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Washington Township, Blackford County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Blackford

GNIS feature ID
  
453982

Local time
  
Saturday 11:25 PM

State
  
Indiana

FIPS code
  
18-80360

Elevation
  
269 m

Population
  
873 (2010)

Washington Township, Blackford County, Indiana

Weather
  
11°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 43% Humidity

Area
  
93.84 km² (93.81 km² Land / 3 ha Water)

Washington Township is one of four townships in Blackford County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 873 and it contained 374 housing units. County Commissioners named the township after George Washington in 1833, and it was part of Jay County. In 1838, Washington Township became part of the newly organized Blackford County.

Contents

Map of Washington Township, IN, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.23 square miles (93.8 km2), of which 36.22 square miles (93.8 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Roll
  • Silas (ghost town)
  • Major highways

  • SR 3
  • SR 18
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains at least nine cemeteries: Balsley, Center, Hadden, Herbaugh, Leffler, Mills, Roll, Shields, and Schmidt.

    References

    Washington Township, Blackford County, Indiana Wikipedia