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: | Knox |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 49.09 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 48.84 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.24 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 2256 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 169 |
Elevation Ft: | 554 |
Coordinates: | 38.7636°N -87.3972°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-80738[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 454002 |
Washington Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,256 (slightly down from 2,286 at 2010[3]) and it contained 1,040 housing units.[4]
It is named for George Washington.[5]
Enoco Coal Mine was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[6]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.49%) is land and (or 0.49%) is water.[3]