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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 2010 census was 132,049.[3] The first settlement at Washington Township was made in 1819.[4]

Washington Township Marion County
Township
Coordinates: 39°52′11″N 86°8′39″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Marion
Named for	George Washington
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	49.7 sq mi (128.6 km2)
• Land	48.5 sq mi (125.7 km2)
• Water	1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2)
Elevation	715 ft (218 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	132,049
• Density	2,700/sq mi (1,000/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	18-80792[1]
GNIS feature ID	0454005[2]
Website	http://www.washtwp.org/

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.

Geography

Municipalities

• Crows Nest
• Indianapolis (partial)
• Meridian Hills
• North Crows Nest
• Rocky Ripple
• Spring Hill
• Williams Creek
• Wynnedale

Communities

• Broad Ripple Village
• Butler-Tarkington
• Glendale
• Mapleton-Fall Creek
• Meridian-Kessler
• Nora
• Ravenswood

References

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

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