Washington Township, Ripley County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°04′14″N 85°08′29″W / 39.07056°N 85.14139°W / 39.07056; -85.14139CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyRipleyGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total29.33 sq mi (76.0 km²) • Land29.31 sq mi (75.9 km²) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²)Elevation

^[1]

945 ft (288 m)Population

(2020)

• Total2,257 • Density77/sq mi (30/km²)Area code812FIPS code18-81008^[2]GNIS feature ID454017

Washington Township is one of eleven townships in Ripley County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,257 (down from 2,440 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 895 housing units.^[4]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	925	—
1900	871	−5.8%
1910	856	−1.7%
1920	885	3.4%
1930	874	−1.2%
1940	910	4.1%
1950	1,067	17.3%
1960	1,268	18.8%
1970	1,301	2.6%
1980	1,811	39.2%
1990	1,989	9.8%
2000	2,196	10.4%
2010	2,440	11.1%
2020	2,257	−7.5%
Source: US Decennial Census^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.33 square miles (76.0 km²), of which 29.31 square miles (75.9 km²) (or 99.93%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.07%) is water.^[3]

Cities and towns

Milan (southern half)

Unincorporated towns

Education

Washington Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Osgood Public Library Central Library in Osgood, or its branch in Milan.^[6]

References

^ "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.
^ ^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.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "Library services". Osgood Public Library. Retrieved March 14, 2018.