Washington Township, Delaware County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Washington Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Washington Township in Delaware County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Delaware
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 91.86
area_land_km2 = 91.77
area_water_km2 = 0.09
area_total_sq_mi = 35.47
area_land_sq_mi = 35.43
area_water_sq_mi = 0.03

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2,166
population_density_km2 = 23.6
population_density_sq_mi = 61.13

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elevation_m = 265
elevation_ft = 869
latd = 40
latm = 20
lats = 59
latNS = N
longd = 85
longm = 31
longs = 00
longEW = W

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blank_info = 18-80576GR|2
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Washington Township is one of twelve townships in Delaware County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,166.

Geography

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

Cities and towns

* Gaston

Unincorporated towns

* Janney
* Stockport
* Wheeling

Adjacent townships

* Jefferson Township, Grant County (north)
* Licking Township, Blackford County (northeast)
* Union Township (east)
* Hamilton Township (southeast)
* Harrison Township (south)
* Monroe Township, Madison County (southwest)
* Van Buren Township, Madison County (west)
* Fairmount Township, Grant County (northwest)

Major highways

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Cemeteries

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

References

* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names]

External links

* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Delaware.htm Indiana Township Association page for Delaware County]