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Center Township, Benton County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Benton

Time zone
  
EST (UTC-5)

Elevation
  
244 m

Local time
  
Tuesday 10:25 AM

State
  
Indiana

Organized
  
June 1875

FIPS code
  
18-11224

Area
  
139.4 km²

Population
  
2,757 (2010)

Center Township, Benton County, Indiana

Weather
  
9°C, Wind W at 31 km/h, 74% Humidity

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. It was organized in June 1875 and was originally known as Prairie Township.

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Map of Center Township, IN, USA

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.

Cities and towns

  • Fowler (the county seat)

    • Unincorporated towns

  • Atkinson
  • Barce
  • Gravel Hill
  • Swanington

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

    Adjacent townships

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

    • Major highways

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

    • Education

  • Benton Community School Corporation

    • References

    Center Township, Benton County, Indiana Wikipedia
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