Center Township, Clinton County, Indiana

Center Township
Center Township
Township
	Location of Center Township in Clinton County
	Coordinates: 40°16′45″N86°29′52″W / 40.27917°N 86.49778°W Coordinates: 40°16′45″N86°29′52″W / 40.27917°N 86.49778°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clinton
Organized	1872
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	20.62 sq mi (53.4 km2)
• Land	20.62 sq mi (53.4 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	860 ft (262 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	17,245
• Density	836.4/sq mi (322.9/km2)
FIPS code	18-11260
GNIS feature ID	453174

Last updated March 29, 2022

Center Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 17,245 and it contained 6,878 housing units.^[3] It contains the city of Frankfort, the county seat.

History

Center Township was created in 1872 from the northern part of Jackson Township; the northern part of Center was later split off to create Union Township in 1889. The first white settler in the township was George Michaels in 1827, followed the next year by John Douglass, Matthew Bunnell and Noah Bunnell. More arrived in 1829, including the three Pence brothers who donated the land upon which the city of Frankfort was built.

As the geographic and business center of the county, numerous railroad where laid through the township and included the Monon, the Vandalia, the Toledo, St. Louis and Western, the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern, and the Kokomo.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 20.62 square miles (53.4 km²), all land.^[3]

Cities and towns

Frankfort

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

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Greenlawn Memorial Park and Old South.

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References

"Center Township, Clinton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2009-09-24.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
1 2 "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
↑ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Center Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[census-3] 1 2 "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.

[hcc-4] Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Center Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.

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County seat: Frankfort
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