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A town of 5,135. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Center Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $183K for a typical one, or 2.3 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. It grades C overall, 475th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 75% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 99% of U.S. towns, with 3 places on the National Register. On history, just 21 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do better. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Center Township, above both Indiana’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 79% of U.S. towns.
Where Center Township beats most towns.
Where Center Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
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 (#18 of 593 in Indiana; 3 places 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 5 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and 6 maps from 1928 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Center Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Theme parkArk Encounter
7 mi MuseumCreation Museum1.2M visitors a year
Big draw39 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
21 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
22 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
22 mi Stadium & arenaNippert StadiumArk Encounter: OlinEJ, CC0 · Creation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0
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.
Center Township sends many workers across the state line to Cincinnati and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Indiana (mostly inland flooding).
3.9 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.6% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Aurora Sports Park | 0.5 mi | 14 |
| 2. Lesko Park | — | 15 |
| 3. Aurora Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John Evangelical Lutheran School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 55 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
40% of working residents cross a state line to work, Cincinnati among the top destinations. Jobs based here fell from 2,081 in 2013 to 1,338.
Most working residents leave Center Township for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Center Township has lost 743 jobs, to 1,338 in 2023. The average trip to work in Center Township is 27 minutes.
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 6.3% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.1% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 97% of Indiana towns, with expected losses of about $362 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1978, 39 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Center Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 8,750 U.S. towns with household incomes like Center Township’s, it is less healthy than 55%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
Center Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Center Township.
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Center Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18.7% | 15.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.7% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Center Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Center Township’s July high is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2 within 15 miles of the center of Center Township
About 5 of every 100 Center Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
3 places in Center Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Indiana, United States
Center Township is one of fourteen townships in Dearborn County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,318 and it contained 2,267 housing units.
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7 towns share a border with Center Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | #475 | C | A | — | C+ | C |
| Lawrenceburg Township | #27 | A+ | A | — | B+ | B |
| Hogan Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C |
| Randolph Township | #436 | C+ | A | — | C+ | C |
| Aurora | #488 | C | A | — | C+ | D |
| Washington Township | — | — | A+ | — | C+ | C |
| Lawrenceburg | #50 | A | A− | A− | B+ | B− |
Hogan Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Center Township, Lawrenceburg Township, Hogan Township, Randolph Township, Aurora and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Center Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Center Township grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #475 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C for health and C+ for schools. Walkability 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.
