Washington Township, Starke County, Indiana

Washington Township
Township
Location in Starke County
Coordinates: 41°17′56″N 86°31′19″W / 41.29889°N 86.52194°W / 41.29889; -86.52194Coordinates: 41°17′56″N 86°31′19″W / 41.29889°N 86.52194°W / 41.29889; -86.52194
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Starke
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	36.19 sq mi (93.7 km2)
• Land	36.13 sq mi (93.6 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.17%
Elevation	725 ft (221 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	3,003
• Density	83.1/sq mi (32.1/km2)
ZIP codes	46511, 46531, 46534
GNIS feature ID	0454020[1]

Washington Township is one of nine townships in Starke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,003 and it contained 1,201 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.19 square miles (93.7 km²), of which 36.13 square miles (93.6 km²) (or 99.83%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.17%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Bass Lake (north edge)

Unincorporated towns

• Oak Grove at 41°17′16″N 86°29′10″W / 41.287820°N 86.486121°W / 41.287820; -86.486121
  • Ober at 41°16′15″N 86°31′28″W / 41.270875°N 86.524455°W / 41.270875; -86.524455 (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

    Adjacent townships

    • Oregon Township (north)
    • West Township, Marshall County (east)
    • Union Township, Marshall County (southeast)
    • North Bend Township (south)
    • California Township (southwest)
    • Center Township (west)
    • Davis Township (northwest)

    Cemeteries

    The township contains these two cemeteries: Holy Cross and Swartzell.

    Lakes

    • Eagle Lake

    Major highways

    • SR 8
    • SR 23

    School districts

    • Knox Community School Corporation

    Political districts

    • Indiana's 2nd congressional district
    • State House District 17
    • State Senate District 5

    References

    • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
    • United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
    • IndianaMap

    External links

    • Indiana Township Association
    • United Township Association of Indiana

    	Davis Township	Oregon Township
    	Center Township		West Township, Marshall County
    		Washington Township
    	California Township	North Bend Township	Union Township, Marshall County

    v t e Municipalities and communities of Starke County, Indiana, United States County seat: Knox City Knox Towns Hamlet North Judson Townships California Center Davis Jackson North Bend Oregon Railroad Washington Wayne CDPs Bass Lake Koontz Lake‡ San Pierre Other unincorporated communities Aldine Bass Station Brems English Lake Grovertown Indian Hill Lomax Oak Grove Ober Ora Toto Winona Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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