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Washington Township is a township in Jackson County, Iowa, United States. It was organized from areas of the original Bellevue and Van Buren Townships. Washington Township is 25,536 acres or 39.9 square miles with 2.2 square miles covered with water. The landscape includes numerous lakes and streams including the Maquoketa River.

History

Washington Township was established in 1851.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Washington Township, Jackson County, Iowa
2. "Jackson County Iowa Genealogy and History". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
3. History of Jackson County, Iowa, Volume 1. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. 1910. p. 57.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Maquoketa
Cities	Andrew Baldwin Bellevue La Motte Maquoketa‡ Miles Monmouth Preston Sabula St. Donatus Spragueville Springbrook Zwingle‡
Townships	Bellevue Brandon Butler Fairfield Farmers Creek Iowa Jackson Maquoketa Monmouth Otter Creek Perry Prairie Springs Richland South Fork Tete Des Morts Union Van Buren Washington
Unincorporated communities	Canton‡ Cottonville Fulton Garryowen Green Island Nashville Otter Creek South Garry Owen Van Buren
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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