Washington Township, Whitley County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Washington Township

Township

Location in Whitley County

Coordinates: 41°02′58″N 85°30′22″W﻿ / ﻿41.04944°N 85.50611°W﻿ / 41.04944; -85.50611
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Whitley
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total| 35.5 sq mi (92 km2)
• Land| 35.46 sq mi (91.8 km2)
• Water| 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.11%
Elevation

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| 837 ft (255 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total| 1,253
• Density| 36.1/sq mi (13.9/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code| 260
GNIS feature ID| 454025

Washington Township is one of nine townships in Whitley County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,253 (down from 1,281 at 2010[3]) and it contained 478 housing units.

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.5 square miles (92 km2), of which 35.46 square miles (91.8 km2) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.11%) is water.[3] The streams of Cox Branch and Huffman Branch run through this township.

### Unincorporated towns

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* Briggs at 41°05′08″N 85°28′13″W﻿ / ﻿41.0856020°N 85.4702558°W﻿ / 41.0856020; -85.4702558
* Laud at 41°02′58″N 85°27′08″W﻿ / ﻿41.0494908°N 85.4521993°W﻿ / 41.0494908; -85.4521993
* Peabody at 41°05′09″N 85°29′22″W﻿ / ﻿41.0858795°N 85.4894228°W﻿ / 41.0858795; -85.4894228
* Tunker at 41°02′55″N 85°33′27″W﻿ / ﻿41.0486569°N 85.5574799°W﻿ / 41.0486569; -85.5574799
* Washington Center at 41°02′54″N 85°30′34″W﻿ / ﻿41.0483793°N 85.5094228°W﻿ / 41.0483793; -85.5094228

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

### Adjacent townships

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* Columbia Township (north)
* Union Township (northeast)
* Jefferson Township (east)
* Jackson Township, Huntington County (southeast)
* Clear Creek Township, Huntington County (south)
* Warren Township, Huntington County (southwest)
* Cleveland Township (west)

### Major highways

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* Indiana State Road 9
* Indiana State Road 14
* Indiana State Road 114

## References

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

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Washington Township, Whitley County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
3. ^ 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.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Whitley County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Columbia City

City|

* Columbia City

Map of Indiana highlighting Whitley County

Towns|

* Churubusco
* Larwill
* South Whitley

Townships|

* Cleveland
* Columbia
* Etna-Troy
* Jefferson
* Richland
* Smith
* Thorncreek
* Union
* Washington

CDPs|

* Coesse
* Laud
* Tri-Lakes

Other
communities|

* Blue Lake
* Coesse Corners
* Collamer
* Collins
* Cresco
* Dunfee‡
* Etna
* Five Points
* Lorane
* Luther‡
* Ormas‡
* Peabody
* Raber
* Saturn
* Tunker
* Washington Center

Footnotes|

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

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