Country United States County Gibson Time zone CST (UTC-6) Local time Saturday 10:31 PM Area code 812 | State Indiana Township Seat Patoka Elevation 152 m Population 785 (2010) Named for George Washington | |
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School District North Gibson School Corporation Weather 14°C, Wind SE at 14 km/h, 45% Humidity Area 95.29 km² (94.12 km² Land / 114 ha Water) | ||
Washington Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 785 and it contained 345 housing units. Like Wabash Township, Washington Township also has no organized seat within the township, despite its two corporation-worthy towns Mount Olympus and Wheeling. Patoka, in White River Township, serves as the seat.
Contents
- Map of Washington Township IN USA
- History
- Geography
- Unincorporated towns
- Adjacent townships
- Cemeteries
- Major highways
- Education
- References
Map of Washington Township, IN, USA
Washington Township was organized in 1824, and named for President George Washington.
History
The Trippett-Glaze-Duncan-Kolb Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993, with a boundary increase in 2009.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.79 square miles (95.3 km2), of which 36.34 square miles (94.1 km2) (or 98.78%) is land and 0.44 square miles (1.1 km2) (or 1.20%) is water.
Unincorporated towns
Adjacent townships
Gibson County
Knox County
Pike County
Cemeteries
The township contains five cemeteries: Armstrong, Kirk, Kirk-McRoberts, Phillips and Richardson.
Major highways
Education
Washington Township is served by the North Gibson School Corporation although not having any schools of its own since the early 1970s.