Washington Township is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,176 and it contained 4,543 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.52%) is land and (or 0.48%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
Salem (the county seat)
Unincorporated towns
Canton at
Fair Acres at
Harristown at
Highland at
Hitchcock at
Martin Heights at
McCol Place at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
Monroe Township (north) Gibson Township (northeast) Franklin Township (east) Polk Township (southeast) Pierce Township (south) Howard Township (southwest) Vernon Township (west) Jefferson Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these thirteen cemeteries: Blue River Hicksite, Blue River Quaker Orthodox, Coggswell, McKnight, New Philadelphia, Nicholson, Norris, Old Hebron, Paynter, Poor Farm, Stalker, Winslow and Wright.
Airports and landing strips
Hardin Airport
Salem Municipal Airport
Education
Salem Community Schools
Washington Township is served by the Salem-Washington Township Public Library.
Political districts
Indiana's 9th congressional district
State House District 73
State Senate District 44
References
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS) IndianaMap