Howard Township, Washington County, Indiana

Howard Township
Howard Township
	Township
	Beck's Mill, a historic site in the township
	Location in Washington County
	Coordinates: 38°31′12″N 86°10′13″W / 38.52000°N 86.17028°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Washington
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	36.13 sq mi (93.6 km2)
• Land	35.82 sq mi (92.8 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) 0.83%
Elevation	764 ft (233 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,262
• Density	35.2/sq mi (13.6/km2)
ZIP codes	47108, 47120, 47125, 47165, 47167
GNIS feature ID	0453421

Howard Township is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,262 and it contained 494 housing units.^[1] It was named for Gen. Tilghman Howard.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.13 square miles (93.6 km²), of which 35.82 square miles (92.8 km²) (or 99.14%) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) (or 0.83%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

Becks Mill at 38°32′07″N 86°09′20″W / 38.535336°N 86.155534°W
Organ Springs at 38°28′36″N 86°09′53″W / 38.476726°N 86.164700°W
Rosebud at 38°31′38″N 86°12′43″W / 38.527280°N 86.211925°W

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

Adjacent townships

Washington Township (northeast)
Pierce Township (east)
Jackson Township (southeast)
Posey Township (southwest)
Madison Township (west)
Vernon Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Becks, Hall, Kansas Church, Smith-Miller Pioneer and Voyles.

School districts

West Washington School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 9th congressional district
State House District 73
State Senate District 44

References

^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
^ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp. 694.

External links

[census-1] "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.

[2] History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp. 694.

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