title: Center Township, LaPorte County, Indiana
text: # Center Township, LaPorte County, Indiana
  
  Center Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 25,075 and it contained 10,994 housing units.
  
  ## History
  
  Center Township (also historically spelled Centre) was established in 1833. It was named from its position near the geographical center of LaPorte County.
  
  ## Geography
  
  According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.96 square miles (85.4 $km^2),$ of which 30.98 square miles (80.2 $km^2)$ (or 93.99%) is land and 1.98 square miles (5.1 $km^2)$ (or 6.01%) is water.
  
  