Washington Township, Washington County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°36′49″N 86°06′07″W / 38.61361°N 86.10194°W / 38.61361; -86.10194CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyWashingtonGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total75.31 sq mi (195.1 km²) • Land74.95 sq mi (194.1 km²) • Water0.36 sq mi (0.9 km²) 0.48%Elevation

764 ft (233 m)Population

(2020)

• Total10,506 • Density140/sq mi (54/km²)ZIP code

47167

GNIS feature ID0454023

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]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
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

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

Salem (the county seat)

Unincorporated towns

Canton at 38°37′26″N 86°02′05″W / 38.623947°N 86.034698°W / 38.623947; -86.034698
Fair Acres at 38°36′15″N 86°05′25″W / 38.604224°N 86.090255°W / 38.604224; -86.090255
Harristown at 38°35′52″N 86°01′27″W / 38.597836°N 86.024142°W / 38.597836; -86.024142
Highland at 38°38′58″N 86°07′39″W / 38.649501°N 86.127479°W / 38.649501; -86.127479
Hitchcock at 38°38′17″N 86°10′11″W / 38.638112°N 86.169703°W / 38.638112; -86.169703
Martin Heights at 38°36′45″N 86°06′29″W / 38.612557°N 86.108034°W / 38.612557; -86.108034
McCol Place at 38°36′33″N 86°06′52″W / 38.609224°N 86.114423°W / 38.609224; -86.114423

(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 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

Hardin Airport
Salem Municipal Airport

Education

Salem Community Schools

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

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

^ "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.