Harrison Township, Adair County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

41°22′29″N 094°17′53″W / 41.37472°N 94.29806°W / 41.37472; -94.29806Country

United StatesState

IowaCountyAdairArea

• Total35.87 sq mi (92.9 km²) • Land35.84 sq mi (92.83 km²) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,145 ft (349 m)Population

(2010)

• Total178 • Density5.0/sq mi (1.9/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code19-91854^[2]GNIS feature ID0468009

Harrison Township is one of seventeen townships in Adair County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 178.^[3]

History

Harrison Township was organized in 1856.^[4] It was served by the Arbor Hill post office (41°22′00″N 94°19′06″W / 41.36667°N 94.31833°W / 41.36667; -94.31833^[5]) from 1857 to 1907.^[6]^[7]

Geography

Harrison Township covers an area of 35.87 square miles (92.9 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Fairview and Roberts.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ Kilburn, Lucian Moody (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 162.
^ "Arbor Hill", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
^ Kilburn, Lucian Moody (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 162.
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 20, 2017.