Center Township is one of ten
townships
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in
Gibson County, Indiana
Gibson County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 33,503. The county seat is Princeton.
History
In 1787, the fledgling United States defined the Northwest T ...
. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,341 and it contained 609 housing units.
Francisco is the township seat.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.63%) is land and (or 0.37%) is water.
Cities and towns
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Francisco
Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name '' Franciscus''.
Nicknames
In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed " Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father o ...
Unincorporated towns
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Douglas
Douglas may refer to:
People
* Douglas (given name)
* Douglas (surname)
Animals
* Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking
*Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civi ...
Adjacent townships
Gibson County
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Washington Township (north)
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Columbia Township (east)
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Barton Township (southeast)
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Union Township (southwest)
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Patoka Township (west)
Pike County
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Logan Township (northeast)
Cemeteries
The township contains one cemetery, Meade.
Major highways
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Indiana State Road 64
State Road 64 in the U.S. State of Indiana is an east–west highway that crosses most of the southern portion of the state, covering a distance of about .
The route parallels Interstate 64, which often causes confusion, as the widest dista ...
Education
Center Township is served by the
East Gibson School Corporation
The East Gibson School Corporation is the smallest of the three public school governing institutions in Gibson County in both land area and student body with just over 1,000 students. The EGSC is responsible for a district including three towns ...
.
Schools
* Francisco Elementary
References
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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
Townships in Gibson County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
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