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: | Knox |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 80.36 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 79.11 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.25 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1921 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 140 |
Elevation Ft: | 459 |
Coordinates: | 38.5892°N -87.3528°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-31864[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 453390 |
Harrison Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,921 (slightly up from 1,916 at 2010[3]) and it contained 867 housing units.[4]
Harrison Township was founded in 1801. It was named for General William Henry Harrison, an American military officer and ninth President of the United States.[5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.44%) is land and (or 1.56%) is water.[3]