Center Township, Hendricks County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Center Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Hendricks
Government Type:Indiana township
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:0.24
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:13151
Population Density Km2:101.9
Population Density Sq Mi:263.9
Elevation M:264
Elevation Ft:866
Coordinates:39.7692°N -86.5217°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0453181

Center Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,167.[2]

History

Center Township was so named from its position near the geographical center of Hendricks County.[3]

Geography

Center Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.24 percent is water. The stream of Thompson Creek runs through this township.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

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

Airports and landing strips

Education

Center Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Danville-Center Township Public Library in Danville.[4]

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Center Township, Hancock County, Indiana . . March 21, 2024.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . 2008-07-20 .
  3. Book: History of Hendricks County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns . Inter-State Publishing Company . 1885 . 481.
  4. Web site: Library cards . Danville-Center Twp Public Library . 7 March 2018.