Official Name: | Center Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jennings |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 25.21 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 25.2 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.04 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 8171 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation M: | 204 |
Elevation Ft: | 669 |
Coordinates: | 39.0142°N -85.6197°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0453183 |
Center Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,171 (down from 8,894 at 2010[1]) and it contained 3,605 housing units.[2]
Center Township was established in 1855, and was so named from its position at the geographical center of Jennings County.[3]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.96%) is land and (or 0.04%) is water.[1] The streams of Deer Creek, Long Branch, Pleasant Run and Woods Branch run through this township.
The township contains three cemeteries: Hill Crest, Saint Marys and Summerfield.