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A town of 4,390.
Center Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $154K for a typical one, or 2.3 years of the Canton metro’s $68K median household income. It grades B overall, 508th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 85% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. On walkability, just 89 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Blue Bird Farm Park, at 52 acres.
Where Center Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Center Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,139 in 1840, 4,428 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1894 and 5 maps from 1910 on.
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 Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Center Township.
At 1 of 100, Center Township’s FEMA risk score is below both the Ohio town median (23 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Carrollton Exempted Village school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Carrollton High School, with 517 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 804 | B− |
| Carrollton High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 517 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
| Center Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 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 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
17% of adults report frequent physical distress in Center Township, above both Ohio’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (14%). 33% of adults get no exercise outside work in Center Township. Center Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.
| Center Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 28% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Center Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.1% | 7.1% |
| More smokers | 19.2% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Center Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Center Township is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 4 of Center Township’s working residents works in town. Center Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes. Since 2013, Center Township has lost 372 jobs, to 2,336 in 2023.
| Center Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 26% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
None within 15 miles of Center Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Center Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
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 Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | #508 | B | A | — | B− | D |
| Harrison Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | C− |
| Washington Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | D |
| Union Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Harrison Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Center Township, Harrison Township and Washington 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.
By most measures, yes. Center Township grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #508 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
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.