Washington Township, Greene County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Washington Township
Township
Location in Greene County
Coordinates: 38°57′48″N 87°03′32″W / 38.96333°N 87.05889°W / 38.96333; -87.05889
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Greene
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	42.95 sq mi (111.2 km)
• Land	42.53 sq mi (110.2 km)
• Water	0.42 sq mi (1.1 km) 0.98%
Elevation	482 ft (147 m)
Population
• Total	1,017
• Density	24/sq mi (9.1/km)
GNIS feature ID	0453997

Washington Township is one of fifteen townships in Greene County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,017, down from 1,186 at 2010.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,804	—
1900	2,404	33.3%
1910	2,306	−4.1%
1920	2,092	−9.3%
1930	1,733	−17.2%
1940	1,639	−5.4%
1950	1,341	−18.2%
1960	1,246	−7.1%
1970	1,241	−0.4%
1980	1,366	10.1%
1990	1,213	−11.2%
2000	1,256	3.5%
2010	1,186	−5.6%
2020	1,017	−14.2%
Source: US Decennial Census

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.95 square miles (111.2 km), of which 42.53 square miles (110.2 km) (or 99.02%) is land and 0.42 square miles (1.1 km) (or 0.98%) is water. Lakes in this township include Long Pond. The stream of Fourmile Creek runs through this township.

Cities and towns

Lyons

Unincorporated towns

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

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)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Bogard and Mount Zion (Dog Island) and Marco.

Major highways

SR 57
SR 67

References

"Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
^ "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 10, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
"Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

External links

v t e Municipalities and communities of Greene County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Bloomfield
Cities	Jasonville Linton	Map of Indiana highlighting Greene County
Towns	Bloomfield Lyons Newberry Switz City Worthington
Townships	Beech Creek Cass Center Fairplay Grant Highland Jackson Jefferson Richland Smith Stafford Stockton Taylor Washington Wright
CDPs	Hashtown Midland Owensburg Scotland Solsberry Vicksburg
Other communities	Beehunter Calvertville Cincinnati Doans Ellis Elliston Furnace Gilmour‡ Hendricksville Hobbieville Hoosier Island City Johnstown Koleen Lone Tree Marco McVille Mineral City Newark Park Plummer Point Commerce Ridgeport Sponsler Stalcup Corner Summit Tanner Tulip Victoria White Rose
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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