Harrison Township, Wayne County, Indiana

Harrison Township
Township

Location in Wayne County
Coordinates: 39°51′11″N 85°06′08″W / 39.85306°N 85.10222°W / 39.85306; -85.10222Coordinates: 39°51′11″N 85°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)
  Land 16.36 sq mi (42.4 km2)
  Water 0.16 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.97%
Elevation 984 ft (300 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 392
  Density 24/sq mi (9/km2)
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.[1]

History

Harrison Township was organized in 1843.[2]

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.[1] 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 one cemetery, Beard.

Major highways

References

  1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. Young, Andrew White (1872). History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time. R. Clarke & Company. p. 231.
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