Center Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

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Center Township
Township
Map highlighting Center Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.svg
Coordinates: 41°38′23″N86°45′24″W / 41.63972°N 86.75667°W / 41.63972; -86.75667
Country United States
State Indiana
County LaPorte
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total32.96 sq mi (85.4 km2)
 • Land30.98 sq mi (80.2 km2)
 • Water1.98 sq mi (5.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
850 ft (259 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total25,274
 • Density809.4/sq mi (312.5/km2)
FIPS code 18-11494 [3]
GNIS feature ID 453185

Center Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 25,274 (up from 25,075 at 2010 [4] ) and it contained 10,055 housing units.

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History

Center Township (also historically spelled Centre) was established in 1833. [5] It was named from its position near the geographical center of LaPorte County. [6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.96 square miles (85.4 km2), of which 30.98 square miles (80.2 km2) (or 93.99%) is land and 1.98 square miles (5.1 km2) (or 6.01%) is water. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Center Township, LaPorte County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. 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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  5. ↑ History of La Porte County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages, and Townships. C. C. Chapman & Co. 1880. pp.  615.
  6. ↑ Daniels, E. D. (1904). A twentieth century history and biographical record of La Porte County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Co. p. 34.


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