Washington Township is one of nine
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
Starke County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Indiana
Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
.
As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,944 (down from 3,003 at 2010
) and it contained 1,214 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.83%) is land and (or 0.17%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
*
Bass Lake (north edge)
Unincorporated towns
*
Oak Grove at
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Ober
Ober may refer to:
* Ober (playing card), court card in the German and Swiss styles of playing cards
* Ober, Indiana, an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Starke County
* Oberek (also ''ober''), a lively Polish dance in triple metre ...
at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Oregon Township (north)
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West Township, Marshall County (east)
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Union Township, Marshall County (southeast)
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North Bend Township (south)
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California Township (southwest)
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Center Township (west)
*
Davis Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: Holy Cross and Swartzell.
Lakes
* Eagle Lake
Major highways
*
*
School districts
* Knox Community School Corporation
Political districts
*
Indiana's 2nd congressional district
Indiana's 2nd congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress in Northern Indiana. It includes South Bend, Elkhart, and Warsaw.
Prior to 2002, the 2nd congressional district covered east central Indiana, including most of ...
* State House District 17
* State Senate District 5
References
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)IndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Starke County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana