Washington Township is one of thirteen

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in Owen County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,164 and it contained 2,755 housing units.

History

Washington Township was organized in 1819. It was named for

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. The

CCC Recreation Building-Nature Museum CCC Recreation Building-Nature Museum is a historic building located at McCormick's Creek State Park in Washington Township, Owen County, Indiana. It was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933, and is a one-story, frame building with bo ...

McCormick's Creek State Park Entrance and Gatehouse McCormick's Creek State Park Entrance and Gatehouse is a historic gatehouse situated in McCormick's Creek State Park, located in Washington Township, Owen County, Indiana. Constructed in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, it is a one-story, ...

, Secrest-Wampler House, and

Stone Arch Bridge over McCormick's Creek Stone Arch Bridge over McCormick's Creek is a historic arch bridge located at McCormick's Creek State Park in Washington Township, Owen County, Indiana. It was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1934, and is solidly constructed of mortar ...

are listed on the

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Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.64%) is land and (or 0.36%) is water. The White River defines the northeastern border of the township.

Cities, towns, villages

* Spencer

Unincorporated towns

* Hancock Corner at * Highets Corner at * Romona at *

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at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Blair, Chambersville, Mount Moriah, River Hill, Riverside, Rose and Witham.

Major highways

U.S. Route 231 U.S. Route 231 (US 231) is a north-south United States Numbered Highway System, U.S highway that is a parallel route of U.S. Route 31, US 31. It runs for from St. John, Indiana, St. John, Indiana, at U.S. Route 41 in Indiana, US 41 ...

Indiana State Road 46 State Road 46 in the U.S. state of Indiana is an east–west state highway in the southern half of Indiana. Route description The western terminus of SR 46 is at I-70 east of Terre Haute at an interchange before becoming a heavily trav ...

Indiana State Road 67 State Road 67 in the U.S. State of Indiana cuts a diagonal route from southwest to northeast across the state from the north side of Vincennes to Indianapolis to the Ohio state line, where it becomes State Route 29 east of Bryant. Route descript ...

Airports and landing strips

* Miller Airport

School districts

* Spencer-Owen Community Schools

Political districts

* State House District 46 * State Senate District 37

References

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United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

IndianaMap

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana

{{Owen County, Indiana Townships in Owen County, Indiana Townships in Indiana