Washington Township, Harrison County, Indiana

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Washington Township
Township
Lickford Bridge.jpg
Lickford Bridge, which spans Indian Creek in the township
Map highlighting Washington Township, Harrison County, Indiana.svg
Coordinates: 38°06′37″N86°14′29″W / 38.11028°N 86.24139°W / 38.11028; -86.24139
Country United States
State Indiana
County Harrison
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total21.09 sq mi (54.6 km2)
 • Land20.77 sq mi (53.8 km2)
 • Water0.32 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation
[1]
650 ft (198 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total479
 • Density23/sq mi (8.8/km2)
FIPS code 18-80684 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453999

Washington Township is the smallest of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 479 and it contained 215 housing units. [3]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 1,087—
1900 1,055−2.9%
1910 985−6.6%
1920 922−6.4%
1930 717−22.2%
1940 7220.7%
1950 520−28.0%
1960 395−24.0%
1970 377−4.6%
1980 3872.7%
1990 3921.3%
2000 256−34.7%
2010 522103.9%
2020 479−8.2%
Source: US Decennial Census [4]

History

Washington Township's first settlers were Jacob and Henry Funk and their families who settled in the area in 1805. Their farm was located on the river flat where Indian Creek flows into the Ohio River.

In 1986, an early archaic Indian site was excavated in the western part of the township, the Swan's Landing Archeological Site.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 21.09 square miles (54.6 km2), of which 20.77 square miles (53.8 km2) (or 98.48%) is land and 0.32 square miles (0.83 km2) (or 1.52%) is water. [5]

Settlements

The only town in Washington Township is New Amsterdam, Indiana, located along the Ohio River. The unincorporated community of Valley City is also located there.

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  5. ↑ "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.


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