title: Center Township, Benton County, Indiana
text: # Center Township, Benton County, Indiana
  
  Center Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,715 and it contained 1,212 housing units. It was organized in June 1875 and was originally known as Prairie Township.
  
  ## Geography
  
  According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 53.82 square miles (139.4 $km^2),$ of which 53.81 square miles (139.4 $km^2)$ (or 99.98%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 $km^2)$ (or 0.02%) is water.
  
  ### Cities and towns
  
  * Fowler (the county seat)
  
  ### Unincorporated towns
  
  * Atkinson
  * Barce
  * Gravel Hill
  * Swanington
  
  (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
  
  ### Adjacent townships
  
  * Bolivar (southeast)
  * Gilboa (northeast)
  * Grant (southwest)
  * Oak Grove (south)
  * Parish Grove (west)
  * Pine (east)
  * Richland (northwest)
  * Union (north)
  
  ### Major highways
  
  * U.S. Route 41
  * U.S. Route 52
  * State Road 18
  * State Road 55
  
  ### Education
  
  * Benton Community School Corporation
  