Washington Township, Marion County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°52′11″N 86°8′39″W / 39.86972°N 86.14417°W / 39.86972; -86.14417CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyMarionNamed forGeorge WashingtonGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total49.7 sq mi (128.6 km²) • Land48.5 sq mi (125.7 km²) • Water1.1 sq mi (2.9 km²)Elevation

715 ft (218 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total138,678 • Density2,800/sq mi (1,100/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code18-80792^[2]GNIS feature ID0454005^[3]Websitehttp://www.washtwp.org/

Washington Township is one of the nine townships of Marion County, Indiana, located in the northern part of the county. The township is entirely within the city of Indianapolis. The population as of the 2020 census was 138,678, up from 132,049 at the 2010 census.^[4] The first settlement at Washington Township was made in 1819.^[5]

On January 1, 2007, the Washington Township Fire Department became the first township fire department in Marion County to consolidate into the Indianapolis Fire Department as part of Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson's proposed Indy Works government cost-savings plan, even though Indy Works, which included merging of Marion County fire departments as part of its cost saving efforts, failed to pass in the City-County Council.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	2,400	—
1900	3,238	34.9%
1910	5,679	75.4%
1920	12,517	120.4%
1930	34,793	178.0%
1940	42,978	23.5%
1950	62,147	44.6%
1960	97,861	57.5%
1970	126,136	28.9%
1980	129,008	2.3%
1990	133,969	3.8%
2000	132,927	−0.8%
2010	132,049	−0.7%
2020	138,678	5.0%
Source: US Decennial Census^[6]

Geography

Municipalities

Crows Nest
Indianapolis (vast majority of township)
Meridian Hills
North Crows Nest
Rocky Ripple
Spring Hill
Williams Creek
Wynnedale

Communities

References

^ "Census Bureau profile: Washington Township, Marion County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Washington township, Marion County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
^ Bodenhamer, David J.; Barrows, Robert G. (November 22, 1994). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indiana University Press. p. 1413. ISBN 0-253-11249-4.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".