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Center Township, Marion County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Marion

Website
  
http://centergov.org/

Elevation
  
218 m

Local time
  
Tuesday 10:32 AM

State
  
Indiana

GNIS feature ID
  
0453186

Area
  
110.6 km²

Population
  
142,787 (2010)

Center Township, Marion County, Indiana

ZIP codes
  
46107, 46201, 46202, 46203, 46204, 46205, 46208, 46217, 46218, 46219, 46221, 46222, 46225, 46237

Weather
  
13°C, Wind SW at 24 km/h, 84% Humidity

Center Township is one of nine townships in Marion County, Indiana, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 142,787 and it contained 76,872 housing units. It is the most populated township in Marion County.

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Map of Center Township, IN, USA

Center Township includes downtown Indianapolis and part of Beech Grove.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.7 square miles (111 km2), of which 41.85 square miles (108.4 km2) (or 98.01%) is land and 0.84 square miles (2.2 km2) (or 1.97%) is water.

Communities

  • Belmont at 39.752266°N 86.194988°W / 39.752266; -86.194988
  • Clifton at 39.816153°N 86.183044°W / 39.816153; -86.183044
  • Ingallston at 39.725044°N 86.084707°W / 39.725044; -86.084707
  • North Indianapolis at 39.807820°N 86.178043°W / 39.807820; -86.178043
  • Woodruff Place at 39.777543°N 86.128319°W / 39.777543; -86.128319

    • Extinct communities

  • Brightwood at 39.803653°N 86.109708°W / 39.803653; -86.109708
  • Clifford Park at 39.788931°N 86.088041°W / 39.788931; -86.088041

    • (These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

    Cemeteries

    The township contains five notable cemeteries: Concordia, Crown Hill, Hebrew, Holy Cross and Saint Joseph, and New Crown.

    Major highways

  • Interstate 65
  • Interstate 70

    • Airports and landing strips

  • ISHC Landing Pad
  • Indiana Department of Natural Resources Airport
  • Indianapolis Downtown Heliport
  • Methodist Hospital Helistop

    • Lakes

  • Sullivan Lake

    • Notable people

  • Julia Carson, former U.S. representative and onetime Center Township trustee.
  • Andre Carson, current representative for Indiana's 7th congressional district grandson of Julia Carson.

    • School districts

  • Beech Grove City Schools
  • Indianapolis Public Schools
  • Metropolitan School District of Perry Township

    • Political districts

  • Indiana's 7th congressional district
  • State House District 100
  • State House District 86
  • State House District 96
  • State House District 97
  • State House District 98
  • State House District 99
  • State Senate District 31
  • State Senate District 32
  • State Senate District 33
  • State Senate District 34
  • State Senate District 35
  • State Senate District 36

    • References

    Center Township, Marion County, Indiana Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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