Harrison Township, Wayne County, Indiana

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Harrison Township
Township
Map highlighting Harrison Township, Wayne County, Indiana.svg
Location in Wayne County
Coordinates: 39°51′11″N85°06′08″W / 39.85306°N 85.10222°W / 39.85306; -85.10222
Country United States
State Indiana
County Wayne
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
16.51 sq mi (42.8 km2)
 • Land16.36 sq mi (42.4 km2)
 • Water0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2)  0.97%
Elevation
[1]
981 ft (299 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
382
 • Density24/sq mi (9.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID 453399

Harrison Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 392 and it contained 138 housing units. [3]

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History

Harrison Township was organized in 1843. [4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 16.51 square miles (42.8 km2), of which 16.36 square miles (42.4 km2) (or 99.09%) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km2) (or 0.97%) is water. [3] The streams of Beard Run, Black Water Branch, College Corner Branch, Mud Run, Oser Creek, Silver Creek, Silver Station Brook and Square Run run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries, Jacksonburg and Beard.

Major highways

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Harrison Township, Wayne County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  3. 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.
  4. ↑ Young, Andrew White (1872). History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time. R. Clarke & Company. pp.  231.
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