Center Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 17,601 (up from 17,245 at 2010) and it contained 6,650 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 railroads 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.
References
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files