Harrison Township is a

township A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

in Bedford County,

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, United States. The population was 933 at the 2020 census.

History

The Diehls Covered Bridge and Heirline Covered Bridge were listed on the

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in 1980.

Geography

Harrison Township is located in western Bedford County. It is bordered by Bedford Township to the east, Cumberland Valley Township to the southeast, Londonderry Township to the southwest, Juniata Township to the west, and Napier Township to the north. The borough of Manns Choice is along the northern border but is not part of the township. The eastern border of the township follows the crest of

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, and the northern border is the Raystown Branch of the

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. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.09%, is water.

Recreation

Portions of the

Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 48 The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 48 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Bedford County in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities. Geography SGL 48 consists of two parcels located in ...

is located in the township.https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ The National Map, retrieved October 3, 2018Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 48
retrieved October 6, 2018

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,007 people, 385 households, and 296 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 600 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 99.11%

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, 0.10%

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, 0.40% Asian, 0.20%

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, and 0.20% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population. There were 385 households, out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were

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living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.91. In the township the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $35,000, and the median income for a family was $37,552. Males had a median income of $27,237 versus $19,875 for females. The

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for the township was $16,182. About 3.7% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the

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, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

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