THE WASHINGTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Green River-Southern Wabash Lowlands setting.
Washington township has 36.5 square miles of land in Gibson County. Its Census reference point is in Green River-Southern Wabash Lowlands, within Interior River Valleys and Hills.
Broad terraced river valleys contrast with wooded slopes and dissected glacial plains. Bottomland settings and upland oak landscapes occur close together across the Interior River Valleys and Hills.
Regional context: Interior River Valleys and Hills ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Washington and Gibson County
Washington is associated with Gibson County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Washington by land and water
The Census records 0.56 square miles of water within Washington, or 1.5% of its total area. It is 0.9 percentage points lower than the 2.4% recorded for Gibson County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Washington township has 105.5 times the land area of nearby Hazleton town (0.35 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.