Center Township is one of nine

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in Marion County,

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, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 153,549, up from 142,787 in 2010, and it contained 80,885 housing units. It is the most populated township in Marion County. Center Township includes

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and part of

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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

(northern quarter) *

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(partial)

Communities

* Belmont at * Clifton at * Crown Hill *

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* Haughville * Ingallston at * Little Flower * Martindale-Brightwood *

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(south half) * North Indianapolis at * Old Northside * Riverside (vast majority) * South Village *

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* 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

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Airports and landing strips

* ISHC Landing Pad * Indiana Department of Natural Resources Airport *

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* Methodist Hospital Helistop

Lakes

* Sullivan Lake

Notable people

Donie Bush Owen Joseph "Donie" Bush (; October 8, 1887Sources differ as to Bush's date of birth. Sources listing the date as October 8, 1887, include (i) baseball-reference.com, and (ii) findagrave.com. Sources listing the date as October 3, 1887, include ...

, longtime

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player, manager, and scout. * Wilbur D'Alene, racing driver *

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, former

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and onetime Center Township Trustee. *

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, current Representative for

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, grandson of Julia Carson.

School districts

* Beech Grove City Schools *

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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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