Center Township is one of eleven
townships
A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Lake County, Indiana
Lake County is a county (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. In 2020, its population was 498,700, making it Indiana's List of counties in Indiana, second-most populous county. The county seat is Crown Point, Indiana, C ...
, United States. As of the
2020 census, its population was 38,630, containing 15,192 housing units,
up from 31,756 in
2010
The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.52%) is land and (or 1.48%) is water.
The township includes the city of
Crown Point as well as portions of the town of
Cedar Lake.
Center Township Trustee
Paul Bremer
Education
Center Township residents are eligible to obtain a free library card from the Crown Point Community Public Library in Crown Point or Winfield.
Center Township, along with
Winfield Township, is served by the
Crown Point Community School Corporation which includes
Crown Point High School.
References
External linksOfficial site
Townships in Lake County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
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