Country United States County Harrison GNIS feature ID 453999 Local time Saturday 11:32 PM | State Indiana FIPS code 18-80684 Elevation 198 m Population 522 (2010) | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 44% Humidity Area 54.62 km² (53.79 km² Land / 83 ha Water) | ||
Washington Township is the smallest of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 522 and it contained 237 housing units.
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Map of Washington Township, IN, USA
History
Washington Township's first settlers were Jacob and Henry Funk and their families who settled in the area in 1805. Their farm was located on the river flat where Indian Creek flows into the Ohio River.
In 1986, an early archaic Indian site was excavated in the western part of the township, the Swan's Landing Archeological Site.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 21.09 square miles (54.6 km2), of which 20.77 square miles (53.8 km2) (or 98.48%) is land and 0.32 square miles (0.83 km2) (or 1.52%) is water.
Settlements
The only town in Washington Township is New Amsterdam, Indiana, located along the Ohio River. The unincorporated community of Valley City is also located there.