Harris Township is one of thirteen
townships
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in
St. Joseph County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Indiana
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. As of the
2000 census, its population was 19,873.
Harris Township was organized in 1836. The township was named after the Harris family, a local family of pioneer settlers.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Harris Township covers an area of , all land.
Cities, towns, villages
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Mishawaka
Mishawaka is a city on the St. Joseph River, in Penn Township, St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 51,063 as of the 2020 census. Its nickname is "the Princess City". Mishawaka is a principal city of the South Be ...
(partial)
CDPs
*
CDP of Granger, Indiana (partial)
Cemeteries
The township contains Harris Prairie Cemetery on Adams Road, and Salem Cemetery near Ash and Brummitt Roads.
Major highways
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Interstate 80
Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from downtown San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one o ...
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Interstate 90
Interstate 90 (I-90) is an east–west transcontinental freeway and the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It begins in Seattle, Washington, and travels through the Pacific Northwest, Mountain West, Great Plains, Midwest, and ...
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Indiana State Road 23
State Road 23 is a highway in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Indiana. In practice it runs from the southwest to the northeast, though it is designated as a north–south route.
Airports and landing strips
* Cam-Air Airport
* Foos Field
Education
* Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation
Harris Township residents may obtain a free library card from any branch of the Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library system.
Political districts
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Indiana's 2nd congressional district
Indiana's 2nd congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress in Northern Indiana. It includes South Bend and Elkhart.
On November 8, 2022, Republican candidate Rudy Yakym won both the special election, to complete the r ...
* State House District 48
* State House District 8
* State Senate District 11
References
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)IndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana Harris Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana
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Townships in St. Joseph County, Indiana
South Bend – Mishawaka metropolitan area
Townships in Indiana