Harrison Township, Daviess County, Indiana
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
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| subdivision_name1 = Indiana
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Daviess
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| government_type = Indiana township
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| area_total_sq_mi = 32.17
| area_land_sq_mi = 30.34
| area_water_sq_mi = 1.83
| population_as_of = 2020
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| population_total = 689
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
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| elevation_m = 167
| elevation_ft = 548
| coordinates = {{coord|38|34|06|N|87|04|52|W|region:US-IN|display=inline,title}}
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| blank_info = 18-31702{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}
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Harrison Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 689 (down from 696 at 2010{{cite web
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|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1
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}}) and it contained 308 housing units.{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Harrison_township,_Daviess_County,_Indiana?g=060XX00US1802731702 |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=data.census.gov}}
{{US Census population
| footnote = Source: US Decennial Census{{Cite web|url=http://www.stats.indiana.edu/population/PopTotals/historic_counts_twps.asp|title = Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana}}
| 1890 = 1300
| 1900 = 1154
| 1910 = 1109
| 1920 = 1074
| 1930 = 867
| 1940 = 778
| 1950 = 755
| 1960 = 525
| 1970 = 485
| 1980 = 600
| 1990 = 544
| 2000 = 673
| 2010 = 696
| 2020 = 689
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History
Harrison Township was organized in June 1841 out of parts of Reave and Veale townships. Its first settlers were Lewis and William Jones, who came from South Carolina in 1812 and were soon joined by many other families from the Palmetto State.Fulkerson, A.O., ed. History of Daviess County Indiana: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. Bowen: Indianapolis, 1915, 279-280.
The Glendale Ridge Archaeological Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
Geography
=Unincorporated towns=
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
=Adjacent townships=
- Barr Township (northeast)
- Reeve Township (east)
- Boone Township, Dubois County (southeast)
- Jefferson Township, Pike County (southwest)
- Veale Township (west)
- Washington Township (northwest)
=Major highways=
- {{Jct|state=IN|SR|257}}
=Cemeteries=
The township contains three cemeteries: East Union, Ebenezer and Saint Patricks Glencoe.
References
- {{cite gnis|453382|Harrison Township, Daviess County, Indiana|2009-09-24}}
- [https://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
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External links
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- [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/ Indiana Township Association]
- [http://unitedtownships.org/ United Township Association of Indiana]
{{Daviess County, Indiana}}
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Category:Townships in Daviess County, Indiana