Washington Township, Pike County, Indiana

Washington Township
—  Township  —
Location in Pike County
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Pike
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	45.13 sq mi (116.88 km2)
• Land	44.32 sq mi (114.8 km2)
• Water	0.8 sq mi (2.08 km2)  1.78%
Elevation	472 ft (144 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	4,633
• Density	104.5/sq mi (40.4/km2)
ZIP codes	47567, 47598
GNIS feature ID	0454013

Washington Township is one of nine townships in Pike County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,633.^[1]

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Cities, towns, villages 1.2 Unincorporated towns 1.3 Cemeteries 1.4 Major highways 1.5 Airports and landing strips 1.6 Lakes 2 School districts 3 Political districts 4 References 5 External links

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Washington Township covers an area of 45.13 square miles (116.9 km²); of this, 44.32 square miles (114.8 km²) (98.22 percent) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) (1.78 percent) is water. The White River defines the township's northern border, as well as the northern border of Pike County.

Cities, towns, villages

• Petersburg

Unincorporated towns

• Alford at
• Arda at
• Ashby Yards at
• Rogers at
• West Petersburg at
• Willisville at

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Indian Mound, Johnson, Morrison, Old Town, Old Union, Stuckey, Walnut Hill and Walnut Hill.

Major highways

• SR 56
• SR 57
• SR 61

Airports and landing strips

• Whiteriver Airfield

Lakes

• Warner Lake

School districts

• Pike County School Corporation

Political districts

• State House District 64
• State Senate District 48

References

• "Washington Township, Pike County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0454013. Retrieved 2009-11-26. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Washington Township

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