Washington Township, Washington County, Indiana
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| Washington Township | |
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| Township | |
| Location in Washington County Location in Washington County |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Washington |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 75.31 sq mi (195.1 km2) |
| • Land | 74.95 sq mi (194.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.36 sq mi (0.9 km2) 0.48% |
| Elevation | 764 ft (233 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 10,176 |
| • Density | 135.8/sq mi (52.4/km2) |
| ZIP code | 47167 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0454023 |
Washington Township is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,176 and it contained 4,543 housing units.[1]
Contents
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.[1]
Cities, towns, villages
- Salem (the county seat)
Unincorporated towns
- Canton at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Fair Acres at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Harristown at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Highland at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Hitchcock at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Martin Heights at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- McCol Place at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Monroe Township (north)
- Gibson Township (northeast)
- Franklin Township (east)
- Polk Township (southeast)
- Pierce Township (south)
- Howard Township (southwest)
- Vernon Township (west)
- Jefferson Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these thirteen cemeteries: Blue River Hicksite, Blue River Quaker Orthodox, Coggswell, McKnight, New Philadelphia, Nicholson, Norris, Old Hebron, Paynter, Poor Farm, Stalker, Winslow and Wright.
Airports and landing strips
- Hardin Airport
- Salem Municipal Airport
School districts
- Salem Community Schools
Political districts
- Indiana's 9th congressional district
- State House District 73
- State Senate District 44
References
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
