Washington Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana

Washington Township
Township
Location in Tippecanoe County
Coordinates: 40°30′28″N86°44′43″W / 40.50778°N 86.74528°W / 40.50778; -86.74528
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Tippecanoe
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	27.03 sq mi (70.0 km2)
• Land	26.66 sq mi (69.0 km2)
• Water	0.38 sq mi (0.98 km2)  1.41%
Elevation [1]	640 ft (195 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	2,438
• Density	91.2/sq mi (35.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	47905, 47924
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	454021

Washington Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,432 and it contained 1,002 housing units. ^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.03 square miles (70.0 km²), of which 26.66 square miles (69.0 km²) (or 98.63%) is land and 0.38 square miles (0.98 km²) (or 1.41%) is water. ^[3]

Unincorporated communities

• Americus at 40°31′33″N86°45′29″W / 40.5258695°N 86.7580635°W / 40.5258695; -86.7580635
• Buck Creek at 40°29′16″N86°45′41″W / 40.4878136°N 86.7613963°W / 40.4878136; -86.7613963
• Colburn at 40°31′07″N86°42′47″W / 40.5186472°N 86.7130616°W / 40.5186472; -86.7130616
• Delp at 40°29′22″N86°48′33″W / 40.4894798°N 86.8091753°W / 40.4894798; -86.8091753

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

Adjacent townships

• Tippecanoe Township, Carroll County (north)
• Deer Creek Township, Carroll County (northeast)
• Madison Township, Carroll County (east)
• Clay Township, Carroll County (southeast)
• Perry Township (south)
• Fairfield Township (southwest)
• Tippecanoe Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Americus, Cunningham, Hollywood and North Union.

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 25

School districts

• Tippecanoe School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 4th congressional district
• State House District 41
• State Senate District 07

References

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

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
2. "Census Bureau profile: Washington Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
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.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana