Harrison Township is one of twelve
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Pulaski County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the
2020 census, its population was 590 and it contained 265 housing units.
History
Harrison Township was organized in 1841, and named for
William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773April 4, 1841) was the ninth president of the United States, serving from March 4 to April 4, 1841, the shortest presidency in U.S. history. He was also the first U.S. president to die in office, causin ...
(1773–1841), the ninth President of the United States (1841).
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.72%) is land and (or 0.28%) is water.
Adjacent townships
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Tippecanoe Township (north)
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Aubbeenaubbee Township, Fulton County (northeast)
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Union Township, Fulton County (east)
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Wayne Township, Fulton County (southeast)
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Van Buren Township (south)
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Indian Creek Township (southwest)
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Monroe Township (west)
Major highways
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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 ...
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Indiana State Road 14
State Road 14 is an east–west highway route which traverses the northern portion of the U.S. State of Indiana. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 41 in Enos, and since 1995 its eastern terminus is at Interstate 69 in Fort Wayne
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Lakes
* Bruce Lake
Education
* Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation
Harrison Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac.
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, Elkhart, and Warsaw.
Prior to 2002, the 2nd congressional district covered east central Indiana, including most of ...
* State House District 20
* State Senate District 18
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
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Townships in Pulaski County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana