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A town of 17,577.
Center Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $148K for a typical one, or 2.3 years of the Frankfort area’s $65K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 448th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 82% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 100% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register. 31% of working residents work locally in Center Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 8%. On history, just 6 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is TPA Park, at 49 acres.
Where Center Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Center Township is from typical.
Its best grade is an A+ for history (#6 of 593 in Indiana; 1 place on the National Register), which describes the town but isn’t part of the overall grade; its C+ comes from the livability subjects above.
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The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1903 and 2 maps from 1961 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Center Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Center Township.
13% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Center Township. Center Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 24% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Center Township.
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 8.3% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 21% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Center Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 13.3% | 8.9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 18.1% | 14.7% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 13.6% | 11.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Each of its 4 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its C, Jackson Township highest at B.
Its public schools are run by Community Schools of Frankfort. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Frankfort High School, with 922 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfort Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 654 | C− |
| Frankfort High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 922 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
3.9 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves.
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. TPA Park | 0.4 mi | 49 |
| 2. Lawrence Ferrell Park | — | 10 |
| 3. John Redmon Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Center Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 3 of Center Township’s working residents works in town. The average trip to work in Center Township is 19 minutes. The top destinations are Frankfort (34%), Lafayette (12%) and Lebanon (8%).
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 4.5% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Center Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Center Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Center Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
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.
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5 towns share a border with Center Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | #448 | C+ | A | — | C | C− |
| Jackson Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C− |
| Union Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C− |
| Michigan Township | — | — | A | — | B | C− |
| Frankfort | #395 | B− | A | B | C+ | D |
Jackson Township, Washington Township and Michigan Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Center Township, Jackson Township, Washington Township and Michigan Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Union Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Center Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Center Township grades C+ overall, better than 39% of U.S. towns and #448 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.