Washington Township, Adams County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Washington Township

Township

Location in Adams County

Coordinates: 40°47′26″N 84°56′07″W﻿ / ﻿40.79056°N 84.93528°W﻿ / 40.79056; -84.93528
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Adams
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 37.52 sq mi (97.2 km2)
• Land| 37.49 sq mi (97.1 km2)
• Water| 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.11%
Elevation

| 810 ft (247 m)
Population

(2020)[1]

• Total

| 8,654
• Density| 270.8/sq mi (104.6/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes|

46733, 46772

GNIS feature ID| 453980

Washington Township is one of the twelve townships in Adams County, Indiana.[2] As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,654, down from 10,151 at the 2010 census.[3]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.52 square miles (97.2 km2), of which 37.49 square miles (97.1 km2) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.11%) is water.[4]

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Decatur (south three-quarters)
* Monroe (north half)

### Unincorporated towns

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* Coppess Corner

### Adjacent townships

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* Root Township (north)
* Union Township (northeast)
* St. Marys Township (east)
* Blue Creek Township (southeast)
* Monroe Township (south)
* French Township (southwest)
* Kirkland Township (west)
* Preble Township (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains the following cemeteries: Antioch (also known as Beery or River Brethren), County Home (or Farm or Infirmary- no longer exists), Greenwood (also known as Decatur or Maplewood), First City (no longer exists), Little Family, and Roe (no longer exists).

### Major highways

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* US 27
* US 33
* US 224
* SR 124

### Airports and landing strips

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* Gage Airport

### Landmarks

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* Stratton Park

## School districts

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* Adams Central Community Schools
* North Adams Community Schools

## Political districts

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* Indiana's 6th congressional district
* State House District 79
* State Senate District 19

## References

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### Citations

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1. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Washington Township, Adams County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
2. ^ "Washington Township, Adams County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Washington township, Adams County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
4. ^ 2002 Census of Governments, Individual State Descriptions (PDF)

### Sources

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* "Washington Township, Adams County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
* United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States National Atlas

## External links

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Municipalities and communities of Adams County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Decatur

Cities|

* Berne
* Decatur

Map of Indiana highlighting Adams County

Towns|

* Geneva
* Monroe

Townships|

* Blue Creek
* French
* Hartford
* Jefferson
* Kirkland
* Monroe
* Preble
* Root
* St. Marys
* Union
* Wabash
* Washington

CDPs|

* Linn Grove
* Pleasant Mills
* Preble

Other
communities|

* Ceylon
* Curryville‡
* Honduras
* Magley
* Monmouth
* Peterson
* Rivare
* Salem
* Williams

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