Washington Township, Knox County, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Washington Township

| settlement_type = Township

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| image_skyline = Buildings at the Enoco Coal Mine.jpg

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| image_caption = Buildings at the Enoco Coal Mine, a historic site in the township

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| image_map = Map highlighting Washington Township, Knox County, Indiana.svg

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = United States

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Indiana

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Knox

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| government_type = Indiana township

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| area_total_sq_mi = 49.09

| area_land_sq_mi = 48.84

| area_water_sq_mi = 0.24

| population_as_of = 2020

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| population_total = 2256

| population_density_sq_mi = auto

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| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}}

| elevation_m = 169

| elevation_ft = 554

| coordinates = {{coord|38|45|49|N|87|23|50|W|region:US-IN|display=inline,title}}

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| blank_name = FIPS code

| blank_info = 18-80738{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}

| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID

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Washington Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,256 (slightly down from 2,286 at 2010{{cite web

|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18083

|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212200050/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18083

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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

}}) and it contained 1,040 housing units.{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Washington_township,_Knox_County,_Indiana?g=060XX00US1808380738 |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=data.census.gov}}

{{US Census population

| footnote = Source: US Decennial Census{{Cite web|url=http://www.stats.indiana.edu/population/PopTotals/historic_counts_twps.asp|title = Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana}}

| 1890 = 1556

| 1900 = 1480

| 1910 = 1596

| 1920 = 3207

| 1930 = 2853

| 1940 = 2691

| 1950 = 2621

| 1960 = 2267

| 1970 = 2324

| 1980 = 2316

| 1990 = 2387

| 2000 = 2320

| 2010 = 2286

| 2020 = 2256

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