Center Township, Posey County, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°05′41″N 87°48′30″W / 38.09472°N 87.80833°W / 38.09472; -87.80833
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Center Township
Posey County
Township
Coordinates: 38°05′41″N 87°48′30″W / 38.09472°N 87.80833°W / 38.09472; -87.80833
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPosey
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • 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
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,044—
19001,16912.0%
19101,042−10.9%
1920877−15.8%
1930776−11.5%
19408134.8%
19508626.0%
1960843−2.2%
197093811.3%
19801,15122.7%
19901,1661.3%
20001,32113.3%
20101,4338.5%
20201,4793.2%
Source: US Decennial Census[4]

History[edit]

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[edit]

Unincorporated places[edit]

References[edit]

  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.

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