Center Township is one of seventeen

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in Dubuque County,

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. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,726.

Geography

According to the

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, Center Township covers an area of 36.05 square miles (93.36 square kilometers).

Cities, towns, villages

* Asbury (partial) *

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(north three-quarters) *

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Unincorporated towns

* Budd at * Five Points at * Lattnerville at *

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at * Twin Springs at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Jefferson Township (north) * Peru Township (northeast) * Dubuque Township (east) * Vernon Township (south) * Taylor Township (southwest) * Iowa Township (west) * Concord Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Annunciation, Centralia Presbyterian and Saint Johns the Baptist Catholic Cemetery.

School districts

* Dubuque Community School District * Western Dubuque Community School District

Political districts

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* State House District 32 * State Senate District 16

References

United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

United States National Atlas

External links

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