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