

Center Township covers an area of 53.87 square miles; 0.01 square miles (0.02 percent) of this is water.

[edit] Cities and towns

• Fowler (the county seat)

[edit] Unincorporated towns

• Atkinson
• Barce
• Gravel Hill
• Swanington

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

[edit] Adjacent townships

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

[edit] Major highways

• U.S. Route 41
• U.S. Route 52
• Indiana State Road 18
• Indiana State Road 55

[edit] References

• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
• U.S. Board on Geographic Names

1. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ Birch, Jesse Setlington [1928] (1942). History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc., p. 21. 

[edit] External links

• Indiana Township Association page for Benton County

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Benton County, Indiana County seat: Fowler Cities and towns Ambia | Boswell | Earl Park | Fowler | Otterbein | Oxford Townships Bolivar | Center | Gilboa | Grant | Hickory Grove | Oak Grove | Parish Grove | Pine | Richland | Union | York Unincorporated communities Atkinson | Barce | Chase | Dunn | Dunnington | Free | Freeland Park | Handy | Lochiel | Raub | Swanington | Talbot | Templeton | Wadena