Washington Township is one of ten

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Daviess County, Indiana Daviess County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 31,648. The county seat is Washington, Indiana, Washington. About 15% of the county's population is Amish ...

. As of the 2010 census, its population was 15,534 and it contained 6,771 housing units.

History

Washington Township was organized on 12 May 1817 at the first meeting of the Daviess County Commissioners. Among its earliest settlements was the community of Liverpool, which later became subsumed into the

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, which is located in Washington Township.Fulkerson, A.O., ed. ''History of Daviess County Indiana: Its People, Industries, and Institutions''. Bowen:

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, 1915, 273. County Bridge No. 45, Jefferson Elementary School, and Prairie Creek Site are listed on the

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Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.06%) is land and (or 0.94%) is water. Blue Hole Pond, Snyder Pond and Swan Pond are in this township.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

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* Lettsville * Maysville * South Washington *

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Adjacent townships

* Steele Township (north) * Vigo Township, Knox County (north) * Bogard Township (northeast) * Barr Township (east) * Harrison Township (southeast) * Veale Township (south) * Harrison Township, Knox County (southwest) * Steen Township, Knox County (west)

Major highways

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Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Colbert, Hawkins, New Veale Creek, Oak Grove and Saint Johns.

References

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

U.S. Board on Geographic Names

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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