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: | Porter |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Km2: | 76.39 |
Area Land Km2: | 76.39 |
Area Water Km2: | 0 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 29.5 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 29.5 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 5799 |
Population Density Km2: | 62.64 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 235 |
Elevation Ft: | 771 |
Coordinates: | 41.4792°N -86.9831°W |
Area Code: | 219 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-80954[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 454014 |
Washington Township is one of twelve townships in Porter County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,785.[4]
Washington Township was organized in 1836.[5]
There are no incorporated communities in the township.[6]
Washington Township is served by the East Porter County School Corporation. Their high school is Washington Township Middle-High School, located on State Route 2, east of Valparaiso.