Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana

Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
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settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
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subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Harrison
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 263.13
area_land_km2 = 262.34
area_water_km2 = 0.79
area_total_sq_mi = 101.6
area_land_sq_mi = 101.29
area_water_sq_mi = 0.31
area_water_percent = 0.3

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 10303
population_density_km2 = 39.3
population_density_sq_mi = 101.7

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named_for = William Henry Harrison

Harrison Township is one of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 10,303. Corydon, the county seat of Harrison County, is in Harrison Township.

History

The township, like the county, is named for Governor, General, and 9th President William Henry Harrison. The majority of land in the township was in his possession in the first decade of the 1800s. He donated a parcel of land for the construction of Corydon and sold much of the rest of his land in the township by 1815 to the settlers who were rapidly occupying the countryside.

Geography

Harrison Township covers an area of 101.6 square miles (263.13 square kilometers); of this, 0.31 square miles (0.79 square kilometers) or 0.3 percent is water. The streams of Blue River, Brush Heap Creek, Buck Creek, Hickman Branch, Little Indian Creek, Potato Run and Rock Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

* Corydon (the county seat)

Unincorporated towns

* Dixie
* Harrison Grange
* Hillcrest
* Idlewild (historical)
* Kings Store
* White Cloud(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Jackson Township (northeast)
* Franklin Township (east)
* Boone Township (southeast)
* Webster Township (southeast)
* Heth Township (south)
* Washington Township (southwest)
* Jennings Township, Crawford County (west)
* Ohio Township, Crawford County (west)
* Spencer Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Cedar Hill, Conrad, Hillgrove, Jackson, Jordan, Shuck and Trout.

Major highways

* Interstate 64
* Indiana State Road 62
* Indiana State Road 135
* Indiana State Road 337

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]

External links

* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Harrison.htm Indiana Township Association page for Harrison County]


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