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A town of 18,012. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Washington Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $210K for a typical one, or 2.6 years of the Indianapolis metro’s $80K median household income. It grades B overall, 315th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 94% of U.S. towns, with 3 places on the National Register. 14% of the land in Washington Township is conserved, against 1.9% in Indiana’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Morgan-Monroe State Forest, 4,968 acres with 12.1 miles of trail. Only 105 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score higher on history.
Where Washington Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Washington Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 4 maps from 1955 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Washington Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Washington Township.
Trails total 32 miles in 5 parks and preserves. In Washington Township, the concentration of trails is 0.6 miles per square mile, where Indiana’s towns sit at 0.2 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Morgan-Monroe State Forest | 12.1 mi | 4,968 |
| 2. Martinsville City Park | — | 70 |
| 3. Foxliff South Park | 0.1 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The public schools here belong to the MSD Martinsville Schools. The largest public high school is Martinsville High School, with 1,284 students. Of its 7 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| John R. Wooden Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 576 | C− |
| Martinsville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,284 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Half commute less than 23 miles. Washington Township’s mean commuting time comes in at 31 minutes. Most people who work leave Washington Township to do it: just 19% work in town. The top destinations are Indianapolis (30%), Martinsville (17%) and Mooresville (3%).
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 19% | 11% | 8% |
| Work from home | 12% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A winter brings about 17 inches of snow, with January nights at 21° and July afternoons at 85°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Washington Township: two in five adults have high blood pressure. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Washington Township is ahead of Indiana on 2 and behind on 3. Two figures for adults here: 35% sleep under 7 hours, 17% smoke cigarettes.
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 37% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.2% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 6.8% | 7.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Every broad age group is within 4 points of the Indiana average. For adults 25 and older in Washington Township, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 20%.
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 22% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 18% | 18% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Washington Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.7% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.8% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.2% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41.9% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.5% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.1% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
61% of Washington Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 14%. Compared with 56% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher. The town has had 68 paid flood insurance claims since 1993.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Washington Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
28 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
17 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium
28 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
33 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
29 mi MuseumMiller House and GardenLucas Oil Stadium: Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Memorial Stadium: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Miller House and Garden: Nyttend, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Washington Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
3 places in Washington Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Indiana, United States
Washington Township is one of fourteen townships in Morgan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 17,073 and it contained 7,171 housing units. The township contains a portion of the Morgan–Monroe State Forest.
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7 towns share a border with Washington Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Green Township (B−) comes closest.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | #315 | B | A | — | C+ | C |
| Jefferson Township | #411 | C+ | A | — | C+ | C |
| Clay Township | #401 | B− | A− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Foxcliff Estates | — | — | A | — | C+ | — |
| Jackson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baker Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Green Township | #347 | B− | A | — | C+ | C |
| Washington Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | B− |
Foxcliff Estates and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Washington Township, Jefferson Township, Clay Township, Foxcliff Estates, Green Township and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Jackson Township and Baker Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Washington Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Washington Township grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #315 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C for health and C+ for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
