Center Township, Gibson County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
38°20′32″N 87°27′17″W / 38.34222°N 87.45472°W / 38.34222; -87.45472[1]
(2020)
47649
Center Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,317 (slightly down from 1,341 at 2010[3]) and it contained 566 housing units.[4] Francisco is the township seat.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 1,608 | — | |
1900 | 1,646 | 2.4% | |
1910 | 1,549 | −5.9% | |
1920 | 1,687 | 8.9% | |
1930 | 1,733 | 2.7% | |
1940 | 1,607 | −7.3% | |
1950 | 1,495 | −7.0% | |
1960 | 1,416 | −5.3% | |
1970 | 1,473 | 4.0% | |
1980 | 1,563 | 6.1% | |
1990 | 1,503 | −3.8% | |
2000 | 1,478 | −1.7% | |
2010 | 1,341 | −9.3% | |
2020 | 1,317 | −1.8% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[5] |
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.76 square miles (97.8 km2), of which 37.62 square miles (97.4 km2) (or 99.63%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) (or 0.37%) is water.[3]
Cities and towns
Unincorporated towns
Adjacent townships
- Washington Township (north)
- Columbia Township (east)
- Barton Township (southeast)
- Union Township (southwest)
- Patoka Township (west)
- Logan Township (northeast)
Cemeteries
The township trustee manages three cemeteries: Lawrence, Page, and Meade.
Major highways
Education
Center Township is served by the East Gibson School Corporation.
Schools
- Francisco Elementary
References
- "Center Township, Gibson County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County – County Subdivision and Place – 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
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Municipalities and communities of Gibson County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Princeton
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communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
- Indiana portal
- United States portal
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