Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°11′02″N 86°10′33″W / 38.18389°N 86.17583°W / 38.18389; -86.17583CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyHarrisonNamed forWilliam Henry HarrisonGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total101.58 sq mi (263.1 km²) • Land101.33 sq mi (262.4 km²) • Water0.25 sq mi (0.6 km²) 0.25%Elevation

699 ft (213 m)Population

(2020)

• Total13,469 • Density130/sq mi (51/km²)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.^[1] Corydon, the county seat of Harrison County, is in Harrison Township.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	3,537	—
1900	4,288	21.2%
1910	4,231	−1.3%
1920	4,141	−2.1%
1930	4,429	7.0%
1940	4,786	8.1%
1950	5,400	12.8%
1960	5,892	9.1%
1970	6,241	5.9%
1980	7,727	23.8%
1990	8,239	6.6%
2000	10,303	25.1%
2010	12,484	21.2%
2020	13,469	7.9%
Source: US Decennial Census^[2]

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.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 101.58 square miles (263.1 km²), of which 101.33 square miles (262.4 km²) (or 99.75%) is land and 0.25 square miles (0.65 km²) (or 0.25%) is water.^[4] 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

Corydon (the county seat)

Unincorporated towns

Dixie
Harrison Grange
Hillcrest
Idlewild (historical)
Kings Store
White Cloud

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

Adjacent townships

Jackson Township (northeast)
Franklin Township (east)
Boone Township (southeast)
Webster Township (southeast)
Heth Township (south)
Washington Township (southwest)
Jennings Township, Crawford County (west)
Ohio Township, Crawford County (west)
Spencer Township (northwest)

Major highways

References

"Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "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.