Washington Township, Miami County, Indiana
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Washington Township
|settlement_type = Township
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|image_map = Map highlighting Washington Township, Miami County, Indiana.svg
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|subdivision_type = Country
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|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Indiana}}
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Miami
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|government_type = Indiana township
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|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_total_sq_mi = 28.38
|area_land_sq_mi = 28.12
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.26
|area_water_percent = 0.92
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_footnotes = {{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Washington Township, Miami County, Indiana |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Washington_township,_Miami_County,_Indiana?g=060XX00US1810380810 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=Apr 5, 2024}}
|population_total = 3365
|population_density_sq_mi = auto
|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2017-05-09|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=October 25, 2007}}
|elevation_m = 232
|elevation_ft = 761
|coordinates = {{coord|40|41|52|N|86|03|12|W|region:US-IN|display=inline,title}}
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|timezone_DST = EDT
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|postal_code_type = ZIP codes
|postal_code = 46914, 46970
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|blank_name = GNIS feature ID
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Washington Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,365 (down from 3,493 at 2010{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18103
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212202954/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18103
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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
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|access-date=2013-05-10
}}) and it contained 1,563 housing units.
History
The first settler, Thomas Henton, arrived in Washington Township in 1838 and built a cabin upon a hill.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofmiamico01bodu | title=History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests | publisher=Lewis Pub. | author=Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence | year=1914 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofmiamico01bodu/page/149 149]}}
Washington Township was organized in 1843.{{cite web|url=http://enjoymiamicounty.org/history/ |title=History of Miami County (archived) |publisher=Miami County Tourism Office |access-date=22 August 2015 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212103312/http://enjoymiamicounty.org/history/ |archive-date=February 12, 2015 }} It was named for President George Washington.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_GETWAAAAMAAJ | title=History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present | publisher=Brant & Fuller | year=1887 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_GETWAAAAMAAJ/page/n762 802]}}
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|28.38|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|28.12|sqmi}} (or 99.08%) is land and {{convert|0.26|sqmi}} (or 0.92%) is water. The Wabash River defines the township's northern border.
=Cities, towns, villages=
- Peru (southeast quarter)
=Unincorporated towns=
- Park View Heights at {{coord|40.741431|-86.049714|scale:10000|display=inline}}
- South Peru at {{coord|40.745597|-86.056936|scale:10000|display=inline}}
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
=Cemeteries=
The township contains these four cemeteries: Crider, Rankin, Salem and Sharpee.
=Major highways=
=Airports and landing strips=
- Shinn Bone Lane Airport
School districts
- Maconaquah School Corporation
- Peru Community Schools
Political districts
- Indiana's 5th congressional district
- State House District 23
- State House District 32
- State Senate District 18
References
- {{cite gnis|0454006|Washington Township, Miami County, Indiana|2009-09-29}}
- [https://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tgrshp2008/tgrshp2008.html United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]
- [http://www.indianamap.org/ IndianaMap]
External links
- [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/ Indiana Township Association]
- [http://unitedtownships.org/ United Township Association of Indiana]
- [http://www.city-data.com/township/Washington-Miami-IN.html City-Data.com page for Washington Township]
{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Washington Township
|East=Butler Township
|Southeast=Harrison Township
|South=Clay Township
|Southwest=Deer Creek Township
|West=Pipe Creek Township
|Northwest=Peru Township
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{{Miami County, Indiana}}
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