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Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana

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Township in Indiana, United States
Harrison Township
Township
Location in Harrison CountyLocation in Harrison County
Coordinates: 38°11′02″N 86°10′33″W / 38.18389°N 86.17583°W / 38.18389; -86.17583
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHarrison
Named forWilliam Henry Harrison
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total101.58 sq mi (263.1 km)
 • Land101.33 sq mi (262.4 km)
 • Water0.25 sq mi (0.6 km)  0.25%
Elevation699 ft (213 m)
Population
 • Total13,469
 • Density130/sq mi (51/km)
GNIS feature ID0453387

Harrison Township is one of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 13,469 and it contained 5,603 housing units. Corydon, the county seat of Harrison County, is in Harrison Township.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18903,537—
19004,28821.2%
19104,231−1.3%
19204,141−2.1%
19304,4297.0%
19404,7868.1%
19505,40012.8%
19605,8929.1%
19706,2415.9%
19807,72723.8%
19908,2396.6%
200010,30325.1%
201012,48421.2%
202013,4697.9%
Source: US Decennial Census

History

The township, like the county, is named for governor, general and ninth President William Henry Harrison. The majority of land in the township was in his possession in the first decade of the 19th century. He donated a parcel of land for the construction of Corydon and sold much of the rest of his land in the township by 1815 to the settlers who were rapidly occupying the countryside.

Corydon Battle Site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 101.58 square miles (263.1 km), of which 101.33 square miles (262.4 km) (or 99.75%) is land and 0.25 square miles (0.65 km) (or 0.25%) is water. The streams of Blue River, Brush Heap Creek, Buck Creek, Hickman Branch, Little Indian Creek, Potato Run and Rock Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Major highways

References

  1. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  2. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Harrison County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Corydon
Towns
Map of Indiana highlighting Harrison County
Townships
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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