A town of 4,427. Nearly 1.7% of it is conserved land.
The 2 things Center does most differently from other towns.
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Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Center. Another town gets a different order.
About one in 4 of Center’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Carrollton (23%), Canton (8%) and Minerva (4%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 1% of U.S. communities.
6.7 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Carroll Community Park.;Carroll Community Park | 1.6 mi | 43 |
| 2. Blue Bird Farm Park | — | 52 |
| 3. 4th Street Community Park | — | 14 |
Center beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.
| What stands out | Center | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.1% | 7.1% |
| More smokers | 19.2% | 15.4% |
Center has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
The public schools Center’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 51% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton Elementary School | PK–5 | 804 | B− |
| Carrollton Middle School | 6–8 | 418 | Not graded |
| Carrollton High School | 9–12 | 517 | B− |
7 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
Township in Ohio, US
Center Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census there were 4,428 people living in the township, 1,341 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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3 towns share a border with Center.