- Center Township, Hendricks County, Indiana
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Center Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location in Hendricks County
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subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Hendricks
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 119.72
area_land_km2 = 119.43
area_water_km2 = 0.29
area_total_sq_mi = 46.22
area_land_sq_mi = 46.11
area_water_sq_mi = 0.11
area_water_percent = 0.24population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 9744
population_density_km2 = 81.6
population_density_sq_mi = 211.3elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 264
elevation_ft = 866
latd = 39
latm = 46
lats = 09
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longd = 86
longm = 31
longs = 18
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footnotes =Center Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County,
Indiana , USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 9,744 [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=4001&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=06000US1806311386&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .Geography
Center Township covers an area of 46.22 square miles (119.72 square kilometers); of this, 0.11 square miles (0.29 square kilometers) or 0.24 percent is water. The stream of Thompson Creek runs through this township.
Cities and towns
* Danville (the county seat)
Unincorporated towns
* Gale
* Nash(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)Adjacent townships
* Union Township (north)
* Middle Township (northeast)
* Washington Township (east)
* Liberty Township (south)
* Clay Township (southwest)
* Marion Township (west)
* Eel River Township (northwest)Cemeteries
The township contains twenty-one cemeteries: Arnold, Arnold-Stuart, Ayears, Christie East, Christie West, Cofer, Danville East, Danville South, Gentry, Hardwick, Hillside, Hyten, Kiger, Mill Creek, Mount Pleasant, New Mill Creek (historical), Nichols, Noland Number 2, Primitive Baptist, Saint Augustine Memorial Gardens and Templin.
Major highways
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*Airports and landing strips
* Temple Airport
References
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]External links
* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Hendricks.htm Indiana Township Association page for Hendricks County]
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