Washington Township, Whitley County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Washington Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Whitley
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 91.88
area_land_km2 = 91.79
area_water_km2 = 0.09
area_total_sq_mi = 35.47
area_land_sq_mi = 35.44
area_water_sq_mi = 0.03
area_water_percent = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1121
population_density_km2 = 12.2
population_density_sq_mi = 31.6

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elevation_m = 254
elevation_ft = 833
latd = 41
latm = 02
lats = 58
latNS = N
longd = 85
longm = 30
longs = 22
longEW = W

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Washington Township is one of nine townships in Whitley County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,121 [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=4001&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=06000US1818381152&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

Geography

Washington Township covers an area of 35.47 square miles (91.88 square kilometers); of this, 0.03 square miles (0.09 square kilometers) or 0.1 percent is water. The streams of Cox Branch and Huffman Branch run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

* Briggs
* Laud
* Peabody
* Tunker
* Washington Center(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

* Indiana State Road 9
* Indiana State Road 14
* Indiana State Road 114

References

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

External links

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