Washington Township is one of twenty
townships
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Allen County, Indiana
Allen County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 385,410, making it the third-most populous county in Indiana. The county seat and largest city is Fort Wayne, the second largest city in Indiana. ...
, United States. As of the
2010 census, its population was 36,092.
Geography
Washington Township covers an area of ; , or 0.20 percent of this is water.
Cities and towns
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Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 Censu ...
(northwest quarter)
Unincorporated towns
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Academie
Adjacent townships
The township is adjacent to these Indiana townships:
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Aboite (southwest)
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Eel River (northwest)
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Lake
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(west)
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Perry
Perry, also known as pear cider, is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears, traditionally the perry pear. It has been common for centuries in England, particularly in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire. It is also made ...
(northeast)
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St. Joseph
Joseph (; el, Ἰωσήφ, translit=Ioséph) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. The Gospels also name some brothers ...
(east)
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Wayne (south)
Major highways
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Airports
* Smith Field
Cemeteries
The township contains three cemeteries: Bethel, Hatfield, and Saint Pauls.
References
Citations
Sources
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary filesU.S. Board on Geographic Names
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Townships in Allen County, Indiana
Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Townships in Indiana