Harrison Township, Knox County, Indiana
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| Coordinates: 38°35′21″N 87°21′10″W / 38.58917°N 87.35278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Knox |
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| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 80.36 sq mi (208.1 km2) |
| • Land | 79.11 sq mi (204.9 km2) |
| • Water | 1.25 sq mi (3.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 459 ft (140 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,921 |
| • Density | 24/sq mi (9.2/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]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1890 | 3,244 | — | |
| 1900 | 3,601 | 11.0% | |
| 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 | 1,872 | 1.8% | |
| 1990 | 1,911 | 2.1% | |
| 2000 | 1,966 | 2.9% | |
| 2010 | 1,916 | −2.5% | |
| 2020 | 1,921 | 0.3% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[5] | |||
History
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ History of Knox and Daviess County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1886. pp. 77.
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