Center Township is one of nine

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in Marion County,

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, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 142,787 and it contained 76,872 housing units. It is the most populated township in Marion County. Center Township includes

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and part of Beech Grove.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.01%) is land and (or 1.97%) is water.

Municipalities

* Beech Grove (northern quarter) * Indianapolis (partial)

Communities

* Belmont at * Clifton at *

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* Ingallston at * Martindale-Brightwood * North Indianapolis at *

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* South Village * Woodruff Place at

Extinct communities

* Babe Denny at * Brightwood at * Clifford Park at (These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Cemeteries

The township contains five notable cemeteries: Concordia, Crown Hill, Hebrew, Holy Cross and Saint Joseph, and New Crown.

Major highways

* Interstate 65 *

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Airports and landing strips

* ISHC Landing Pad * Indiana Department of Natural Resources Airport * Indianapolis Downtown Heliport * Methodist Hospital Helistop

Lakes

* Sullivan Lake

Notable people

Julia Carson Julia May Carson (née Porter; July 8, 1938 – December 15, 2007) was a member of the United States House of Representatives for from 1997 until her death in 2007 (numbered as the 10th District from 1997 to 2003).

, former

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and onetime Center Township Trustee. * Andre Carson, current Representative for

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, grandson of Julia Carson.

School districts

* Beech Grove City Schools * Indianapolis Public Schools

Political districts

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* State House District 100 * State House District 86 * State House District 96 * State House District 97 * State House District 98 * State House District 99 * State Senate District 31 * State Senate District 32 * State Senate District 33 * State Senate District 34 * State Senate District 35 * State Senate District 36

References

*
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

IndianaMap

External links

Official Website of Center Township

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana

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