Washington Township is one of twelve
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, C ...
in
Boone County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,398 and it contained 547 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.61%) is land and (or 0.39%) is water.
Unincorporated towns
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Mechanicsburg
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Pike
Pike, Pikes or The Pike may refer to:
Fish
* Blue pike or blue walleye, an extinct color morph of the yellow walleye ''Sander vitreus''
* Ctenoluciidae, the "pike characins", some species of which are commonly known as pikes
* ''Esox'', genus of ...
Adjacent townships
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Center
Center or centre may refer to:
Mathematics
*Center (geometry), the middle of an object
* Center (algebra), used in various contexts
** Center (group theory)
** Center (ring theory)
* Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentrici ...
(southeast)
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Clinton (east)
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Jefferson (southwest)
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Sugar Creek (west)
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Jackson Township, Clinton County (north)
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Perry Township, Clinton County (northwest)
Major highways
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Interstate 65
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U.S. Route 52
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Indiana State Road 39
State Road 39 in the U.S. State of Indiana is the name of two distinct north–south highways in the state of Indiana.
Route description
Southern section
Located in south-central Indiana, the shorter southern section of State Road 39 begins a ...
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Indiana State Road 47
State Road 47 in the U.S. state of Indiana
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Cemeteries
The township contains three cemeteries: Bethel, Bethel Hill and Brush Creek.
References
External links
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary filesU.S. Board on Geographic NamesIndiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Boone County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana