Washington Township, Whitley County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°02′58″N 85°30′22″W / 41.04944°N 85.50611°W / 41.04944; -85.50611CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyWhitleyGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.5 sq mi (92 km²) • Land35.46 sq mi (91.8 km²) • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km²) 0.11%Elevation

^[1]

837 ft (255 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,253 • Density36.1/sq mi (13.9/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code260GNIS feature ID454025

Washington Township is one of nine townships in Whitley County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,253 (down from 1,281 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 478 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.5 square miles (92 km²), of which 35.46 square miles (91.8 km²) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.11%) is water.^[3] The streams of Cox Branch and Huffman Branch run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Briggs at 41°05′08″N 85°28′13″W / 41.0856020°N 85.4702558°W / 41.0856020; -85.4702558
Laud at 41°02′58″N 85°27′08″W / 41.0494908°N 85.4521993°W / 41.0494908; -85.4521993
Peabody at 41°05′09″N 85°29′22″W / 41.0858795°N 85.4894228°W / 41.0858795; -85.4894228
Tunker at 41°02′55″N 85°33′27″W / 41.0486569°N 85.5574799°W / 41.0486569; -85.5574799
Washington Center at 41°02′54″N 85°30′34″W / 41.0483793°N 85.5094228°W / 41.0483793; -85.5094228

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

Adjacent townships

Columbia Township (north)
Union Township (northeast)
Jefferson Township (east)
Jackson Township, Huntington County (southeast)
Clear Creek Township, Huntington County (south)
Warren Township, Huntington County (southwest)
Cleveland Township (west)

Major highways

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 8, 2017.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Washington Township, Whitley County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 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.