Harrison Township, Blackford County, Indiana

Harrison Township
Township
Along State Road 18 west of Montpelier
Location of Harrison Township in Blackford County
Coordinates: 40°31′49″N85°16′07″W / 40.53028°N 85.26861°W / 40.53028; -85.26861
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Blackford
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	42.23 sq mi (109.4 km2)
• Land	42.13 sq mi (109.1 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.26 km2)
Elevation [1]	879 ft (268 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	2,353
• Density	55.85/sq mi (21.56/km2)
FIPS code	18-31630 [3]
GNIS feature ID	453378

Harrison Township is one of four townships in Blackford County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,353 (down from 2,640 at 2010 ^[4] ) and it contained 1,155 housing units. ^[2] The township was named after William Henry Harrison, hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe, former governor of the Indiana Territory, and ninth President of the United States. ^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.23 square miles (109.4 km²), of which 42.13 square miles (109.1 km²) (or 99.76%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (or 0.24%) is water. ^[4] Lake Blue Water and the Godfrey Reserve are in this township. The Salamonie River runs through the township's northeast corner.

Map of Harrison Township

Cities and towns

• Montpelier

Unincorporated towns

• Dorsey's Station (ghost town)
• Matamoras
• Mollie (ghost town)
• Pleasantdale (ghost town)

Major highways

• SR 18

Cemeteries

The township contains at least eight cemeteries: Brookside, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, North Twibell, Penrod, Pleasantdale, South Twibell, St Margaret's Roman Catholic, and Woodlawn.

Notes

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Census Bureau profile: Harrison Township, Blackford County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "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. See “A History of Blackford County, Indiana…”, page 112.

References

• "Harrison Township, Blackford County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 24, 2009.
• A History of Blackford County, Indiana : with historical accounts of the county, 1838-1986 [and] histories of families who have lived in the county. Hartford City, Indiana: Blackford County Historical Society. 1986. p. 302. OCLC   15144953.
• Biographical and historical record of Jay and Blackford Counties, Indiana: Containing ... portraits and biographies of some of the prominent men of the state : engravings of prominent citizens in Jay and Blackford Counties, with personal histories of many of the leading families and a concise history of Jay and Blackford Counties and their cities and villages. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company. 1887. p. 901. OCLC   15560416. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011.
• U.S. Board on Geographic Names
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana