Center Township, Clinton County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Center Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Center Township in Clinton County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Clinton
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government_type = Indiana township
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established_title = Organized
established_date = 1872

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area_total_km2 = 53.35
area_land_km2 = 53.35
area_water_km2 = 0
area_total_sq_mi = 20.6
area_land_sq_mi = 20.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 17,505
population_density_km2 = 328.12
population_density_sq_mi = 849.83

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elevation_m = 262
elevation_ft = 860
latd = 40
latm = 16
lats = 45
latNS = N
longd = 86
longm = 29
longs = 52
longEW = W

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Center Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 17,505.

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.cite book
last=Claybaugh
first=Joseph
title=History of Clinton County, Indiana
year=1913
publisher=A. W. Bowen & Company
location=Indianapolis
chapter=Center Township]

Geography

Center Township covers an area of 20.6 square miles and contains the city of Frankfort, the county seat.

Cities and towns

* Frankfort

Unincorporated towns

* East Park
* Kentwood
* Risse
* Wesley Manor
* Wilshire
* Woodside Park(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Union Township (north)
* Michigan Township (east)
* Kirklin Township (southeast)
* Jackson Township (south)
* Washington Township (west)

Major highways

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Cemeteries

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

References

* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names]

External links

* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Clinton.htm Indiana Township Association page for Clinton County]