Harbison Township, Dubois County, Indiana

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Harbison Township
Township
Evangelische Lutherische Emanuels Kirche, front from slight north.jpg
Evangelische Lutherische Emanuels Kirche, a historic site in the township
Map highlighting Harbison Township, Dubois County, Indiana.svg
Location of Harbison Township in Dubois County
Coordinates: 38°28′15″N86°51′30″W / 38.47083°N 86.85833°W / 38.47083; -86.85833
Country United States
State Indiana
County Dubois
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
38.21 sq mi (99.0 km2)
 • Land37.55 sq mi (97.3 km2)
 • Water0.66 sq mi (1.7 km2)
Elevation
[1]
535 ft (163 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
1,585
 • Density42.3/sq mi (16.3/km2)
FIPS code 18-31324 [3]
GNIS feature ID 453373

Harbison Township is one of twelve townships in Dubois County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,588 and it contained 690 housing units. [4]

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History

Harbison Township was named for Arthur Harbison, a pioneer settler and judge. [5]

The Evangelische Lutherische Emanuels Kirche was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 38.21 square miles (99.0 km2), of which 37.55 square miles (97.3 km2) (or 98.27%) is land and 0.66 square miles (1.7 km2) (or 1.73%) is water. [4]

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains ten cemeteries: Cavender, Chattin, Cooper, Ewing, Gwin, Harbison, Hardin, Hope, Mount Zion and Reed.

Education

Harbison Township is in Northeast Dubois County School Corporation. [7] The comprehensive high school of that school district is Northeast Dubois High School.

In 1948 Harbison and Marion townships were planning a joint high school. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Harbison Township, Dubois County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. 1 2 "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.
  5. ↑ Goodspeed Brothers. History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. p. 481. ISBN   978-5-87521-222-2.
  6. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  7. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dubois County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 12, 2024. - Text list.
  8. ↑ "Hark the Herald-- This Is The Law On Holding Company School Financing". Dubois County Daily Herald . Vol. 53, no. 236. Jasper, Indiana. July 14, 1948. pp.  1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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