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
Whitley County,
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 ...
, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,253 (down from 1,281 at 2010
) and it contained 478 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.89%) is land and (or 0.11%) is water.
The streams of Cox Branch and Huffman Branch run through this township.
Unincorporated towns
* Briggs at
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Laud at
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Peabody at
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Tunker at
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Washington Center at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Columbia Township (north)
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Union Township (northeast)
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Jefferson Township (east)
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Jackson Township, Huntington County (southeast)
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Clear Creek Township, Huntington County (south)
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Warren Township, Huntington County (southwest)
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Cleveland Township (west)
Major highways
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Indiana State Road 9
State Road 9 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a long north–south state highway in the eastern portion of Indiana. Its southern terminus is near Columbus at State Road 46, and the northern terminus is at the Michigan/Indiana border betwee ...
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Indiana State Road 14
State Road 14 is an east–west highway route which traverses the northern portion of the U.S. State of Indiana. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 41 in Enos, and since 1995 its eastern terminus is at Interstate 69 in Fort Wayne
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Indiana State Road 114
State Road 114 (SR 114) is an east–west state road, that consists of three discontinuous sections, in the northern part of the US state of Indiana. The western portion of SR 114 is just under long and is routed between U.S. Highway 41 (US ...
References
U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Whitley County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana