Washington Township, Delaware County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Washington Township is one of twelve townships
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....

 in Delaware County, Indiana
Delaware County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 118,769 people, 47,131 households, and 29,692 families residing in the county. The population density was 302 people per square mile . There were 51,032 housing units at an average density of 130 per square mile...

. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 2,166.

Geography

Washington Township covers an area of 35.47 square miles (91.9 km²); 0.03 square mile (0.0776996433 km²) (0.08 percent) of this is water. Jackson Lake is in this township.

Unincorporated towns

  • Janney
    Janney, Indiana
    Janney is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Delaware County, Indiana....

  • Stockport
    Stockport, Indiana
    Stockport is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Delaware County, Indiana.-Geography:Stockport is located at ....

  • Wheeling
    Wheeling, Indiana
    Wheeling is the name of the following places in the U.S. state of Indiana:*Wheeling, Carroll County, Indiana*Wheeling, Delaware County, Indiana*Wheeling, Gibson County, Indiana...


Adjacent townships

  • Jefferson Township, Grant County
    Jefferson Township, Grant County, Indiana
    Jefferson Township is one of thirteen townships in Grant County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,839.-Geography:Jefferson Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.39 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Dollar Lake...

     (north)
  • Licking Township, Blackford County
    Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana
    Licking Township is one of four townships in Blackford County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 8,689. The township was named after Lick Creek and a salt lick in the area. The first settlers in what became Blackford County arrived in the Lick Creek area in...

     (northeast)
  • Union Township
    Union Township, Delaware County, Indiana
    Union Township is one of twelve townships in Delaware County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,004.-Geography:Union Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Shideler...

     (east)
  • Hamilton Township
    Hamilton Township, Delaware County, Indiana
    Hamilton Township is one of twelve townships in Delaware County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 7,163.-Fire Department:Hamilton Township Vol. Fire Department is currently the only working fire department in the township. There are 30+ firefighters that work all for the same...

     (southeast)
  • Harrison Township
    Harrison Township, Delaware County, Indiana
    Harrison Township is one of twelve townships in Delaware County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,425.-Geography:Harrison Township covers an area of ; of this is water...

     (south)
  • Monroe Township, Madison County
    Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana
    Monroe Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 10,233.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Monroe Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Gehring and Gumz...

     (southwest)
  • Van Buren Township, Madison County
    Van Buren Township, Madison County, Indiana
    Van Buren Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,020.-Geography:...

     (west)
  • Fairmount Township, Grant County
    Fairmount Township, Grant County, Indiana
    Fairmount Township is one of thirteen townships in Grant County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,239.-Geography:Fairmount Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.18 percent is water. The streams of Back Creek, Winslow Ditch, Barren Creek, Fowlerton Drain, New Prairie...

    (northwest)

Cemeteries

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

External links

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