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Washington Township, Clinton County, Indiana
Washington Township is one of fourteen Township (United States), townships in Clinton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,098 and it contained 465 housing units. The township was named for President George Washington. History Before Clinton County existed, all of its territory, along with a small piece of what's now northern Boone County, Indiana, Boone County, was from 1828 to 1830 part of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, Tippecanoe County and known as Washington Township. When Clinton County was founded, this name was retained for the township then most settled. As established on May 15, 1830, it included all of Perry Township, Clinton County, Indiana, Perry Township (which was cut off in 1834) and the south half of Madison Township, Clinton County, Indiana, Madison (made separate in 1835). William Clark, the first white settler to come to this area, arrived in 1826 and built a cabin just north of what later would become Jefferson, Indiana, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township (United States)
A township in some states of the United States is a small geographic area. The term is used in three ways. #A survey township is simply a geographic reference used to define property location for deeds and grants as surveyed and platted by the General Land Office (GLO). A survey township is nominally six by six miles square, or 23,040 acres. #A civil township is a unit of local government, generally a civil division of a County (United States), county. Counties are the primary divisional entities in many U.S. states, states, thus the powers and organization of townships varies from state to state. Civil townships are generally given a name, sometimes written with the included abbreviation "Twp". #A charter township, found only in the state of Michigan, is similar to a civil township. Provided certain conditions are met, a charter township is mostly exempt from annexation to contiguous cities or villages, and carries additional rights and responsibilities of home rule. Survey towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
