Washington Township, Cass County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Washington Township

Township

Location of Washington Township in Cass County

Coordinates: 40°41′47″N 86°19′55″W﻿ / ﻿40.69639°N 86.33194°W﻿ / 40.69639; -86.33194
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Cass
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 35.34 sq mi (91.53 km2)
• Land| 35.16 sq mi (91.07 km2)
• Water| 0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2)
Elevation

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| 715 ft (218 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 1,557
• Density| 44/sq mi (17/km2)
FIPS code| 18-80432[3]
GNIS feature ID| 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.

## History

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Washington Township was organized in 1842.[6] It was named for George Washington, first President of the United States.[7]

## Geography

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Washington Township covers an area of 35.34 square miles (91.5 km2); 0.18 square miles (0.47 km2) (0.51 percent) of this is water.

### Cities and towns

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* Logansport (south quarter)

### Unincorporated towns

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* Anoka

### Adjacent townships

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* Miami (northeast)
* Tipton (east)
* Deer Creek (south)
* Washington Township, Carroll County (southwest)
* Clinton (west)
* Eel (northwest)

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 35
* Indiana State Road 29
* Indiana State Road 218

### Cemeteries

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The township contains four cemeteries: Bruner, Ramer, Taber and West.

## References

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* United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
* U.S. Board on Geographic Names

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Washington Township, Cass County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ see Washington Township, Indiana
5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Washington township, Cass County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
6. ^ Helm, Thomas B. (1878). History of Cass County, Indiana. Kingman Bros. pp. 40.
7. ^ Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 702.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Washington Township, Cass County, Indiana.

* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Cass County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Logansport

City|

* Logansport

Map of Indiana highlighting Cass County

Towns|

* Galveston
* Onward
* Royal Center
* Walton

Townships|

* Adams
* Bethlehem
* Boone
* Clay
* Clinton
* Deer Creek
* Eel
* Harrison
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Miami
* Noble
* Tipton
* Washington

CDPs|

* Anoka
* Grissom AFB‡
* Lake Cicott
* Lincoln
* Lucerne
* Twelve Mile
* Young America

Other
communities|

* Adamsboro
* Clymers
* Deacon
* Dunkirk
* Georgetown
* Hoover
* Leases Corner
* Lewisburg
* Metea
* Miami Bend
* New Waverly

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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