Harrison Township is one of twelve

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 51,272 and it contained 22,940 housing units. It is entirely contained in

Terre Haute Terre Haute ( ) is a city in Vigo County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 58,389 and its metropolitan area had a population of 168,716. Located along the Wabash River about e ...

's city limits, thus explaining why it is both the most densely populated and the most populated overall.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 97.83%) is land and (or 2.17%) is water.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated communities

* Deming Park * Dewey * Duane Yards * Parkview * Preston * Terre Town * Twelve Points

Boundaries

The boundaries consist of the following streets or features: * North border: Haythorne Avenue * West border:

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* South border: Margaret Avenue * East border: .5 miles east of Fruitridge Street

Adjacent townships

* Otter Creek Township (northeast) * Lost Creek Township (east) * Riley Township (southeast) * Honey Creek Township (south) * Sugar Creek Township (west) * Fayette Township (northwest) * Prairie Township (southwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Calvary, Grandview, Rogers and New Harmony.

Lakes

* Crystal Lake

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 51,898 people and 20,618 households residing in the township. The

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was 2,262/mi². The racial makeup of the township was 86.8%

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, 9.3%

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, 0.3% Native American, 1.0% Asian, less than 0.1%

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, 0.5% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. 1.2% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.96. The median age was 31.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 89 males. The median income for a household in the township was $26,705, and the median income for a family was $35,135. The

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for the township was $14,540. 20.6% of the population and 16.4% of families were below the

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School districts

This township is served by the

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. Several schools are located in this township: * One high school - Terre Haute North * Two middle schools - Sarah Scott and Woodrow Wilson (A third school, named Chauncey Rose was closed) * Ten elementary schools - Benjamin Franklin, Davis Park, Deming, DeVaney, Farrington Grove, Fuqua, Meadows, Ouabache, Sugar Grove, Terre Town

Political districts

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* State House District 43 * State House District 46 * State Senate District 38

References

United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

IndianaMap

External links

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