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Harrison Township, Pulaski County, Indiana

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Harrison Township
Township
Nickname: 
"Millcreekers"
Location in Pulaski County
Location in Pulaski County
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyPulaski
Government
 • TypeIndiana 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
 (2010)
 • Total
628
 • Density19.9/sq mi (7.7/km2)
ZIP codes
46939, 46960, 46985, 46996
GNIS feature ID0453395

Harrison Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 628 and it contained 288 housing units.[1]

History

Harrison Township was organized in 1841, and named for William Henry Harrison (1773–1841), the ninth President of the United States (1841).[2]

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.[1]

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Lakes

  • Bruce Lake

School districts

  • Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation

Political districts

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 548.
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