Washington Township is one of fourteen

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in Morgan County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 17,073 and it contained 7,171 housing units. The township contains a portion of the

Morgan–Monroe State Forest Morgan–Monroe State Forest is a state forest in Morgan County and Monroe County of Indiana, and is the second largest state forest in Indiana. The comprising this deciduous forest was abandoned farmland, as the previous residents realize ...

History

The Cross School, Grassyfork Fisheries Farm No. 1, and Long Schoolhouse are listed on the

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Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 97.43%) is land and (or 2.56%) is water. The White River defines the township's north border.

Cities, towns, villages

* Martinsville

Unincorporated towns

* Champlin Meadows at * Mahalasville at * Maxwell at * Shelburne at * Stines Mill Corner at * Willowbrook Estates at *

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Hill Dale, Maxwell, Nutter and Williams.

Major highways

Interstate 69 Interstate 69 (I-69) is an Interstate Highway in the United States currently consisting of eight unconnected segments. The longest segment runs from Evansville, Indiana, northeast to the Canadian border in Port Huron, Michigan, and includ ...

Indiana State Road 37 State Road 37 (SR 37) is a major route in the U.S. state of Indiana, running as a four-lane divided highway for a majority of its course in Southern and Central Indiana. At one time, the route ran from the southwest corner of the state t ...

Indiana State Road 39 State Road 39 (SR 39) in the U.S. state of Indiana is the name of two distinct north–south highways. Route description Southern section Located in south-central Indiana, the shorter southern section of SR 39 begins at SR& ...

Indiana State Road 44 Indiana State Road 44 (SR 44) in the State of Indiana begins in the west at Interstate 69 in Martinsville and runs eastward to the Ohio state line in Union County in two broken sections. It is broken in Franklin from Indiana State Road 1 ...

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 descr ...

Indiana State Road 252 State Road 252 (SR 252) in the U.S. state of Indiana consists of two segments. The western stretch runs from Interstate 69 in Martinsville to Interstate 65 near Edinburgh. The eastern stretch is from U.S. Route 52/ State Road 1 in Brook ...

Airports and landing strips

* McDaniels Field

Lakes

* Spring Lake

School districts

* Metropolitan School District of Martinsville Schools

Political districts

Indiana's 4th congressional district Indiana's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. From 2003 to 2013 the district was based primarily in the central part of the state, and consisted of all of Boone, Clinton, Hendricks, Morgan, ...

* State House District 47 * State Senate District 37

References

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United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

IndianaMap

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana

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