Harrison Township, Henry County, Indiana Explained

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:Henry
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:35.68
Area Land Sq Mi:35.6
Area Water Sq Mi:0.08
Area Water Percent:0.22
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1427
Population Density Sq Mi:38
Elevation M:323
Elevation Ft:1060
Coordinates:39.9519°N -85.505°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0453388

Harrison Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,352 and it contained 587 housing units.[2]

Harrison Township was organized in 1838.[3]

History

Henry F. Whitelock House and Farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.78%) is land and (or 0.22%) is water.[2] The streams of Bone Run, Cadiz Run, Clear Spring, Down Run, Hendricks Brook, Jakes Branch, Owner Run and Quaker Run run through this township.

Cities and towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Hess, Cadiz Friends, Clear Springs, & Quaker.Also, there is the Hedrick cemetery located on the Grant City Rd. 1/4 mile south of the CENTRAL AVENUE rd.

Major highways

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Harrison Township, Henry County, Indiana . . March 24, 2024.
  2. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212200055/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18065 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  3. Book: Hazzard, George. Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906. 1906. G. Hazzard, author and publisher. 887.

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