Center Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°38′23″N 86°45′24″W / 41.63972°N 86.75667°W / 41.63972; -86.75667CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyLaPorteGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total32.96 sq mi (85.4 km²) • Land30.98 sq mi (80.2 km²) • Water1.98 sq mi (5.1 km²)Elevation

^[1]

850 ft (259 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total25,274 • Density809.4/sq mi (312.5/km²)FIPS code18-11494^[3]GNIS feature ID453185

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

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

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

^ "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.