Washington Township, Delaware County, Indiana

Washington Township
—  Township  —
Location of Washington Township in Delaware County
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Delaware
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	35.47 sq mi (91.86 km2)
• Land	35.43 sq mi (91.77 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation[1]	869 ft (265 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	2,166
• Density	61.13/sq mi (23.6/km2)
FIPS code	18-80576[2]
GNIS feature ID	453993

Washington Township is one of twelve townships in Delaware County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,166.

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

Geography

Washington Township covers an area of 35.47 square miles (91.9 km²); 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (0.08 percent) of this is water. Jackson Lake is in this township.

Cities and towns

• Gaston

Unincorporated towns

• Janney
• Stockport
• Wheeling

Adjacent townships

• Jefferson Township, Grant County (north)
• Licking Township, Blackford County (northeast)
• Union Township (east)
• Hamilton Township (southeast)
• Harrison Township (south)
• Monroe Township, Madison County (southwest)
• Van Buren Township, Madison County (west)
• Fairmount Township, Grant County (northwest)

Major highways

• Interstate 69

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Elizabethtown, Olive Branch, Thompson and Wheeling.

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. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

Municipalities and communities of Delaware County, Indiana, USA County seat: Muncie City Muncie Towns Albany‡ Chesterfield‡ Daleville Eaton Gaston Selma Yorktown Townships Center Delaware Hamilton Harrison Liberty Monroe Mount Pleasant Niles Perry Salem Union Washington Unincorporated communities Anthony Aultshire Bethel Cammack Cowan Cross Roads DeSoto Drew Gates Corner Granville Hyde Park Janney Liberty Corners Mayfield Middletown Park Morningside Mount Pleasant New Burlington Oakville Progress Reed Station Royerton Shideler Smithfield Stockport West Muncie Wheeling Woodland Park Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties