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: | Wells |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 48.26 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 47.83 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.43 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.89 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 8810 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 255 |
Elevation Ft: | 837 |
Coordinates: | 40.6931°N -85.1475°W |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 46714, 46781 |
Area Code: | 260 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 453400 |
Harrison Township is one of nine townships in Wells County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,810 (up from 8,531 at 2010[3]) and it contained 3,754 housing units.
Six Mile Church, the first organized church in Wells County was formed in Harrison Township by Hallet Barber on September 2, 1838.
The Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.11%) is land and (or 0.89%) is water.[3]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains four cemeteries: Elm Grove, Grove, Linn and Saint Johns. The County Poor Farm Cemetery no longer exists, although burial records are available.[4]