Center Township, Hancock County, Indiana

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Center Township
Location in Hancock County
Coordinates: 39°48′58″N 85°46′30″W / 39.81611, -85.775
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Hancock
Area
- Total	53.43 sq mi (138.38 km²)
- Land	53.14 sq mi (137.62 km²)
- Water	0.29 sq mi (0.76 km²)  0.55%
Elevation	909 ft (277 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	20,096
- Density	378.2/sq mi (146/km²)
GNIS feature ID	0453180

Center Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 20,096.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Cities and towns 1.2 Unincorporated towns 1.3 Adjacent townships 1.4 Cemeteries 1.5 Major highways 1.6 Airports and landing strips 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Geography

Center Township covers an area of 53.43 square miles (138.38 square kilometers); of this, 0.29 square miles (0.76 square kilometers) or 0.55 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Roberts Lake. The stream of Little Brandywine Creek runs through this township.

[edit] Cities and towns

• Greenfield (vast majority)

[edit] Unincorporated towns

• Bowman Acres
• Cooper Corner
• Maxwell
• Riley
• Stringtown
• Sugar Hills

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

[edit] Adjacent townships

• Green Township (north)
• Jackson Township (east)
• Blue River Township (southeast)
• Brandywine Township (south)
• Sugar Creek Township (southwest)
• Buck Creek Township (west)
• Vernon Township (northwest)

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains eleven cemeteries: Alford, Barrett, Caldwell, Cooper, Hinchman, Mount Carmel, Park, Pratt, Reeves, Sugar Creek and Willet.

[edit] Major highways

• Interstate 70
• U.S. Route 40
• Indiana State Road 9

[edit] Airports and landing strips

• Pope Field

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links

• Indiana Township Association page for Hancock County

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