Harrison_Township,_Dearborn_County,_Indiana
Harrison Township, Dearborn County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
Harrison Township is one of fourteen townships in Dearborn County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,204 and it contained 1,338 housing units.[4]
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Harrison Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°16′07″N 84°51′19″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Dearborn |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 17.26 sq mi (44.7 km2) |
• Land | 16.99 sq mi (44.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
Elevation | 528 ft (161 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,357 |
• Density | 188.5/sq mi (72.8/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-31720[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453383 |
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Harrison Township was organized in 1844.[5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 17.26 square miles (44.7 km2), of which 16.99 square miles (44.0 km2) (or 98.44%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 1.51%) is water.[4]
Cities and towns
- Bright (northeast quarter)
- West Harrison
Unincorporated towns
Major highways
Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries: Braysville and Harrison Hills.
- "Harrison Township, Dearborn County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- "Census Bureau profile: Harrison Township, Dearborn County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- Shaw, Archibald (1915). History of Dearborn County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Unigraphic. pp. 167.
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