Howard Township is one of thirteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Washington County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,262 and it contained 494 housing units.
It was named for Gen.
Tilghman Howard
Tilghman Ashurst Howard (November 14, 1797 – August 16, 1844) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat from Indiana. He was born near Easley, South Carolina. He moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1816 and was admitted to the bar there in ...
.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.14%) is land and (or 0.83%) is water.
Unincorporated towns
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Becks Mill at
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Organ Springs at
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Rosebud
Rosebud may refer to:
* Rose bud, the bud of a rose flower
Arts
* The name of Jerry Garcia's guitar from 1990 until his death in 1995.
* In the 1941 film ''Citizen Kane'', the last words of Charles Foster Kane and an overall plot device.
* "Ros ...
at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Washington Township (northeast)
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Pierce Township (east)
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Jackson Township (southeast)
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Posey Township (southwest)
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Madison Township (west)
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Vernon Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Becks, Hall, Kansas Church, Smith-Miller Pioneer and Voyles.
School districts
* West Washington School Corporation
Political districts
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Indiana's 9th congressional district
Indiana's 9th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Located in south-central and southeastern Indiana, the district stretches from the south suburbs of Indianapolis to the Indiana side of the Louisvill ...
* State House District 73
* State Senate District 44
References
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)IndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Washington County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana