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Weather

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Center. Another town gets a different order.

Schools

Center’s public schools outperform 67% of Indiana districts

The public schools Center’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 67% of Indiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

B+School Grade

School	Grades	Students	Grade
Prairie Crossing Elementary School	K–6	564	B−
Sacred Heart Elementary School Private	PK–6	117
Benton Central Jr-Sr High School	7–12	792	B−

NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduationAll 3 schools →

Health

Healthier than 14% of U.S. towns

Center beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

DHealth Grade

32 measures vs. Indiana

0 better23 too close to call9 worse

What stands out	Center	IN
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	21.2%	15.4%
More adults with COPD	10.9%	8.1%
More adults with heart disease	8.7%	6.8%

Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport

21.5 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: dental, mental health

14th

percentile among IN towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 14% of U.S. communities.

14risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Work & commute

About one in five working residents works right in Center

About one in 5 of Center’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Lafayette (17%), Fowler (15%) and West Lafayette (11%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

22%work in town

Where working residents work

In Center22%

Lafayette17%

Fowler15%

West Lafayette11%

Center2%

25 mi

median commute distance

915

jobs based in Center

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Center has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

17″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–36°

Spring39–62°

Summer61–83°

Fall42–64°

Oct 13

typical first frost

Apr 25

typical last frost

+1.1°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Outdoors

0.3% of Center is conserved land

9.0 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.

0.3%conserved

Map of Center: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk — Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below

0.3%

conserved · 86 of 34,239 acres

9.0 mi

of trails · 0.2 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Watland Gamebird Habitat Area	0.1 mi	142
2. Pointer Ridge Gamebird Habitat Area	—	36
3. Fowler Town Park	—	11

2008 · Indiana land survey marker · Wikimedia Commons

Center’s story

Center in pictures

1 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

2008Indiana land survey marker

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About Center

Township in Indiana, United States

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.

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