Center Township, Posey County, Indiana

Center Township Posey County
Township
Coordinates: 38°05′41″N 87°48′30″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Posey
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	25.16 sq mi (65.18 km^2)
• Land	25.14 sq mi (65.12 km^2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km^2)
Elevation [1]	430 ft (131 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,479
• Density	59/sq mi (23/km^2)
FIPS code	18-11584[2]
GNIS feature ID	453190

Center Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,479.[3]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	1,044		—
1900	1,169		12.0%
1910	1,042		−10.9%
1920	877		−15.8%
1930	776		−11.5%
1940	813		4.8%
1950	862		6.0%
1960	843		−2.2%
1970	938		11.3%
1980	1,151		22.7%
1990	1,166		1.3%
2000	1,321		13.3%
2010	1,433		8.5%
2020	1,479		3.2%
Source: US Decennial Census[4]

History

Center Township was established in 1859.[5] The township was so named on account of its location being near the geographical center of Posey County.[6]

Adjacent townships

• Posey County
  • Harmony Township
  • Lynn Township
  • Robb Township
  • Robinson Township
  • Smith Township

Unincorporated places

• Hepburn
• Oliver
• Wadesville

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
4. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
5. Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 85.
6. History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 307.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana