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Washington Township
Township
Coordinates: 40°03′33″N 84°59′02″W / 40.05917°N 84.98389°W / 40.05917; -84.98389
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Randolph
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	44.43 sq mi (115.1 km)
• Land	44.36 sq mi (114.9 km)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.2 km)
Elevation	1,158 ft (353 m)
Population
• Total	1,906
• Density	43/sq mi (17/km)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	765
FIPS code	18-80990
GNIS feature ID	454016

Washington Township is one of eleven townships in Randolph County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,906 (down from 2,172 at 2010) and it contained 896 housing units.

History

Washington Township was established in 1831.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 44.43 square miles (115.1 km), of which 44.36 square miles (114.9 km) (or 99.84%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km) (or 0.16%) is water.

Cities and towns

• Lynn

Unincorporated towns

• Bloomingport at 40°01′37″N 84°59′41″W / 40.0269904°N 84.9946863°W / 40.0269904; -84.9946863
• Carlos at 40°01′35″N 85°02′04″W / 40.0264350°N 85.0344088°W / 40.0264350; -85.0344088
• Rural at 40°06′24″N 84°57′58″W / 40.1067123°N 84.9660757°W / 40.1067123; -84.9660757
• Snow Hill at 40°05′31″N 84°57′47″W / 40.0919902°N 84.9630200°W / 40.0919902; -84.9630200

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

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Washington Township, Randolph County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ "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.
5. Tucker, E. (1882). History of Randolph County, Indiana: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to which are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships. A.L. Klingman. p. 49.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

v t e Municipalities and communities of Randolph County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Winchester
Cities	Union City Winchester
Towns	Albany‡ Farmland Losantville Lynn Modoc Parker City Ridgeville Saratoga
Townships	Franklin Green Greensfork Jackson Monroe Stoney Creek Union Ward Washington Wayne White River
CDPs	Fairview Spartanburg Windsor‡
Other communities	Arba Bartonia Bloomingport Buena Vista Carlos Crete Deerfield Georgetown Harrisville Haysville Corner Huntsville Maxville Mull New Lisbon New Pittsburg Pinch Randolph Rural Scott Corner Shedville Snow Hill South Salem Stone Unionport
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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