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: | Cass |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Km2: | 91.53 |
Area Land Km2: | 91.07 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.46 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.34 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.16 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.18 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1557 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 218 |
Elevation Ft: | 715 |
Coordinates: | 40.6964°N -86.3319°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-80432[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 453986 |
Washington Township is one of fourteen townships in Cass County, Indiana, and one of the forty-six townships sharing the name in the state.[4] As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,557 (down from 1,608 at 2010[5]) and contained 708 housing units.
Washington Township was organized in 1842.[6] It was named for George Washington, first President of the United States.[7]
Washington Township covers an area of ; (0.51 percent) of this is water.
The township contains four cemeteries: Bruner, Ramer, Taber and West.