Washington Township is one of thirteen
townships
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in
Washington County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,176 and it contained 4,543 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.52%) is land and (or 0.48%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Salem (the county seat)
Unincorporated towns
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Canton at
* Fair Acres at
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Harristown at
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Highland
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at
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Hitchcock
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at
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Martin Heights at
* McCol Place at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Monroe Township (north)
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Gibson Township (northeast)
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Franklin Township (east)
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Polk Township (southeast)
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Pierce Township (south)
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Howard Township (southwest)
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Vernon Township (west)
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Jefferson Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these thirteen cemeteries:
Blue River Hicksite, Blue River Quaker Orthodox, Coggswell, McKnight, New Philadelphia, Nicholson, Norris, Old Hebron, Paynter, Poor Farm, Stalker, Winslow and Wright.
Airports and landing strips
* Hardin Airport
* Salem Municipal Airport
Education
* Salem Community Schools
Washington Township is served by the Salem-Washington Township Public Library.
Political districts
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Indiana's 9th congressional district
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* 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