Washington Township, Gibson County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Washington Township is one of ten townships
in Gibson County, Indiana
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 703. 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.
Knox County
Pike County
although not having any schools of its own since the early 1970s.
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....
in Gibson County, Indiana
Gibson County, Indiana
Gibson County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana and is included in the Evansville, Indiana–Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 33,503. The county seat is Princeton.-Geography:...
. 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 703. 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.
Geography
Washington Township covers an area of 36.84 square miles (95.4 km²); of this, 0.24 square mile (0.6215971464 km²) or 0.65 percent is water.Unincorporated towns
- Giro (Buena Vista)Giro, IndianaGiro is an unincorporated town located at the northernmost point of Gibson County in Washington Township, Gibson County, Indiana. The town is also known as Buena Vista....
- Mount OlympusMount Olympus, IndianaMount Olympus is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Gibson County, Indiana....
- WheelingWheeling, Gibson County, IndianaWheeling is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Gibson County, Indiana, United States. It was once a thriving agricultural community on the banks of the Patoka River...
Adjacent townships
Gibson County- Center TownshipCenter Township, Gibson County, IndianaCenter Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,478. Francisco is the township seat.-Geography:Center Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.1 percent is water.-Adjacent townships:...
(south) - Patoka TownshipPatoka Township, Gibson County, IndianaPatoka Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 11,502. Patoka Township is the center of the North Gibson School Corporation. Patoka Township is the location of the county seat of Princeton and the center of Gibson...
(southwest) - White River TownshipWhite River Township, Gibson County, IndianaWhite River Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,714. Hazleton is the township seat.-Geography:White River Township covers an area of ; of this, or 2.83 percent is water....
(west)
Knox County
- Johnson TownshipJohnson Township, Knox County, IndianaJohnson Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,486.-External links:* *...
(north)
Pike County
- Clay TownshipClay Township, Pike County, IndianaClay Township is one of nine townships in Pike County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 340.As of the 2010 census, the United States Census Bureau reported that 2010 median center of population of the United States was in Clay Township, southwest of...
(northeast) - Logan TownshipLogan Township, Pike County, IndianaLogan Township is one of nine townships in Pike County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 335.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Logan Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water...
(east)
Cemeteries
The township contains five cemeteries: Armstrong, Kirk, Kirk-McRoberts, Phillips and Richardson.Education
Washington Township is served by the North Gibson School CorporationNorth Gibson School Corporation
The North Gibson School Corporation is the second largest of the three public school governing institutions in Gibson County, Indiana, United States as well as one of the twenty largest in enrollment in Southwestern Indiana. The NGSC is responsible for a district including three townships of...
although not having any schools of its own since the early 1970s.