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词条 Center Township, Benton County, Indiana
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  1. Geography

     Cities and towns  Unincorporated towns  Adjacent townships  Major highways  Education 

  2. References

  3. External links

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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Indiana
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Benton
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|government_type = Indiana township
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|established_title = Organized
|established_date = June 1875
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|area_total_sq_mi = 53.82
|area_land_sq_mi = 53.81
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.01
|population_as_of = 2010
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|population_total = 2757
|population_density_sq_mi = 51.2
|timezone = EST
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|utc_offset_DST = -4
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|elevation_m = 244
|elevation_ft = 801
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}}Center Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,757 and it contained 1,251 housing units.[3] It was organized in June 1875 and was originally known as Prairie Township.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|53.82|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|53.81|sqmi}} (or 99.98%) is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi}} (or 0.02%) is water.[3]

Cities and towns

  • Fowler (the county seat)

Unincorporated towns

  • Atkinson
  • Barce
  • Gravel Hill
  • Swanington

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

Adjacent townships

  • Bolivar (southeast)
  • Gilboa (northeast)
  • Grant (southwest)
  • Oak Grove (south)
  • Parish Grove (west)
  • Pine (east)
  • Richland (northwest)
  • Union (north)

Major highways

  • U.S. Route 41
  • U.S. Route 52
  • State Road 18
  • State Road 55

Education

  • Benton Community School Corporation

References

  • {{cite gnis|453172|Center Township, Benton County, Indiana|2009-09-24}}
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
1. ^{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=American FactFinder |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |archivedate=2013-09-11 |df= }}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18007 |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 |publisher=United States Census |accessdate=2013-05-10}}
4. ^{{cite book | last = Birch | first = Jesse Setlington | title = History of Benton County and Historic Oxford | origyear = 1928 | year = 1942 | publisher = Craw & Craw, Inc. | location = Oxford, Indiana | pages = 21 }}

External links

  • Indiana Township Association
  • United Township Association of Indiana
{{Benton County, Indiana}}

3 : Townships in Benton County, Indiana|Lafayette, Indiana metropolitan area|Townships in Indiana

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