Center Township, Starke County, Indiana

Center Township
Center Township
Township
	Location in Starke County
	Coordinates: 41°18′11″N 86°38′20″W / 41.30306°N 86.63889°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Starke
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	36.34 sq mi (94.1 km2)
• Land	36.34 sq mi (94.1 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%
Elevation	696 ft (212 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	6,131
• Density	171.4/sq mi (66.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	46534
Area code	574
GNIS feature ID	453193

Center Township is one of nine townships in Starke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,131 (down from 6,229 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 2,371 housing units.

Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.34 square miles (94.1 km²), all land.^[4]

Cities, towns, villages[edit]

Knox (the county seat)

Unincorporated towns[edit]

Brems at 41°20′21″N 86°41′51″W / 41.339208°N 86.697517°W / 41.339208; -86.697517
Indian Hill at 41°19′31″N 86°41′00″W / 41.32532°N 86.68335°W / 41.32532; -86.68335
Toto at 41°15′34″N 86°41′53″W / 41.259485°N 86.698071°W / 41.259485; -86.698071

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

Adjacent townships[edit]

Davis Township (north)
Oregon Township (northeast)
Washington Township (east)
North Bend Township (southeast)
California Township (south)
Wayne Township (southwest)
Jackson Township (west)

Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains these three cemeteries: Crown Hill, Oak Grove and Oak Park.

Major highways[edit]

US 35
SR 8

Airports and landing strips[edit]

Starke County Airport
Wilson Airport

Landmarks[edit]

Wythougan Park

School districts[edit]

Knox Community School Corporation

Political districts[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Center Township, Starke County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
^ "Center Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
^ ^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.

External links[edit]

[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.

[2020_Census-2] "Census Bureau profile: Center Township, Starke County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

[3] "Center Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 5, 2009.

[census-4] "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.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Starke County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Knox
City	Knox	Map of Indiana highlighting Starke County
Towns	Hamlet North Judson
Townships	California Center Davis Jackson North Bend Oregon Railroad Washington Wayne
CDPs	Bass Lake Grovertown Hartz Lake Koontz Lake‡ Ora San Pierre
Other communities	Aldine Bass Station Brems English Lake Indian Hill Lena Park Lomax Oak Grove Ober Toto Winona
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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