Center Township, Posey County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
38°05′41″N 87°48′30″W / 38.09472°N 87.80833°W / 38.09472; -87.80833[1]
(2020)
Center Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,479.[3]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 1,044 | — | |
1900 | 1,169 | 12.0% | |
1910 | 1,042 | −10.9% | |
1920 | 877 | −15.8% | |
1930 | 776 | −11.5% | |
1940 | 813 | 4.8% | |
1950 | 862 | 6.0% | |
1960 | 843 | −2.2% | |
1970 | 938 | 11.3% | |
1980 | 1,151 | 22.7% | |
1990 | 1,166 | 1.3% | |
2000 | 1,321 | 13.3% | |
2010 | 1,433 | 8.5% | |
2020 | 1,479 | 3.2% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[4] |
History
Center Township was established in 1859.[5] The township was so named on account of its location being near the geographical center of Posey County.[6]
Adjacent townships
Unincorporated places
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 85.
- ^ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 307.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
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County seat: Mount Vernon
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