Center Township, Marshall County, Indiana

Center Township
Township
Location in Marshall County
Coordinates: 41°19′53″N 86°16′07″W / 41.33139°N 86.26861°W / 41.33139; -86.26861Coordinates: 41°19′53″N 86°16′07″W / 41.33139°N 86.26861°W / 41.33139; -86.26861
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Marshall
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	59.79 sq mi (154.9 km2)
• Land	59.31 sq mi (153.6 km2)
• Water	0.48 sq mi (1.2 km2)  0.80%
Elevation	827 ft (252 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	15,593
• Density	262.9/sq mi (101.5/km2)
ZIP codes	46501, 46504, 46563
GNIS feature ID	0453187

Center Township is one of ten townships in Marshall County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 15,593 and it contained 6,491 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 59.79 square miles (154.9 km²), of which 59.31 square miles (153.6 km²) (or 99.20%) is land and 0.48 square miles (1.2 km²) (or 0.80%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Plymouth (vast majority)

Unincorporated towns

• Inwood at 41°19′03″N 86°12′11″W / 41.317545°N 86.203058°W / 41.317545; -86.203058 (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

  Cemeteries

  The township contains these five cemeteries: Nighthart, Oak Hill, Saint Michaels, Salem and Tabor.

  Major highways

  • US 30
  • US 31
  • SR 17

  Airports and landing strips

  • Plymouth Municipal Airport
  • Tri State Airport

  Lakes

  • Dixon Lake
  • Lawrence Lake

  Landmarks

  • Centennial Park

  School districts

  • Plymouth Community School Corporation

  Political districts

  • Indiana's 2nd congressional district
  • State House District 17
  • State Senate District 5

  References

  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap

  External links

  • Indiana Township Association
  • United Township Association of Indiana
  • City-Data.com page for Center Township

  		North Township	German Township
  	West Township		Bourbon Township
  		Center Township
  	Union Township	Green Township	Walnut Township

  v t e Municipalities and communities of Marshall County, Indiana, United States County seat: Plymouth City Plymouth Towns Argos Bourbon Bremen Culver La Paz Townships Bourbon Center German Green North Polk Tippecanoe Union Walnut West CDP Koontz Lake‡ Unincorporated communities Burr Oak Donaldson Harris Hibbard Inwood La Paz Junction Linkville Maxinkuckee Old Tip Town Rutland Teegarden Tippecanoe Twin Lakes Tyner Walnut Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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