Center Township, Rush County, Indiana

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Center Township
Township
Map highlighting Center Township, Rush County, Indiana.svg
Coordinates: 39°44′44″N85°28′18″W / 39.74556°N 85.47167°W / 39.74556; -85.47167
Country United States
State Indiana
County Rush
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
36.58 sq mi (94.7 km2)
 • Land36.55 sq mi (94.7 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.078 km2)
Elevation
[1]
997 ft (304 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
744
 • Density20.4/sq mi (7.86/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 765
FIPS code 18-11620 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453192

Center Township is one of twelve townships in Rush County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 744 and it contained 322 housing units. [3]

Contents

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 1,071—
1900 1,75363.7%
1910 1,544−11.9%
1920 1,376−10.9%
1930 1,72125.1%
1940 1,7712.9%
1950 1,626−8.2%
1960 1,316−19.1%
1970 1,4409.4%
1980 1,177−18.3%
1990 1,025−12.9%
2000 768−25.1%
2010 7801.6%
2020 744−4.6%
Source: US Decennial Census [4]

History

Center Township was organized in 1830. [5]

The Center Township Grade and High School, Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home, and Jabez Reeves Farmstead are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.58 square miles (94.7 km2), of which 36.55 square miles (94.7 km2) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.08%) is water. [7]

Unincorporated towns

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

References

  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 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  5. ↑ History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 1888. p. 291.
  6. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  7. ↑ "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.


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