Harbison Township, Dubois County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Harbison Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dubois
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:38.21
Area Land Sq Mi:37.55
Area Water Sq Mi:0.66
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1585
Population Density Sq Mi:42.3
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:163
Elevation Ft:535
Coordinates:38.4708°N -86.8583°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-31324[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453373

Harbison Township is one of twelve townships in Dubois County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,588 and it contained 690 housing units.[4]

History

Harbison Township was named for Arthur Harbison, a pioneer settler and judge.[5]

The Evangelische Lutherische Emanuels Kirche was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.27%) is land and (or 1.73%) is water.[4]

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains ten cemeteries: Cavender, Chattin, Cooper, Ewing, Gwin, Harbison, Hardin, Hope, Mount Zion and Reed.

Education

Harbison Township is in Northeast Dubois County School Corporation.[6] The comprehensive high school of that school district is Northeast Dubois High School.

In 1948 Harbison and Marion townships were planning a joint high school.[7]

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Harbison Township, Dubois County, Indiana . . March 22, 2024.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212201139/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18037 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  5. Book: Goodspeed Brothers. History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. 978-5-87521-222-2. 481.
  6. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dubois County, IN. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-06-12. - Text list.
  7. News: Hark the Herald-- This Is The Law On Holding Company School Financing. Dubois County Daily Herald. Jasper, Indiana. 1948-07-14. 53. 236. 1, 7. Newspapers.com.

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