Center Township, LaPorte County, Indiana
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Center Township | |
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Coordinates: 41°38′23″N 86°45′24″W / 41.63972°N 86.75667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | LaPorte |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 32.96 sq mi (85.4 km2) |
• Land | 30.98 sq mi (80.2 km2) |
• Water | 1.98 sq mi (5.1 km2) |
Elevation | 850 ft (259 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 25,274 |
• Density | 809.4/sq mi (312.5/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-11494[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453185 |
Center Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 25,274 (up from 25,075 at 2010[4]) and it contained 10,055 housing units.
History
[edit]Center Township (also historically spelled Centre) was established in 1833.[5] It was named from its position near the geographical center of LaPorte County.[6]
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.96 square miles (85.4 km2), of which 30.98 square miles (80.2 km2) (or 93.99%) is land and 1.98 square miles (5.1 km2) (or 6.01%) is water.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Center Township, LaPorte County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "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 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ History of La Porte County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages, and Townships. C. C. Chapman & Co. 1880. pp. 615.
- ^ Daniels, E. D. (1904). A twentieth century history and biographical record of La Porte County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Co. p. 34.
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