Harrison Township, Blackford County, Indiana
Harrison Township | |
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 Along State Road 18 west of Montpelier | |
 Location of Harrison Township in Blackford County | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′49″N 85°16′07″W / 40.53028°N 85.26861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Blackford |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.23 sq mi (109.4 km2) |
| • Land | 42.13 sq mi (109.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 879 ft (268 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,353 |
| • Density | 56/sq mi (22/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-31630[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453378 |
Harrison Township is one of four townships in Blackford County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,353 (down from 2,640 at 2010[4]) and it contained 1,155 housing units.[2] The township was named after William Henry Harrison, hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe, former governor of the Indiana Territory, and ninth President of the United States.[5]
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.23 square miles (109.4 km2), of which 42.13 square miles (109.1 km2) (or 99.76%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (or 0.24%) is water.[4] Lake Blue Water and the Godfrey Reserve are in this township. The Salamonie River runs through the township's northeast corner.
Cities and towns
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Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains at least eight cemeteries: Brookside, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, North Twibell, Penrod, Pleasantdale, South Twibell, St Margaret's Roman Catholic, and Woodlawn.
Notes
[edit]- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Census Bureau profile: Harrison Township, Blackford County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ See “A History of Blackford County, Indiana…”, page 112.
References
[edit]- "Harrison Township, Blackford County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- A History of Blackford County, Indiana : with historical accounts of the county, 1838-1986 [and] histories of families who have lived in the county. Hartford City, Indiana: Blackford County Historical Society. 1986. p. 302. OCLC 15144953.
- Biographical and historical record of Jay and Blackford Counties, Indiana: Containing ... portraits and biographies of some of the prominent men of the state : engravings of prominent citizens in Jay and Blackford Counties, with personal histories of many of the leading families and a concise history of Jay and Blackford Counties and their cities and villages. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company. 1887. p. 901. OCLC 15560416. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011.
- U.S. Board on Geographic Names
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |