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A town of 2,355.
Washington Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and history; its weakest is a C− for health. 23% of residents are 65 or older in Washington Township, above both the Indiana town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Only 84 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns score lower on civic life. Washington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Washington Township beats most towns.
Where Washington Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Washington Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,482 in 1890, 2,349 in 2020. The archive holds 13 old photos and papers going back to 1877 and 2 maps from 1962 on.
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.
Just over two fifths of Washington Township adults have obesity, above both Indiana’s towns (39%) and U.S. towns (35%). The share of adults in Washington Township who have high blood pressure: 40%.
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 8.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the MSD Warren County school district. Washington Township’s only public school teaches 174 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamsport Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 174 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Among residents in Washington Township, 12% live below the poverty line. Just just over a tenth of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The town had 687 jobs in 2023, down 97 from 2013. The top destinations are Lafayette (19%), Williamsport (12%) and Attica (12%).
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 9.2% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Washington Township, the FEMA hazard score is 28 of 100. FEMA puts 43% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 27% to cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 18°, and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
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.
Township in Indiana, United States
Washington Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, United States. It is the most populous township in the county; according to the 2020 census, its population was 2,349, with 1,950 of those living in Williamsport, and it contained 1,001 housing units. It has the highest population density of the Warren County townships at about 120 inhabitants per square mile (46/km2).
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5 towns share a border with Washington Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Pike Township | — | — | A+ | — | B+ | C |
| Shawnee Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Logan Township | #478 | C | A | — | C | C− |
| Liberty Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Warren Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Washington Township and Pike Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Washington Township, Pike Township and Logan Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Shawnee Township, Liberty Township and Warren 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.
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−.