Washington Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 551 (slightly up from 549 at 2010[4]) and it contained 297 housing units.
Washington Township | |
|---|---|
 Location of Washington Township in Carroll County | |
| Coordinates: 40°39′08″N 86°25′13″W / 40.65222°N 86.42028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Carroll |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.84 sq mi (77.3 km2) |
| • Land | 29.83 sq mi (77.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 699 ft (213 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 551 |
| • Density | 18/sq mi (7.1/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-80414[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453985 |
History
editWashington Township was organized in 1835.[5]
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.84 square miles (77.3 km2), of which 29.83 square miles (77.3 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[4]
Unincorporated towns
editAdjacent townships
edit- Washington Township, Cass County (northeast)
- Deer Creek Township, Cass County (southeast)
- Carrollton (south)
- Jackson (southwest)
- Liberty (west)
- Clinton Township, Cass County (northwest)
Major highways
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Cemeteries
editThe township contains two cemeteries: Hopewell and Rock Creek.
References
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Washington Township, Carroll County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 87.