Washington Township, Wayne County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°45′15″N 85°06′51″W / 39.75417°N 85.11417°W / 39.75417; -85.11417CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyWayneGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total42.08 sq mi (109.0 km²) • Land41.6 sq mi (108 km²) • Water0.48 sq mi (1.2 km²) 1.14%Elevation

^[1]

883 ft (269 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,384 • Density34.5/sq mi (13.3/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code765GNIS feature ID454024

Washington Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,436 and it contained 626 housing units.^[3]

History

Washington Township was organized in 1817.^[4]

Beechwood (Isaac Kinsey House) and the Doddridge Chapel and Cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.08 square miles (109.0 km²), of which 41.6 square miles (108 km²) (or 98.86%) is land and 0.48 square miles (1.2 km²) (or 1.14%) is water.^[3] The streams of Brethren Run, Butlers Creek, Central Run, City Run, Common Run, Dry Branch, Franklin Creek, Greens Fork, Martindale Creek, Milton Drain, Shaker Run, Warm Run, Wilson Run and Woodclinch Brook run through this township.

Cities and towns

Milton

Unincorporated towns

Beesons at 39°43′18″N 85°07′59″W / 39.7217136°N 85.1330197°W / 39.7217136; -85.1330197

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

Adjacent townships

Center Township (northeast)
Abington Township (east)
Waterloo Township, Fayette County (southeast)
Harrison Township, Fayette County (southwest)
Posey Township, Fayette County (west)
Jackson Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Doddridge Chapel Cemetery, Franklin, Friends, South Side, United Brethren and West Side.

Major highways

Indiana State Road 1

References

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

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Washington Township, Wayne County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ Young, Andrew White (1872). History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time. R. Clarke & Company. pp. 314.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.