Washington Township, Washington County, Indiana
Washington Township | |
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Coordinates: 38°36′49″N 86°06′07″W / 38.61361°N 86.10194°W | |
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 (2020) | |
• Total | 10,506 |
• Density | 140/sq mi (54/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]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 4,528 | — | |
1900 | 4,552 | 0.5% | |
1910 | 4,573 | 0.5% | |
1920 | 4,961 | 8.5% | |
1930 | 5,563 | 12.1% | |
1940 | 5,613 | 0.9% | |
1950 | 5,770 | 2.8% | |
1960 | 7,046 | 22.1% | |
1970 | 8,025 | 13.9% | |
1980 | 8,883 | 10.7% | |
1990 | 9,495 | 6.9% | |
2000 | 9,955 | 4.8% | |
2010 | 10,176 | 2.2% | |
2020 | 10,506 | 3.2% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[2] |
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]- Salem (the county seat)
Unincorporated towns
[edit]- Canton at 38°37′26″N 86°02′05″W / 38.623947°N 86.034698°W
- Fair Acres at 38°36′15″N 86°05′25″W / 38.604224°N 86.090255°W
- Harristown at 38°35′52″N 86°01′27″W / 38.597836°N 86.024142°W
- Highland at 38°38′58″N 86°07′39″W / 38.649501°N 86.127479°W
- Hitchcock at 38°38′17″N 86°10′11″W / 38.638112°N 86.169703°W
- Martin Heights at 38°36′45″N 86°06′29″W / 38.612557°N 86.108034°W
- McCol Place at 38°36′33″N 86°06′52″W / 38.609224°N 86.114423°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]- Hardin Airport
- Salem Municipal Airport
Education
[edit]- Salem Community Schools
Washington Township is served by the Salem-Washington Township Public Library.[4]
Political districts
[edit]- Indiana's 9th congressional district
- State House District 73
- State Senate District 44
References
[edit]- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Retrieved March 15, 2018.