Washington Township
Township
Location of Washington Township in Clinton County
Location of Washington Township in Clinton County
Coordinates: 40°17′16″N 86°36′43″W / 40.28778°N 86.61194°W / 40.28778; -86.61194
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClinton
Organized1830
Named forGeorge Washington
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total28.78 sq mi (74.5 km2)
 • Land28.74 sq mi (74.4 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
846 ft (258 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,098
 • Density38.2/sq mi (14.7/km2)
FIPS code18-80486[2]
GNIS feature ID453989

Washington Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,098 and it contained 465 housing units.[3] The township was named for President George Washington.[4]

History

Before Clinton County existed, all of its territory, along with a small piece of what's now northern Boone County, was from 1828 to 1830 part of Tippecanoe County and known as Washington Township. When Clinton County was founded, this name was retained for the township then most settled. As established on May 15, 1830, it included all of Perry Township (which was cut off in 1834) and the south half of Madison (made separate in 1835).

William Clark, the first white settler to come to this area, arrived in 1826 and built a cabin just north of what later would become Jefferson. David Kilgore and family arrived the next year and settled nearby.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.78 square miles (74.5 km2), of which 28.74 square miles (74.4 km2) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.14%) is water.[3]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Abbot, Jefferson and Providence.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  4. ↑ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. pp. 31.
  5. ↑ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Washington Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.
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