Washington Township is one of eleven
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Clay County, Indiana
Clay County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 26,466. The county seat is Brazil, Indiana, Brazil. Clay County is included in the Terre Haute, Indiana, Terre Haute metropolit ...
. As of the 2020 census, its population was 750 (down from 780 at 2010
) and it contained 346 housing units.
History
Indiana State Highway Bridge 46-11-1316 was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2000.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.
Unincorporated towns
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Bowling Green
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Before 1830, when Edwin Beard Budding of Thrupp, near Stroud, UK, invented the lawnmower, lawns were often kept cropped by grazing sheep ...
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Cass Township (north)
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Jackson Township, Owen County (northeast)
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Morgan Township, Owen County (east)
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Marion Township, Owen County (south)
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Harrison Township (southwest)
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Sugar Ridge Township (west)
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Jackson Township (northwest)
Major highways
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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 US 40 east of Terre Haute. It is a four-lane highway with signalized int ...
Cemeteries
The township contains six cemeteries: Fairview, Funk, Killion, Sixmile, Snoddy and Zenor.
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 Clay County, Indiana
Terre Haute metropolitan area
Townships in Indiana