Harrison Township, Pulaski County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
41°02′15″N 86°30′57″W / 41.03750°N 86.51583°W / 41.03750; -86.51583![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png)
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(2020)
46939, 46960, 46985, 46996
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]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 842 | — | |
1900 | 913 | 8.4% | |
1910 | 871 | −4.6% | |
1920 | 670 | −23.1% | |
1930 | 647 | −3.4% | |
1940 | 606 | −6.3% | |
1950 | 672 | 10.9% | |
1960 | 579 | −13.8% | |
1970 | 596 | 2.9% | |
1980 | 725 | 21.6% | |
1990 | 650 | −10.3% | |
2000 | 657 | 1.1% | |
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
- Tippecanoe Township (north)
- Aubbeenaubbee Township, Fulton County (northeast)
- Union Township, Fulton County (east)
- Wayne Township, Fulton County (southeast)
- Van Buren Township (south)
- Indian Creek Township (southwest)
- Monroe Township (west)
Major highways
Lakes
- Bruce Lake
Education
- Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation
Harrison Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac.[5]
Political districts
- Indiana's 2nd congressional district
- State House District 20
- State Senate District 18
References
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 548.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Library District". Pulaski County Public Library. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana