Washington Township is one of thirteen
townships
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in
Parke County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the
2020 census, its population was 1,412 and it contained 478 housing units.
History
The
Sanitorium Covered Bridge was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1978.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.50%) is land and (or 0.50%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
*
Marshall
Marshall may refer to:
Places
Australia
*Marshall, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria
** Marshall railway station
Canada
* Marshall, Saskatchewan
* The Marshall, a mountain in British Columbia
Liberia
* Marshall, Liberia
Marshall Is ...
Census-designated places
*
Judson at
Unincorporated communities
*
Bethany
Bethany (,Murphy-O'Connor, 2008, p152/ref> Syriac language, Syriac: ܒܝܬ ܥܢܝܐ ''Bēṯ ʿAnyā''), locally called in Palestinian Arabic, Arabic Al-Eizariya or al-Aizariya (, "Arabic nouns and adjectives#Nisba, lace
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of Lazarus (name), L ...
at
*
Cincinnati
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at
*
Nyesville at
*
Pin Hook at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these seven cemeteries: Barnes, Bethany, Buchanan, Elder, Overman, Poplar and Rawlings.
Major highways
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U.S. Route 41
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School districts
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North Central Parke Community School Corporation[ ]
Text list
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* Formerly: Turkey Run Community School Corporation
Political districts
* State House District 44
* State Senate District 38
References
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United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
IndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township Association
United Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Parke County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana