Harrison Township, Miami County, Indiana

Harrison Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 759 and it contained 281 housing units.[2]

Harrison Township
Township
Farmstead on State Road 18
Farmstead on State Road 18
Location in Miami County
Location in Miami County
Coordinates: 40°36′42″N 85°58′39″W
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyMiami
Organized1846
Named forWilliam Henry Harrison
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total23.41 sq mi (60.6 km2)
 • Land23.38 sq mi (60.6 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.13%
Elevation
[1]
820 ft (250 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total759
 • Density32.5/sq mi (12.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
46901, 46911, 46919, 46970
GNIS feature ID453392

History

Harrison Township was organized in 1846.[3] It is named for William Henry Harrison, ninth President of the United States.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.41 square miles (60.6 km2), of which 23.38 square miles (60.6 km2) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.13%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns

Extinct towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Barnhart, Gerber, Hershberger, Kendall and North Grove.

Major highways

Education
  • Maconaquah School Corporation

Harrison Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Converse-Jackson Township Public Library in Converse.[5]

Political districts

References
  • "Harrison Township, Miami County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. "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.
  3. History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 278.
  4. Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 127.
  5. "Library card fees". Converse-Jackson Township Public Library. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
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