Center Township, Hancock County, Indiana
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Center Township is one of nine townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 in Hancock County
Hancock County, Indiana
Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 70,002. The county seat is Greenfield.-Geography:...

, Indiana
Indiana
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, USA
United States
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. 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 20,096.

Geography

Center Township covers an area of 53.43 square miles (138.4 km²); of this, 0.29 square mile (0.7510965519 km²) or 0.55 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Roberts Lake. The stream of Little Brandywine Creek runs through this township.

Unincorporated towns

  • Bowman Acres
  • Cooper Corner
  • Maxwell
  • Riley
    Riley, Hancock County, Indiana
    Riley is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Hancock County, Indiana....

  • Sugar Hills

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

Adjacent townships

  • Green Township
    Green Township, Hancock County, Indiana
    Green Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,622.-Geography:Green Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.6 percent is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Eden* Milners Corner...

     (north)
  • Jackson Township
    Jackson Township, Hancock County, Indiana
    Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,793.-Geography:Jackson Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.08 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Perry Lake...

     (east)
  • Blue River Township
    Blue River Township, Hancock County, Indiana
    Blue River Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,328.-Geography:Blue River Township covers an area of . Lakes in this township include Hamilton Twin Lake...

     (southeast)
  • Brandywine Township
    Brandywine Township, Hancock County, Indiana
    Brandywine Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,255.-Geography:Brandywine Township covers an area of...

     (south)
  • Sugar Creek Township
    Sugar Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana
    Sugar Creek Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 12,165.-Geography:Sugar Creek Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.02 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Spring Lake...

     (southwest)
  • Buck Creek Township
    Buck Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana
    Buck Creek Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 6,659.-Geography:Buck Creek Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.1 percent is water...

     (west)
  • Vernon Township
    Vernon Township, Hancock County, Indiana
    Vernon Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 6,894.-Geography:Vernon Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.07 percent is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Colonial Village...

     (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains eleven cemeteries: Alford, Barrett, Caldwell, Cooper, Hinchman, Mount Carmel, Park, Pratt, Reeves, Sugar Creek and Willet.

Major highways

  • Interstate 70
    Interstate 70
    Interstate 70 is an Interstate Highway in the United States that runs from Interstate 15 near Cove Fort, Utah, to a Park and Ride near Baltimore, Maryland. It was the first Interstate Highway project in the United States. I-70 approximately traces the path of U.S. Route 40 east of the Rocky...

  • U.S. Route 40
    U.S. Route 40
    U.S. Route 40 is an east–west United States highway. As with most routes whose numbers end in a zero, U.S. 40 once traversed the entire United States. It is one of the original 1920s U.S. Highways, and its first termini were San Francisco, California, and Atlantic City, New Jersey...

  • Indiana State Road 9
    Indiana State Road 9
    State Road 9 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a long north–south state highway in the eastern portion of Indiana. Its southern terminus is near Columbus at State Road 46, and the northern terminus is at the Michigan/Indiana border between Howe, Indiana, and Sturgis, Michigan, where it...


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