Center Township is one of twelve
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, Ca ...
in
Porter County, Indiana
Porter County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 173,215, making it the 10th most populous county in Indiana. The county seat is Valparaiso. The county is part of Northwest Indiana, as well as the Chicago m ...
, United States. As of the
2010 census, its population was 43,267.
History
Center Township was organized in 1836, and named for its location at the geographic center of Porter County.
Cities and towns
The largest community in the township is
Valparaiso.
[Porter County, Indiana Sesquicentennial, 150, 1836-1986]
Education
Center Township is served by the
Valparaiso Community Schools
The Valparaiso Community Schools (VCS) is the school system that serves Center Township, Porter County, Indiana, United States. Center Township is predominantly the city of Valparaiso.Verizon Yellow Pages; Portage-Valparaiso; 2008
Schools
* Val ...
. Their high school is
Valparaiso High School
Valparaiso High School is a public high school in Valparaiso, Indiana.
History
Valparaiso High School opened in 1871 as Valparaiso City Public Graded School in a facility that had been built in 1861 by the local Presbyterian members as the Val ...
.
Valparaiso is also the home of
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University (Valpo) is a private university in Valparaiso, Indiana. It is a Lutheran university with about 3,000 students from over 50 countries on a campus of . Originally named Valparaiso Male and Female College, Valparaiso Universit ...
.
References
External links
Townships in Porter County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
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