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A town of 41,874.
Center Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $218K, 3.2 years of the Evansville metro’s $68K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 418th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 76% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Center Township has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Hooker-Ensle-Pierce House and McJohnston Chapel and Cemetery. Center Township’s average trip to work is 21 minutes, below both Indiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest park or preserve is Kleymeyer Park, at 72 acres.
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.
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The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1880 and 3 maps from 1901 on.
3 places 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.
Center Township looks healthier within Indiana than nationally, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Indiana (mostly inland flooding).
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Deaconess Sports Park | 1.1 mi | 56 |
| 2. North Woods Nature Trails | 1 mi | 31 |
| 3. Goebel Soccer Park | 0.7 mi | 68 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. Three of its 9 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCutchanville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 919 | A+ |
| Central High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,087 | A− |
| Oak Hill ElementaryTop results in townGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 476 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Center Township for work: only 11% work in town. Jobs based in Center Township grew to 13,590 in 2023, 1,572 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Evansville (58%), Patoka Township (5%) and Indianapolis (4%).
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.3% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 98% of Indiana towns, with expected losses of about $536 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1989, 19 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Center Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Center Township’s July high is 88°F. Center Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Indiana average. 32% of Center Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Center Township has grown 3.1% since 2020, to 41,874 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 22% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 41 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.4 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Median age: women 42.0, men 40.0.
| Center Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.7% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.5% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.2% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.7% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.5% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.7% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.6% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.2% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.4% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Within Indiana it is healthier than 71% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
Center Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 30% of adults feel lonely in Center Township. Among 589 Indiana towns, just 10 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Center Township.
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Center Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.4% | 8.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Center Township. Close and well known come first.
6 mi MuseumUSS LST-325
34 mi Theme parkHoliday World & Splashin' Safari
9 mi Ancient siteAngel Mounds
5 mi Stadium & arenaFord Center
30 mi National MemorialLincoln Boyhood National Memorial116K visitors a year
5 mi Zoo & aquariumMesker Park Zoo and Botanic GardenUSS LST-325: Wikideas1, CC0 · Holiday World & Splashin' Safari: Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Public domain · Angel Mounds: Heironymous Rowe (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ford Center: Nyttend, Public domain · Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: Rene Sturgell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden: Randella (talk), CC BY 3.0
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 eight townships in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 40,614. Center Township was organized in 1843.
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7 towns share a border with Center Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | #418 | C+ | B | — | C+ | B− |
| Pigeon Township | #501 | C | A− | — | C+ | D |
| Knight Township | #450 | C+ | B | — | C+ | C |
| Scott Township | #389 | B− | C | — | C+ | A− |
| Evansville | #574 | D | B+ | D− | C+ | C− |
| Campbell Township | — | — | B− | — | A | B− |
| Melody Hill | #240 | B+ | A− | — | C+ | B+ |
| Darmstadt | — | — | C+ | — | C+ | A− |
Campbell Township and Darmstadt have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Center Township, Pigeon Township, Knight Township, Scott Township, Campbell Township, Melody Hill and Darmstadt 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 44% of U.S. towns and #418 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B− for health and C+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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