Official Name: | Harrison Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 42.42 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 42.3 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.12 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 3463[1] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 81.6 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 273 |
Elevation Ft: | 896 |
Coordinates: | 40.26°N -85.5097°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-31756[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 453384 |
Harrison Township is one of twelve townships in Delaware County, Indiana. According to the 2020 census, its population was 3,463 and it contained 1,462 housing units.[1]
The Job Garner-Jacob W. Miller House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
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.[4] Emerald Lake is in this township.
The township contains three cemeteries, Hinton and Nottingham.
As of the census[1] of 2020, there were 3,463 people, 1,312 households, and 646 families living in the township. The population density was 81.63PD/sqmi. There were 1,462 housing units at an average density of 34.46/sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 94.4% White, 9.8% African American, 6.4% Asian, 7.2% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population.
There were 1,312 households, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.9% were non-families. 12.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.18.
21.5% of the population had never been married. 59.2% of residents were married and not separated, 9.3% were widowed, 10.0% were divorced, and 0.0% were separated.
The median age in the township was 38.9. 12.1% of residents were under the age of 5; 28.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 71.4% were age 18 or older; and 24.8% were age 65 or older. 6.4% of the population were veterans.
The most common language spoken at home was English with 98.4% speaking it at home, 0.5% spoke Spanish at home, 0.9% spoke another Indo-European language at home, and 0.2% spoke some other language. 1.4% of the population were foreign born.
The median household income in Harrison Township was $71,164, 26.7% greater than the median average for the state of Indiana. 13.2% of the population were in poverty, including 21.0% of residents under the age of 18. The poverty rate for the township was 0.3% higher than that of the state. 21.3% of the population were disabled and 6.4% had no healthcare coverage. 37.1% of the population had attained a high school or equivalent degree, 21.5% had attended college but received no degree, 9.9% had attained an Associate's degree or higher, 11.6% had attained a Bachelor's degree or higher, and 11.0% had a graduate or professional degree. 30.4% had no degree. 49.6% of Harrison Township residents were employed, working a mean of 38.4 hours per week. 150 housing units were vacant at a density of 3.5/sqmi.