Washington Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 731 (down from 785 at 2010[3]) and it contained 326 housing units.[4] Like Wabash Township, Washington Township also has no organized seat within the township, despite its two corporation-worthy towns Mount Olympus and Wheeling. Patoka, in White River Township, serves as the seat.
Washington Township was organized in 1824, and named for President George Washington.[5]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 1,576 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,904 | 20.8% | |
| 1910 | 1,546 | −18.8% | |
| 1920 | 1,503 | −2.8% | |
| 1930 | 1,378 | −8.3% | |
| 1940 | 1,260 | −8.6% | |
| 1950 | 1,013 | −19.6% | |
| 1960 | 816 | −19.4% | |
| 1970 | 698 | −14.5% | |
| 1980 | 718 | 2.9% | |
| 1990 | 714 | −0.6% | |
| 2000 | 703 | −1.5% | |
| 2010 | 785 | 11.7% | |
| 2020 | 731 | −6.9% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[6] | |||
History
The Trippett-Glaze-Duncan-Kolb Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993, with a boundary increase in 2009.[7]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.79 square miles (95.3 km2), of which 36.34 square miles (94.1 km2) (or 98.78%) is land and 0.44 square miles (1.1 km2) (or 1.20%) is water.[3]
Point of Interest
Unincorporated towns
Adjacent townships
- Center Township (south)
- Patoka Township (southwest)
- White River Township (west)
- Johnson Township (north)
- Clay Township (northeast)
- Logan Township (east)
Cemeteries
The township contains five cemeteries: Armstrong, Kirk, Kirk-McRoberts, Phillips and Richardson.
Major highways
Education
Washington Township is served by the North Gibson School Corporation although not having any schools of its own since the early 1970s.
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "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 10, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ Stormont, Gil R. (1914). History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 379–380.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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