Center Township
—  Township  —
Location of Center Township in Clinton County
Coordinates: 40°16′45″N 86°29′52″W / 40.27917°N 86.49778°W / 40.27917; -86.49778
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clinton
Organized	1872
Government
- Type	Indiana township
Area
- Total	20.6 sq mi (53.35 km2)
- Land	20.6 sq mi (53.35 km2)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [1]	860 ft (262 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	17,505
- Density	849.83/sq mi (328.12/km2)
FIPS code	18-11260[2]
GNIS feature ID	453174

Center Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 17,505.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Cities and towns 2.2 Unincorporated towns 2.3 Adjacent townships 2.4 Major highways 2.5 Cemeteries 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

Center Township was created in 1872 from the northern part of Jackson Township; the northern part of Center was later split off to create Union Township in 1889. The first white settler in the township was George Michaels in 1827, followed the next year by John Douglass, Matthew Bunnell and Noah Bunnell. More arrived in 1829, including the three Pence brothers who donated the land upon which the city of Frankfort was built.

As the geographic and business center of the county, numerous railroad where laid through the township and included the Monon, the Vandalia, the Toledo, St. Louis and Western, the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern, and the Kokomo.^[3]

[edit] Geography

Center Township covers an area of 20.6 square miles (53 km²) and contains the city of Frankfort, the county seat.

[edit] Cities and towns

• Frankfort

[edit] Unincorporated towns

• East Park
• Kentwood
• Risse
• Wesley Manor
• Wilshire
• Woodside Park

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

[edit] Adjacent townships

• Union Township (north)
• Michigan Township (east)
• Kirklin Township (southeast)
• Jackson Township (south)
• Washington Township (west)

[edit] Major highways

• U.S. Route 421
• Indiana State Road 28
• Indiana State Road 38
• Indiana State Road 75

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Greenlawn Memorial Park and Old South.

[edit] References

• "Center Township, Clinton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:453174. Retrieved 2009-09-24. 
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Center Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. 

[edit] External links

• Indiana Township Association page for Clinton County

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