Center Township, Boone County, Indiana

Center Township
Township

Location of Center Township in Boone County
Coordinates: 40°02′49″N 86°27′28″W / 40.04694°N 86.45778°WCoordinates: 40°02′49″N 86°27′28″W / 40.04694°N 86.45778°W
Country United States
State Indiana
County Boone
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 65.33 sq mi (169.2 km2)
 • Land 65.33 sq mi (169.2 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation[1] 935 ft (285 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 18,030
 • Density 276/sq mi (107/km2)
FIPS code 18-11242[2]
GNIS feature ID 453173

Center Township is one of twelve townships in Boone County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 18,030 and it contained 7,934 housing units.[3] It was named from its location at the geographic center of Boone County.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 65.33 square miles (169.2 km2), all land.[3]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Center, Dowden, Oak Hill and Robinson.

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. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "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. ↑ Early Life and Times in Boone County, Indiana: Giving an Account of the Early Settlement of Each Locality, Church Histories, County and Township Officers from the First Down to 1886 ... Biographical Sketches of Some of the Prominent Men and Women ... Carlon & Hollenbeck. 1887. p. 12.

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