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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|blank_info = 0453178
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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
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18053
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212201244/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18053
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|archive-date=2020-02-12
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1
|publisher=United States Census
|accessdate=2013-05-10
}} It is home to the Veterans Administration Medical Center.
Geography
=Cities and towns=
=Unincorporated towns=
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
=Adjacent townships=
- Washington Township (north)
- Van Buren Township (northeast)
- Monroe Township (east)
- Mill Township (south)
- Franklin Township (west)
- Pleasant Township (northwest)
=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]
External links
{{Grant County, Indiana}}
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Category:Townships in Grant County, Indiana
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