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: | Wayne |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 16.51 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 16.36 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.16 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.97 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 382 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 24 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 299 |
Elevation Ft: | 981 |
Coordinates: | 39.8531°N -85.1022°W |
Area Code: | 765 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 453399 |
Harrison Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 392 and it contained 138 housing units.[3]
Harrison Township was organized in 1843.[4]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.09%) is land and (or 0.97%) is water.[3] The streams of Beard Run, Black Water Branch, College Corner Branch, Mud Run, Oser Creek, Silver Creek, Silver Station Brook and Square Run run through this township.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains two cemeteries, Jacksonburg and Beard.