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Center Township
Township
Location in Dubuque County
Coordinates: 42°30′54″N 90°50′30″W / 42.51500°N 90.84167°W / 42.51500; -90.84167
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Dubuque
Area
• Total	93.36 km (36.05 sq mi)
• Land	93.36 km (36.05 sq mi)
• Water	0 km (0 sq mi)  0%
Elevation	223 m (732 ft)
Population
• Total	1,726
• Density	18.5/km (47.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	52002, 52039, 52045, 52068
GNIS feature ID	0467574

Center Township is one of seventeen townships in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,726.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Center Township covers an area of 36.05 square miles (93.36 square kilometers).

Cities, towns, villages

• Asbury (partial)
• Centralia (north three-quarters)
• Graf

Unincorporated towns

• Budd at 42°31′59″N 90°48′56″W / 42.533056°N 90.815684°W / 42.533056; -90.815684
• Five Points at 42°33′05″N 90°51′30″W / 42.551388°N 90.858462°W / 42.551388; -90.858462
• Lattnerville at 42°29′08″N 90°52′58″W / 42.485557°N 90.882908°W / 42.485557; -90.882908
• Lore at 42°31′05″N 90°47′59″W / 42.518057°N 90.799850°W / 42.518057; -90.799850
• Twin Springs at 42°30′55″N 90°50′25″W / 42.515278°N 90.840407°W / 42.515278; -90.840407

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Jefferson Township (north)
• Peru Township (northeast)
• Dubuque Township (east)
• Vernon Township (south)
• Taylor Township (southwest)
• Iowa Township (west)
• Concord Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Annunciation, Centralia Presbyterian and Saint Johns the Baptist Catholic Cemetery.

School districts

• Dubuque Community School District
• Western Dubuque Community School District

Political districts

• Iowa's 1st congressional district
• State House District 32
• State Senate District 16

References

• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

1. "U.S. Census website". Retrieved May 7, 2009.

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com

v t e Municipalities and communities of Dubuque County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Dubuque
Cities	Asbury Balltown Bankston Bernard Cascade‡ Centralia Dubuque Durango Dyersville‡ Epworth Farley Graf Holy Cross Luxemburg New Vienna Peosta Rickardsville Sageville Sherrill Worthington Zwingle‡
Townships	Cascade Center Concord Dodge Dubuque Iowa Jefferson Liberty Mosalem New Wine Peru Prairie Creek Table Mound Taylor Vernon Washington Whitewater
Unincorporated communities	Ballyclough Bennettsville Fillmore Five Points Key West Massey Washington Mills Waupeton
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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