Washington Township | |
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![]() Location in Parke County | |
Coordinates: 39°49′42″N 87°10′39″W / 39.82833°N 87.17750°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Parke |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 36.13 sq mi (93.6 km2) |
• Land | 35.95 sq mi (93.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.5 km2) 0.50% |
Elevation | 732 ft (223 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,412 |
• Density | 39/sq mi (15/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 47832, 47856, 47859, 47872 |
Area code | 765 |
GNIS feature ID | 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]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 1,641 | — | |
1900 | 1,682 | 2.5% | |
1910 | 1,481 | −12.0% | |
1920 | 1,355 | −8.5% | |
1930 | 1,162 | −14.2% | |
1940 | 1,201 | 3.4% | |
1950 | 1,051 | −12.5% | |
1960 | 1,018 | −3.1% | |
1970 | 961 | −5.6% | |
1980 | 1,017 | 5.8% | |
1990 | 904 | −11.1% | |
2000 | 1,142 | 26.3% | |
2010 | 1,302 | 14.0% | |
2020 | 1,412 | 8.4% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[3] |