Washington Township | |
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Coordinates: 41°28′45″N86°58′59″W / 41.47917°N 86.98306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Porter |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 29.5 sq mi (76.39 km2) |
• Land | 29.5 sq mi (76.39 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 771 ft (235 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,799 |
• Density | 162.2/sq mi (62.64/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 219 |
FIPS code | 18-80954 [3] |
GNIS feature ID | 454014 |
Washington Township is one of twelve townships in Porter County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,785. [4]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 670 | — | |
1900 | 556 | −17.0% | |
1910 | 610 | 9.7% | |
1920 | 621 | 1.8% | |
1930 | 632 | 1.8% | |
1940 | 692 | 9.5% | |
1950 | 813 | 17.5% | |
1960 | 1,066 | 31.1% | |
1970 | 1,226 | 15.0% | |
1980 | 2,424 | 97.7% | |
1990 | 3,113 | 28.4% | |
2000 | 3,425 | 10.0% | |
2010 | 4,785 | 39.7% | |
2020 | 5,799 | 21.2% | |
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Washington Township was organized in 1836. [6]
There are no incorporated communities in the township. [7]
Washington Township is served by the East Porter County School Corporation. Their high school is Washington Township Middle-High School, located on State Route 2, east of Valparaiso.
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