Washington Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°10′03″N 86°15′48″W / 39.16750°N 86.26333°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Brown |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 102 sq mi (260 km2) |
• Land | 99.42 sq mi (257.5 km2) |
• Water | 2.58 sq mi (6.7 km2) |
Elevation | 755 ft (230 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,896 |
• Density | 49.2/sq mi (19.0/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-80396[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453984 |
Washington Township is one of four townships in Brown County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,896 and it contained 2,519 housing units.[3] The township includes the northern portion of Brown County State Park.
Washington Township was established in 1836.[4]
The Brown County Bridge No. 36 and Theodore Clement Steele House and Studio are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 102 square miles (260 km2), of which 99.42 square miles (257.5 km2) (or 97.47%) is land and 2.58 square miles (6.7 km2) (or 2.53%) is water.[3] Axsom Branch Pond and Terrill Ridge Pond are in this township.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains eight cemeteries: Clark, Crouch, David, Dobbs, Hickory Hill, Marlett, Pittman, South View, and Terrill.