Washington Township, Clinton County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Washington Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Washington Township in Clinton County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Clinton
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government_type = Indiana township
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established_title = Organized
established_date = 1830
named_for = George Washington

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area_total_km2 = 74.52
area_land_km2 = 74.42
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 28.77
area_land_sq_mi = 28.73
area_water_sq_mi = 0.04

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1,193
population_density_km2 = 16.03
population_density_sq_mi = 41.52

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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 258
elevation_ft = 846
latd = 40
latm = 17
lats = 16
latNS = N
longd = 86
longm = 36
longs = 43
longEW = W

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blank_info = 18-80486GR|2
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Washington Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,193. The township was named for President George Washington.cite book
last=Claybaugh
first=Joseph
title=History of Clinton County, Indiana
year=1913
publisher=A. W. Bowen & Company
location=Indianapolis
pages=p. 31]

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.cite book
last=Claybaugh
first=Joseph
title=History of Clinton County, Indiana
year=1913
publisher=A. W. Bowen & Company
location=Indianapolis
chapter=Washington Township]

Geography

Washington Township covers an area of 28.77 square miles; 0.04 square miles (0.14 percent) of this is water.

Unincorporated towns

* Fickle
* Jefferson

Adjacent townships

* Ross Township (north)
* Center Township (east)
* Union Township (east)
* Jackson Township (southeast)
* Perry Township (south)
* Lauramie Township, Tippecanoe County (west)
* Sheffield Township, Tippecanoe County (west)
* Madison Township (northwest)

Major highways

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Cemeteries

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

References

* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names]

External links

* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Clinton.htm Indiana Township Association page for Clinton County]