Whitewater Township, Franklin County, Indiana

Whitewater Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,706, up from 2,684 at 2010.

History
Whitewater Township was created in 1816.

The Snow Hill Covered Bridge and Salmon Turrell Farmstead are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.21 sqmi, of which 34.98 sqmi (or 99.35%) is land and 0.23 sqmi (or 0.65%) is water.

Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
 * Ashby (extinct)
 * Drewersburg
 * New Trenton
 * Rockdale
 * Sharptown

Major highways

 * U.S. Route 52
 * Indiana State Road 252

Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries: Otwell and Snow.