Washington Township, Monroe County, Indiana

Washington Township, Indiana
Washington Township, Indiana
Township
	Washington Township
	A historic church in the township
	Location in Monroe County
	Coordinates: 39°17′46″N 86°31′08″W / 39.29611°N 86.51889°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Monroe
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	34.24 sq mi (88.7 km2)
• Land	34.23 sq mi (88.7 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.03%
Elevation	787 ft (240 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,977
• Density	59.3/sq mi (22.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	46151, 47404, 47408, 47433
Area code(s)	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	454007

Washington Township is one of eleven townships in Monroe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,029 and it contained 882 housing units.^[3] The township contains a portion of the Morgan-Monroe State Forest.

History

Washington Township was established in 1829.^[4] It was named for George Washington, the first President of the United States.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.24 square miles (88.7 km²), of which 34.23 square miles (88.7 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[3]

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Collier and Sample.

Major highways

Lakes

Bryant Creek Lake

School districts

Monroe County Community School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 9th congressional district
State House District 61
State Senate District 37

References

"Washington Township, Monroe County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
IndianaMap

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Washington Township, Monroe County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 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.
^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 380.
^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. p. 432.

External links

City-Data.com page for Washington Township

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.

[2020_Census-2] "Census Bureau profile: Washington Township, Monroe County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

[census-3] "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.

[4] Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 380.

[5] History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. p. 432.

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County seat: Bloomington
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