THE CENTER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Illinois/Indiana Prairies setting.
Center township has 53.8 square miles of land in Benton County. Its Census reference point is in Illinois/Indiana Prairies, within Central Corn Belt Plains.
Glaciated plains historically supported tallgrass prairie mixed with oak and hickory woodland. Dark prairie soils and broad farming landscapes distinguish much of the Central Corn Belt.
Regional context: Central Corn Belt Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Center and Benton County
Center is associated with Benton County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Center by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Center, or 0% of its total area. That share is close to Benton County’s 0%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Center township has 38.1 times the land area of nearby Fowler town (1.41 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

