Harmony Township, Posey County, Indiana

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Harmony Township
Posey County
Township
Map highlighting Harmony Township, Posey County, Indiana.svg
Coordinates: 38°07′18″N87°54′24″W / 38.12167°N 87.90667°W / 38.12167; -87.90667
Country United States
State Indiana
County Posey
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
35.93 sq mi (93.05 km2)
 • Land35.24 sq mi (91.28 km2)
 • Water0.68 sq mi (1.77 km2)
Elevation
[1]
407 ft (124 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,245
 • Density35.33/sq mi (13.64/km2)
FIPS code 18-31504 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453374

Harmony Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,245. [3]

Contents

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 2,304—
1900 2,4436.0%
1910 2,168−11.3%
1920 1,841−15.1%
1930 1,793−2.6%
1940 2,15120.0%
1950 2,107−2.0%
1960 1,809−14.1%
1970 1,618−10.6%
1980 1,536−5.1%
1990 1,432−6.8%
2000 1,4732.9%
2010 1,338−9.2%
2020 1,245−7.0%
Source: US Decennial Census [4]

History

Harmony Township was organized in 1821. [5] A large share of the first settlers being Harmonites caused the name to be selected. [6]

The James Elliott Farm and New Harmony Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [7]

Adjacent townships

Cities

Unincorporated places

Education

It is within the Metropolitan School District of North Posey County, [8] which operates North Posey High School.

New Harmony Town and Township Consolidated Schools consolidated into MSD of North Posey County as of 2012. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  5. ↑ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 78.
  6. ↑ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 278.
  7. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  8. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Posey County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 11, 2024. - Text list
  9. ↑ "Decision finalized to merge Hew Harmony and N. Posey". WFIE (14 News). January 21, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2024.


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