Center Township, Benton County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Center Township is one of eleven townships
in Benton County, Indiana
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 2,854. It was organized in June 1875 and was originally known as Prairie Township.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....
in Benton County, Indiana
Benton County, Indiana
Benton County is located along in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Indiana, along the border with Illinois. As of 2010, the county's population was 8,854. It contains six incorporated towns as well as several small unincorporated settlements; it is also divided into 11 townships which...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 2,854. It was organized in June 1875 and was originally known as Prairie Township.
Geography
Center Township covers an area of 53.87 square miles (139.5 km²); 0.01 square mile (0.0258998811 km²) (0.02 percent) of this is water.Unincorporated towns
- AtkinsonAtkinson, IndianaAtkinson is an extinct town in Center Township, Benton County, Indiana. The site of Atkinson is home to the county's only junior/senior high school, Benton Central. The town was named for Cephas Atkinson and served as a shipping point on the Big Four railway...
- BarceBarce, IndianaBarce is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Benton County, Indiana....
- Gravel Hill
- SwaningtonSwanington, IndianaSwanington is an unincorporated town in Center Township, Benton County, Indiana. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- BolivarBolivar Township, Benton County, IndianaBolivar Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,310. Bolivar Township was organized in March 1860 and named for South American liberator Simón Bolivar.-Adjacent townships:* Center...
(southeast) - GilboaGilboa Township, Benton County, IndianaGilboa Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 241. It is named for Mount Gilboa, a prominence in the southern part of the township.-Adjacent townships:* Center * Pine...
(northeast) - GrantGrant Township, Benton County, IndianaGrant Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,142. It was organized in December 1868 and was named for Ulysses Grant.-Geography:...
(southwest) - Oak GroveOak Grove Township, Benton County, IndianaOak Grove Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,694. It was one of the first three townships originally created by the county's commissioners in 1840...
(south) - Parish GroveParish Grove Township, Benton County, IndianaParish Grove Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 267. It contains the unincorporated town of Freeland Park.-History:...
(west) - PinePine Township, Benton County, IndianaPine Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 281. Pine Township was one of the original three created by county commissioners in July 1840, and is named for Big Pine Creek which flows south through the township.-Adjacent townships:*...
(east) - RichlandRichland Township, Benton County, IndianaRichland Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 709. Its name is a "reference to the rich land within its borders."-Geography:...
(northwest) - UnionUnion Township, Benton County, IndianaUnion Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 278. The township was organized in June 1864 and named by John W...
(north)
Major highways
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U.S. Route 41U.S. Route 41U.S. Route 41 is a north–south United States Highway that runs from Miami, Florida to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Until 1949, the part in southern Florida, from Naples to Miami, was U.S... -
U.S. Route 52U.S. Route 52U.S. Route 52 is a United States highway that runs across the northern, eastern and southeastern regions of the United States. Contrary to most other even-numbered U.S... -
Indiana State Road 18Indiana State Road 18State Road 18 in the U.S. State of Indiana is an east–west route in North Central Indiana running from the Illinois border in Benton County almost to the Ohio border, terminating at U.S. Route 27 /State Road 67 in Jay County... -
Indiana State Road 55Indiana State Road 55State Road 55 is a north–south road in Northern and Central Indiana. State Road 55 runs from the Crawfordsville area in the south to Gary in the north, a distance of approximately .-Route description:...