Washington Township, Greene County, Indiana

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Washington Township
Location in Greene County
Coordinates: 38°57′48″N 87°03′32″W / 38.96333, -87.05889
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Greene
Area
- Total	42.86 sq mi (111.01 km²)
- Land	42.37 sq mi (109.74 km²)
- Water	0.49 sq mi (1.28 km²)  1.15%
Elevation	482 ft (147 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,256
- Density	29.6/sq mi (11.4/km²)
GNIS feature ID	0453997

Washington Township is one of fifteen townships in Greene County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,256.

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

[edit] Geography

Washington Township covers an area of 42.86 square miles (111.01 square kilometers); of this, 0.49 square miles (1.28 square kilometers) or 1.15 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Long Pond. The stream of Fourmile Creek runs through this township.

[edit] Cities and towns

• Lyons

[edit] Unincorporated towns

• Beehunter
• Bushrod
• Ilene
• Plummer
• Stalcup Corner

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

[edit] Adjacent townships

• Fairplay Township (northeast)
• Richland Township (northeast)
• Taylor Township (east)
• Cass Township (southeast)
• Vigo Township, Knox County (southwest)
• Stafford Township (west)
• Grant Township (northwest)
• Stockton Township (northwest)

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Bogard and Mount Zion.

[edit] Major highways

• Indiana State Road 57
• Indiana State Road 67

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links

• Indiana Township Association page for Greene County

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