Center Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 17,245 and it contained 6,878 housing units. It contains the city of Frankfort, the county seat.
History
Center Township was created in 1872 from the northern part of Jackson Township; the northern part of Center was later split off to create Union Township in 1889. The first white settler in the township was George Michaels in 1827, followed the next year by John Douglass, Matthew Bunnell and Noah Bunnell. More arrived in 1829, including the three Pence brothers who donated the land upon which the city of Frankfort was built.
As the geographic and business center of the county, numerous railroad where laid through the township and included the Monon, the Vandalia, the Toledo, St. Louis and Western, the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern, and the Kokomo.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.
Cities and towns
Frankfort
Unincorporated towns
East Park
Kentwood
Risse
Wesley Manor
Wilshire
Woodside Park
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
Union Township (north) Michigan Township (east) Kirklin Township (southeast) Jackson Township (south) Washington Township (west)
Major highways
U.S. Route 421
Indiana State Road 28
Indiana State Road 38
Indiana State Road 75
Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries: Greenlawn Memorial Park and Old South.