Official Name: | Washington Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Clark |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.29 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.19 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.09 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1706 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 48.4 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 214 |
Elevation Ft: | 702 |
Coordinates: | 38.5658°N -85.5575°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-80450[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 453987 |
Washington Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,702 and it contained 744 housing units.[4]
Washington Township was organized in 1816.[5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.72%) is land and (or 0.26%) is water.[4]
The township contains several cemeteries: Adams (a.k.a. Fifer), Barnes, Barnes Community House, Britan Cemetery (a.k.a. Pisgah), Crown Hill, Fouts/Robison, Frazier Family, Glass Family, Grayfriar-McMillen, Lawrence, Izzard, New Washington Christian Church, Staples, Work (a.k.a. Bower-Work Henly-Work) [6]