Center Township, Grant County, Indiana

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = United States

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|subdivision_name1 = Indiana

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Grant

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|government_type = Indiana township

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|area_total_sq_mi = 25.05

|area_land_sq_mi = 24.93

|area_water_sq_mi = 0.12

|area_water_percent = 0.48

|population_as_of = 2020

|population_footnotes = {{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Center Township, Grant County, Indiana |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Center_township,_Grant_County,_Indiana?g=060XX00US1805311332 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 26, 2024}}

|population_total = 21583

|population_density_sq_mi = 938.7

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|elevation_m = 255

|elevation_ft = 837

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Center Township is one of the thirteen townships in Grant County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 23,406 and it contained 10,189 housing units.{{cite web

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|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1

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}} It is home to the Veterans Administration Medical Center.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|25.05|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|24.93|sqmi}} (or 99.52%) is land and {{convert|0.12|sqmi}} (or 0.48%) is water. The streams of Boots Creek, Deer Creek, Lugar Creek, Massey Creek and Walnut Creek run through this township.

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=Unincorporated towns=

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

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=Cemeteries=

The township contains three cemeteries: Burson, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Marion National.

=Major highways=

  • {{Jct|state=IN|SR|9}}
  • {{Jct|state=IN|SR|15}}
  • {{Jct|state=IN|SR|18}}

References

  • {{cite gnis|0453178|Center Township, Grant County, Indiana|2009-09-24}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20000815064614/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]