Washington Township, Grant County, Indiana
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|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Grant
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|area_total_sq_mi = 34.29
|area_land_sq_mi = 34.14
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.16
|area_water_percent = 0.47
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_footnotes = {{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Washington Township, Grant County, Indiana |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Washington_township,_Grant_County,_Indiana?g=060XX00US1805380630 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 26, 2024}}
|population_total = 3433
|population_density_sq_mi = 111.4
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|elevation_m = 257
|elevation_ft = 843
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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{{cite web
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|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212201244/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18053
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|archive-date=2020-02-12
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1
|publisher=United States Census
|accessdate=2013-05-10
History
The Dr. Richard Davis House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
Geography
=Cities and towns=
- Marion (northeast edge)
=Unincorporated towns=
=Adjacent townships=
- 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=
The township contains three cemeteries: Fairview, Hummel-Lobdell and Salem.
=Major highways=
- {{Jct|state=IN|SR|9}}
References
- [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
- [https://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
External links
- [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/ Indiana Township Association]
- [http://unitedtownships.org/ United Township Association of Indiana]
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Category:Townships in Grant County, Indiana
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