Center Township, Rush County, Indiana

Center Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°44′44″N 85°28′18″W / 39.74556°N 85.47167°W / 39.74556; -85.47167
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyRush
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
36.58 sq mi (94.7 km2)
 • Land36.55 sq mi (94.7 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
[1]
997 ft (304 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
744
 • Density20/sq mi (7.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code765
FIPS code18-11620[2]
GNIS feature ID453192

Center Township is one of twelve townships in Rush County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 744 and it contained 322 housing units.[3]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,071—
19001,75363.7%
19101,544−11.9%
19201,376−10.9%
19301,72125.1%
19401,7712.9%
19501,626−8.2%
19601,316−19.1%
19701,4409.4%
19801,177−18.3%
19901,025−12.9%
2000768−25.1%
20107801.6%
2020744−4.6%
Source: US Decennial Census[4]

History

Center Township was organized in 1830.[5]

The Center Township Grade and High School, Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home, and Jabez Reeves Farmstead are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.58 square miles (94.7 km2), of which 36.55 square miles (94.7 km2) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.08%) is water.[7]

Unincorporated towns

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

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 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  5. ^ History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 1888. p. 291.
  6. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  7. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.


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