Washington Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°31′05″N 85°23′40″W / 40.51806°N 85.39444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Blackford |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 36.23 sq mi (93.8 km2) |
• Land | 36.22 sq mi (93.8 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
Elevation | 883 ft (269 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 803 |
• Density | 22/sq mi (8.6/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-80360 [3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453982 |
Washington Township is one of four townships in Blackford County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 803 (down from 873 at 2010 [4]) and it contained 364 housing units. [2] County Commissioners named the township after George Washington in 1833, and it was part of Jay County. In 1838, Washington Township became part of the newly organized Blackford County. [5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.23 square miles (93.8 km2), of which 36.22 square miles (93.8 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water. [4]
The township contains at least nine cemeteries: Balsley, Center, Hadden, Herbaugh, Leffler, Mills, Roll, Shields, and Schmidt.