Washington Township is one of twelve
townships
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in
Clark County, Indiana
Clark County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Indiana, located directly across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 121,093. The county seat is Jeffer ...
. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,702 and it contained 744 housing units.
History
Washington Township was organized in 1816.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.72%) is land and (or 0.26%) is water.
Cities and towns
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New Washington
Unincorporated towns
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Nabb
Adjacent townships
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Saluda Township, Jefferson County (northeast)
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Bethlehem Township (east)
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Owen Township (south)
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Oregon Township (west)
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Lexington Township, Scott County (northwest)
Major highways
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Indiana State Road 62
State Road 62 (SR 62) in the U.S. state of Indiana is an east–west route that travels from the Illinois state line in the southwest corner of Indiana to the Louisville, Kentucky area, then northeast toward the Cincinnati, Ohio area ...
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Indiana State Road 362
Cemeteries
The township contains several cemeteries: Adams (a.k.a. Fifer), Barnes, Barnes Community House, Britain Cemetery (a.k.a. Pisgah), Crown Hill, Fouts/Robison, Frazier Family, Glass Family, Grayfriar-McMillen, Lawrence, Izzard, New Washington Christian Church, Staples, Work (a.k.a. Bower-Work Henly-Work)
References
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary filesU.S. Board on Geographic Names
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Clark County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
Populated places established in 1816
1816 establishments in Indiana