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Center Township, Posey County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°05′41″N 87°48′30″W / 38.09472°N 87.80833°W / 38.09472; -87.80833CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyPoseyGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total25.16 sq mi (65.18 km²) • Land25.14 sq mi (65.12 km²) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²)Elevation

^[1]

430 ft (131 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,479 • Density59/sq mi (23/km²)FIPS code18-11584^[2]GNIS feature ID453190

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.	%±
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

Unincorporated places

References

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