Center Township, Rush 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:Rush
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:36.58
Area Land Sq Mi:36.55
Area Water Sq Mi:0.03
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:744
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:304
Elevation Ft:997
Coordinates:39.7456°N -85.4717°W
Area Code:765
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-11620[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453192

Center Township is one of twelve townships in Rush County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 744 and it contained 322 housing units.[3]

History

Center Township was organized in 1830.[4]

The Center Township Grade and High School, Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home, and Jabez Reeves Farmstead are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.92%) is land and (or 0.08%) is water.[5]

Unincorporated towns

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

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 . 2024-04-12 . data.census.gov.
  4. Book: History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc.. 1888. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 291.
  5. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . dead . https://archive.today/20200212203827/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18139 . 2020-02-12 . 2013-05-10 . United States Census.

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