Washington Township, Clinton County, Indiana


Washington Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,098 and it contained 465 housing units. The township was named for President George Washington.

History

Before Clinton County existed, all of its territory, along with a small piece of what's now northern Boone County, was from 1828 to 1830 part of Tippecanoe County and known as Washington Township. When Clinton County was founded, this name was retained for the township then most settled. As established on May 15, 1830, it included all of Perry Township and the south half of Madison.
William Clark, the first white settler to come to this area, arrived in 1826 and built a cabin just north of what later would become Jefferson. David Kilgore and family arrived the next year and settled nearby.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which is land and is water.

Unincorporated towns

The township contains three cemeteries: Abbot, Jefferson and Providence.