Center Township Gibson County | |
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Coordinates: 38°20′32″N 87°27′17″W / 38.34222°N 87.45472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Gibson |
Township Seat | Francisco |
School District | East Gibson School Corporation |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
• Trustee | Ruth Ann Hurt |
Area | |
• Total | 37.76 sq mi (97.8 km2) |
• Land | 37.62 sq mi (97.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
Elevation | 463 ft (141 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 1,317 |
• Density | 35/sq mi (13/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( CST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 ( CDT) |
ZIP code | 47649 |
Area code | 812 |
FIPS code | 18-11314 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453177 |
Center Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,317 (slightly down from 1,341 at 2010 [3]) and it contained 566 housing units. [4] Francisco is the township seat.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 1,608 | — | |
1900 | 1,646 | 2.4% | |
1910 | 1,549 | −5.9% | |
1920 | 1,687 | 8.9% | |
1930 | 1,733 | 2.7% | |
1940 | 1,607 | −7.3% | |
1950 | 1,495 | −7.0% | |
1960 | 1,416 | −5.3% | |
1970 | 1,473 | 4.0% | |
1980 | 1,563 | 6.1% | |
1990 | 1,503 | −3.8% | |
2000 | 1,478 | −1.7% | |
2010 | 1,341 | −9.3% | |
2020 | 1,317 | −1.8% | |
Source: US Decennial Census [5] |
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.76 square miles (97.8 km2), of which 37.62 square miles (97.4 km2) (or 99.63%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) (or 0.37%) is water. [3]
The township trustee manages three cemeteries: Lawrence, Page, and Meade.
Center Township is served by the East Gibson School Corporation.