Washington Township, Grant County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Washington Township

Township

Location of Washington Township in Grant County

Coordinates: 40°37′02″N 85°37′01″W﻿ / ﻿40.61722°N 85.61694°W﻿ / 40.61722; -85.61694
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Grant
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 34.29 sq mi (88.8 km2)
• Land| 34.14 sq mi (88.4 km2)
• Water| 0.16 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.47%
Elevation

| 843 ft (257 m)
Population

(2020)[1]

• Total

| 3,433
• Density| 111.4/sq mi (43.0/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0453996

Washington Township is one of thirteen townships in Grant County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,433 (down from 3,803 at 2010[2]) and it contained 1,636 housing units.[1]

## History

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The Dr. Richard Davis House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[3]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.29 square miles (88.8 km2), of which 34.14 square miles (88.4 km2) (or 99.56%) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km2) (or 0.47%) is water.[2] The streams of Big Lick Creek and Hummel Creek run through this township.

### Cities and towns

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* Marion (northeast edge)

### Unincorporated towns

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* Hanfield
* Landess
* Shadeland

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

### Adjacent townships

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* Wayne Township, Huntington County (north)
* Jefferson Township, Huntington County (northeast)
* Van Buren Township (east)
* Monroe Township (southeast)
* Center Township (south)
* Pleasant Township (west)
* Liberty Township, Wabash County (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains three cemeteries: Fairview, Hummel-Lobdell and Salem.

### Major highways

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* SR 9

## References

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

1. ^ a b "Census Bureau profile: Washington Township, Grant County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Grant County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Marion

Cities|

* Gas City
* Jonesboro
* Marion

Map of Indiana highlighting Grant County

Towns|

* Converse‡
* Fairmount
* Fowlerton
* Matthews
* Swayzee
* Sweetser
* Upland
* Van Buren

Townships|

* Center
* Fairmount
* Franklin
* Green
* Jefferson
* Liberty
* Mill
* Monroe
* Pleasant
* Richland
* Sims
* Van Buren
* Washington

CDPs|

* Herbst
* Jalapa
* Landess
* Mier
* Point Isabel
* Sims

Other
communities|

* Farrville
* Hackleman
* Hanfield
* Michaelsville
* Normal
* Radley
* Rigdon‡
* Roseburg
* Shady Hills
* Weaver

Footnotes|

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

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