Washington Township, Monroe County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Washington Township is one of eleven townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 in Monroe County
Monroe County, Indiana
As of the census of 2010, there were 137,974 people, 46,898 households, and 24,715 families residing in the county. The population density was 306 people per square mile . There were 50,846 housing units at an average density of 129 per square mile...

, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 1,825. The township contains a portion of the Morgan-Monroe State Forest
Morgan-Monroe State Forest
Morgan-Monroe State Forest is a state forest in Morgan County and Monroe County of Indiana, and is the second largest state forest in Indiana. The comprising this deciduous forest were abandoned farmland, as the previous residents realized that the land's rocky soil was very poor for agricultural...

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, Washington Township covers an area of 34.22 square miles (88.6 km²); of this, 34.21 square miles (88.6 km²) (99.97 percent) is land and 0.01 square mile (0.0258998811 km²) (0.03 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Hindustan
    Hindustan, Indiana
    Hindustan is an unincorporated town in Washington Township, Monroe County, Indiana.-Geography:Hindustan is located at at an altitude of 271 metres along Old State Road 37 between Chambers Pike and Farr Road. It is within the Morgan Monroe State Forest....

     at 39.3081025°N 86.4833294°W
  • Modesto
    Modesto, Indiana
    Modesto is an unincorporated town in Washington Township, Monroe County, Indiana....

     at 39.2697686°N 86.5483315°W
  • Wayport at 39.2661577°N 86.5208305°W

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

Political districts

  • Indiana's 9th congressional district
    Indiana's 9th congressional district
    Indiana's 9th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Located in south-central and southeastern Indiana, the district is based in Bloomington....

  • State House District 61
  • State Senate District 37

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