Harrison Township, Knox County, Indiana

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Harrison Township
Township
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Coordinates: 38°35′21″N87°21′10″W / 38.58917°N 87.35278°W / 38.58917; -87.35278
Country United States
State Indiana
County Knox
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
80.36 sq mi (208.1 km2)
 • Land79.11 sq mi (204.9 km2)
 • Water1.25 sq mi (3.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
460 ft (140 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,921
 • Density24.28/sq mi (9.376/km2)
FIPS code 18-31864 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453390

Harrison Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,921 (slightly up from 1,916 at 2010 [3] ) and it contained 867 housing units. [4]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 3,244—
1900 3,60111.0%
1910 3,224−10.5%
1920 2,610−19.0%
1930 2,321−11.1%
1940 2,308−0.6%
1950 1,976−14.4%
1960 1,929−2.4%
1970 1,839−4.7%
1980 1,8721.8%
1990 1,9112.1%
2000 1,9662.9%
2010 1,916−2.5%
2020 1,9210.3%
Source: US Decennial Census [5]

History

Harrison Township was founded in 1801. It was named for General William Henry Harrison, an American military officer and ninth President of the United States. [6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 80.36 square miles (208.1 km2), of which 79.11 square miles (204.9 km2) (or 98.44%) is land and 1.25 square miles (3.2 km2) (or 1.56%) is water. [3]

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. 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. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  6. ↑ History of Knox and Daviess County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1886. pp.  77.


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