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Washington Township, Washington County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Washington

Elevation
  
233 m

Zip code
  
47167

Population
  
10,176 (2010)

State
  
Indiana

GNIS feature ID
  
0454023

Area
  
195 km²

Local time
  
Saturday 11:42 PM

Washington Township, Washington County, Indiana

Weather
  
11°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 42% Humidity

Washington Township is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,176 and it contained 4,543 housing units.

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Map of Washington Township, IN 47167, USA

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.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Salem (the county seat)

    • Unincorporated towns

  • Canton at 38.623947°N 86.034698°W / 38.623947; -86.034698
  • Fair Acres at 38.604224°N 86.090255°W / 38.604224; -86.090255
  • Harristown at 38.597836°N 86.024142°W / 38.597836; -86.024142
  • Highland at 38.649501°N 86.127479°W / 38.649501; -86.127479
  • Hitchcock at 38.638112°N 86.169703°W / 38.638112; -86.169703
  • Martin Heights at 38.612557°N 86.108034°W / 38.612557; -86.108034
  • McCol Place at 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 thirteen cemeteries: Blue River Hicksite, Blue River Quaker Orthodox, Coggswell, McKnight, New Philadelphia, Nicholson, Norris, Old Hebron, Paynter, Poor Farm, Stalker, Winslow and Wright.

    Airports and landing strips

  • Hardin Airport
  • Salem Municipal Airport

    • School districts

  • Salem Community Schools

    • Political districts

  • Indiana's 9th congressional district
  • State House District 73
  • State Senate District 44

    • References

    Washington Township, Washington County, Indiana Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA