Washington Township is one of eleven
townships
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in
Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 780 and it contained 335 housing units.
History
Indiana State Highway Bridge 46-11-1316
Indiana State Highway Bridge 46-11-1316, also known as Bowling Bridge, is a historic Truss_bridge#Parker_(camelback)_truss, Parker through truss bridge located in Washington Township, Clay County, Indiana, Washington Township, Clay County, Indiana. ...
was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 2000.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.
Unincorporated towns
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Bowling Green
A bowling green is a finely laid, close-mown and rolled stretch of turf for playing the game of bowls.
Before 1830, when Edwin Beard Budding of Thrupp, near Stroud, UK, invented the lawnmower, lawns were often kept cropped by grazing sheep ...
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Hoffman Crossing
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Six Points
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Cass Township (north)
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Jackson Township, Owen County (northeast)
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Morgan Township, Owen County (east)
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Marion Township, Owen County (south)
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Harrison Township (southwest)
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Sugar Ridge Township (west)
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Jackson Township (northwest)
Major highways
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Indiana State Road 46
State Road 46 in the U.S. state of Indiana is an east–west state highway in the southern half of Indiana.
Route description
The western terminus of SR 46 is at I-70 east of Terre Haute at an interchange before becoming a heavily trav ...
Cemeteries
The township contains six cemeteries: Fairview, Funk, Killion, Sixmile, Snoddy and Zenor.
References
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary filesU.S. Board on Geographic Names
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Clay County, Indiana
Terre Haute metropolitan area
Townships in Indiana