Center Township, Posey County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Center Township
Posey County
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Posey
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Km2:65.18
Area Land Km2:65.12
Area Water Km2:0.05
Area Total Sq Mi:25.16
Area Land Sq Mi:25.14
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1479
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:131
Elevation Ft:430
Coordinates:38.0947°N -87.8083°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-11584[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453190

Center Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,479.[3]

History

Center Township was established in 1859.[4] The township was so named on account of its location being near the geographical center of Posey County.[5]

Adjacent townships

Unincorporated places

References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-09 . data.census.gov.
  4. Book: Leffel, John C.. History of Posey County, Indiana. 1913. Standard Publishing Company. 85.
  5. Book: History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present . Goodspeed Publishing Co. . 1886 . 307.

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