Washington Township, Randolph County, Indiana

Washington Township is one of eleven townships in Randolph County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,906 (down from 2,172 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 896 housing units.^[2]

Washington Township
Township
Coordinates: 40°03′33″N 84°59′02″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Randolph
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	44.43 sq mi (115.1 km2)
• Land	44.36 sq mi (114.9 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,158 ft (353 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,906
• Density	43/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	765
FIPS code	18-80990[3]
GNIS feature ID	454016

History

Washington Township was established in 1831.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 44.43 square miles (115.1 km²), of which 44.36 square miles (114.9 km²) (or 99.84%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²) (or 0.16%) is water.^[4]

Cities and towns

• Lynn

Unincorporated towns

• Bloomingport at 40.0269904°N 84.9946863°W / 40.0269904; -84.9946863
• Carlos at 40.0264350°N 85.0344088°W / 40.0264350; -85.0344088
• Rural at 40.1067123°N 84.9660757°W / 40.1067123; -84.9660757
• Snow Hill at 40.0919902°N 84.9630200°W / 40.0919902; -84.9630200

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)