Washington Township, Brown County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°10′03″N 86°15′48″W / 39.16750°N 86.26333°W / 39.16750; -86.26333CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyBrownGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total102 sq mi (260 km²) • Land99.42 sq mi (257.5 km²) • Water2.58 sq mi (6.7 km²)Elevation

^[1]

755 ft (230 m)Population

(2020)

• Total5,164 • Density51/sq mi (20/km²)FIPS code18-80396^[2]GNIS feature ID453984

Washington Township is one of four townships in Brown County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,164 and it contained 2,753 housing units.^[3] The township includes the northern portion of Brown County State Park.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	2,975	—
1900	2,713	−8.8%
1910	2,187	−19.4%
1920	1,803	−17.6%
1930	1,581	−12.3%
1940	2,026	28.1%
1950	2,227	9.9%
1960	2,603	16.9%
1970	3,442	32.2%
1980	4,031	17.1%
1990	4,478	11.1%
2000	4,433	−1.0%
2010	4,896	10.4%
2020	5,164	5.5%
Source: US Decennial Census^[4]

History

Washington Township was established in 1836.^[5]

The Brown County Bridge No. 36 and Theodore Clement Steele House and Studio are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[6]

Geography

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.^[7] Axsom Branch Pond and Terrill Ridge Pond are in this township.

Cities and towns

Nashville

Unincorporated towns

Annandale Estates
Belmont
Gnaw Bone
Mount Liberty
Town Hill
West Overlook

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

Adjacent townships

Hamblen (northeast)
Jackson (north)
Van Buren (southeast)
Benton Township, Monroe County (northwest)
Camp Atterbury (northeast)
Harrison Township, Bartholomew County (east)
Polk Township, Monroe County (southwest)
Salt Creek Township, Jackson County (south)
Salt Creek Township, Monroe County (west)

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Clark, Crouch, David, Dobbs, Hickory Hill, Marlett, Pittman, South View, and Terrill.

References

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
U.S. Board on Geographic Names

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 683.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "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.

External links

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Indiana Township Association
United Township Association of Indiana
Town of Nashville

Municipalities and communities of Brown County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Nashville

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