Washington Township, Whitley County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
41°02′58″N 85°30′22″W / 41.04944°N 85.50611°W / 41.04944; -85.50611[1]
(2020)[2]
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
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
- 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
- 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
References
- U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Washington Township, Whitley County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ 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
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana