Official Name: | Washington Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Parke |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.13 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.95 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.18 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.50 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1412 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 223 |
Elevation Ft: | 732 |
Coordinates: | 39.8283°N -87.1775°W |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 47832, 47856, 47859, 47872 |
Area Code: | 765 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 454012 |
Washington Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,412 and it contained 478 housing units.[2]
The Sanitorium Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.50%) is land and (or 0.50%) is water.[3]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these seven cemeteries: Barnes, Bethany, Buchanan, Elder, Overman, Poplar and Rawlings.