Washington Township, Blackford County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°31′05″N 85°23′40″W / 40.51806°N 85.39444°W / 40.51806; -85.39444CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyBlackfordGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total36.23 sq mi (93.8 km²) • Land36.22 sq mi (93.8 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)Elevation

^[1]

883 ft (269 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total803 • Density22/sq mi (8.6/km²)FIPS code18-80360^[3]GNIS feature ID453982

Washington Township is one of four townships in Blackford County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 803 (down from 873 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 364 housing units.^[2] County Commissioners named the township after George Washington in 1833, and it was part of Jay County. In 1838, Washington Township became part of the newly organized Blackford County.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.23 square miles (93.8 km²), of which 36.22 square miles (93.8 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[4]

Unincorporated towns

Roll
Silas (ghost town)

Major highways

SR 3
SR 18

Cemeteries

The township contains at least nine cemeteries: Balsley, Center, Hadden, Herbaugh, Leffler, Mills, Roll, Shields, and Schmidt.

References

Citations

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Census Bureau profile: Washington Township, Blackford County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ "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.
^ See “A History of Blackford County, Indiana…”, page 152.

References

A History of Blackford County, Indiana : with historical accounts of the county, 1838-1986 [and] histories of families who have lived in the county. Hartford City, Indiana: Blackford County Historical Society. 1986. p. 302. OCLC 15144953.
Biographical and historical record of Jay and Blackford Counties, Indiana: Containing ... portraits and biographies of some of the prominent men of the state : engravings of prominent citizens in Jay and Blackford Counties, with personal histories of many of the leading families and a concise history of Jay and Blackford Counties and their cities and villages. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company. 1887. p. 901. OCLC 15560416.
Blackford County Historical Society
U.S. Board on Geographic Names
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files