Washington Township, Washington County, Indiana

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Washington Township
Township
Washington County Courthouse, Salem.jpg
The Washington County Courthouse in Salem
Map highlighting Washington Township, Washington County, Indiana.svg
Location in Washington County
Coordinates: 38°36′49″N86°06′07″W / 38.61361°N 86.10194°W / 38.61361; -86.10194
Country United States
State Indiana
County Washington
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
75.31 sq mi (195.1 km2)
 • Land74.95 sq mi (194.1 km2)
 • Water0.36 sq mi (0.93 km2)  0.48%
Elevation
764 ft (233 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
10,506
 • Density140.2/sq mi (54.12/km2)
ZIP code
47167
GNIS feature ID 0454023

Washington Township is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 10,506 and it contained 4,662 housing units. [1]

Contents

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 4,528—
1900 4,5520.5%
1910 4,5730.5%
1920 4,9618.5%
1930 5,56312.1%
1940 5,6130.9%
1950 5,7702.8%
1960 7,04622.1%
1970 8,02513.9%
1980 8,88310.7%
1990 9,4956.9%
2000 9,9554.8%
2010 10,1762.2%
2020 10,5063.2%
Source: US Decennial Census [2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 75.31 square miles (195.1 km2), of which 74.95 square miles (194.1 km2) (or 99.52%) is land and 0.36 square miles (0.93 km2) (or 0.48%) is water. [3]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these fifteen cemeteries: Blue River Hicksite, Blue River Quaker Orthodox, Coggswell, Crown Hill, McKnight, Mt. Zion, New Philadelphia, Nicholson, Norris, Old Hebron, Paynter, Poor Farm, Stalker, Winslow and Wright.

Airports and landing strips

Education

Washington Township is served by the Salem-Washington Township Public Library. [4]

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  3. ↑ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
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