Harrison Township, Pulaski County, Indiana

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Harrison Township
Township
Nickname: 
"Millcreekers"
Map highlighting Harrison Township, Pulaski County, Indiana.svg
Location in Pulaski County
Coordinates: 41°02′15″N86°30′57″W / 41.03750°N 86.51583°W / 41.03750; -86.51583
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
County Pulaski
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
31.6 sq mi (82 km2)
 • Land31.51 sq mi (81.6 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.28%
Elevation
712 ft (217 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
590
 • Density19/sq mi (7.2/km2)
ZIP codes
46939, 46960, 46985, 46996
GNIS feature ID 453395

Harrison Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 590 and it contained 265 housing units. [1]

Contents

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 842—
1900 9138.4%
1910 871−4.6%
1920 670−23.1%
1930 647−3.4%
1940 606−6.3%
1950 67210.9%
1960 579−13.8%
1970 5962.9%
1980 72521.6%
1990 650−10.3%
2000 6571.1%
2010 628−4.4%
2020 590−6.1%
Source: US Decennial Census [2]

History

Harrison Township was organized in 1841, and named for William Henry Harrison (1773–1841), the ninth President of the United States (1841). [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.6 square miles (82 km2), of which 31.51 square miles (81.6 km2) (or 99.72%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) (or 0.28%) is water. [4]

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Lakes

Education

Harrison Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac. [5]

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  3. ↑ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p.  548.
  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. ↑ "The Library District". Pulaski County Public Library. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
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