Harrison Township is one of fourteen

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 747 (down from 802 at

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) and it contained 323 housing units.

History

Harrison Township was organized in 1836. It was named for

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, who had served as Governor of the Indiana Territory, congressman, senator, and who would afterward serve as the ninth

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Geography

Harrison Township covers an area of , all land.

Unincorporated towns

* Leases Corner *

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Adjacent townships

* Wayne Township, Fulton County (north) *

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(east) *

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(southeast) *

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(south) * Jefferson (southwest) * Boone (west) * Van Buren Township, Pulaski County (northwest)

Major highways

U.S. Route 35 U.S. Route 35 (US 35) is a United States Highway that runs southeast-northwest for approximately from the western suburbs of Charleston, West Virginia to northern Indiana. Although the highway is physically southeast-northwest, it is nomi ...

Indiana State Road 16 State Road 16 (SR 16) is an east–west state road in the US state of Indiana. The western terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Highway 41 (US 41), near Ade, and its eastern terminus is at SR 5, near Huntington. The state road runs thr ...

Indiana State Road 17 State Road 17 is a north–south road in Northern Indiana. Its southern terminus is at State Road 25 in Logansport. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 30 in Plymouth. Route description SR 17 southern terminus is in Loganspor ...

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Crooked Creek, Grant, Old Indian Creek and Saint Elizabeth.

References

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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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