Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana

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Washington Township
Location of Washington Township in Daviess County
Coordinates: 38°40′10″N 87°10′33″W / 38.66944, -87.17583
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Daviess
Area
- Total	73.77 sq mi (191.06 km²)
- Land	73.26 sq mi (189.73 km²)
- Water	0.51 sq mi (1.33 km²)
Elevation [1]	509 ft (155 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	15,110
- Density	206.27/sq mi (79.64/km²)
FIPS code	18-80522[2]
GNIS feature ID	453990

Washington Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 15,110.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Cities and towns 1.2 Unincorporated towns 1.3 Adjacent townships 1.4 Major highways 1.5 Cemeteries 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Geography

Washington Township covers an area of 73.77 square miles; 0.51 square miles (0.69 percent) of this is water. Blue Hole Pond, Snyder Pond and Swan Pond are in this township.

[edit] Cities and towns

• Washington

[edit] Unincorporated towns

• Graham
• Jordan
• Lettsville
• Maysville
• South Washington
• Thomas

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

[edit] Adjacent townships

• Steele Township (north)
• Vigo Township, Knox County (north)
• Bogard Township (northeast)
• Barr Township (east)
• Harrison Township (southeast)
• Veale Township (south)
• Harrison Township, Knox County (southwest)
• Steen Township, Knox County (west)

[edit] Major highways

• U.S. Route 150
• Indiana State Road 57
• Indiana State Road 257

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Colbert, Hawkins, New Veale Creek, Oak Grove and Saint Johns.

[edit] References

• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
• U.S. Board on Geographic Names

1. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

[edit] External links

• Indiana Township Association page for Daviess County

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Daviess County, Indiana County seat: Washington Cities and towns Alfordsville | Cannelburg | Elnora | Montgomery | Odon | Plainville | Washington Townships Barr | Bogard | Elmore | Harrison | Madison | Reeve | Steele | Van Buren | Veale | Washington Unincorporated communities Black Oak | Capehart | Cornettsville | Corning | Cumback | Epsom | Farlen | Glendale | Graham | Hudsonville | Jordan | Maysville | Pennyville | Raglesville | South Washington | Thomas | Waco