Harrison Township, Miami County, Indiana
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Harrison Township
|settlement_type = Township
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|image_skyline = Harrison Township farmstead on SR18.jpg
|imagesize = 250px
|image_caption = Farmstead on State Road 18
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|image_map = Map highlighting Harrison Township, Miami County, Indiana.svg
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|map_caption = Location in Miami County
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{USA}}
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Indiana}}
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Miami
|government_footnotes =
|government_type = Indiana township
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|established_title = Organized
|established_date = 1846
|named_for = William Henry Harrison
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|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_total_sq_mi = 23.41
|area_land_sq_mi = 23.38
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.03
|area_water_percent = 0.13
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_footnotes = {{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Harrison Township, Miami County, Indiana |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Harrison_township,_Miami_County,_Indiana?g=060XX00US1810331918 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=Apr 5, 2024}}
|population_total = 665
|population_density_sq_mi = auto
|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2017-05-09|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=October 25, 2007}}
|elevation_m = 250
|elevation_ft = 820
|coordinates = {{coord|40|36|42|N|85|58|39|W|region:US-IN|display=inline,title}}
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
|postal_code_type = ZIP codes
|postal_code = 46901, 46911, 46919, 46970
|area_code =
|blank_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank_info = [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:453392 453392]
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Harrison Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 665 (down from 759 at 2010{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18103
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212202954/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18103
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2020-02-12
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1
|publisher=United States Census
|accessdate=2013-05-10
}}) and it contained 272 housing units.
History
Harrison Township was organized in 1846.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_GETWAAAAMAAJ | title=History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present | publisher=Brant & Fuller | year=1887 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_GETWAAAAMAAJ/page/n265 278]}} It is named for William Henry Harrison, ninth President of the United States.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofmiamico01bodu | title=History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests | publisher=Lewis Pub. | author=Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence | year=1914 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofmiamico01bodu/page/127 127]}}
Geography
=Unincorporated towns=
- McGrawsville at {{coord|40.630318|-86.013879|scale:10000|display=inline}}
- North Grove at {{coord|40.612263|-85.966099|scale:10000|display=inline}}
=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.{{cite web | url=http://www.converselib.org/library-card-fees--circulation-policy.html | title=Library card fees | publisher=Converse-Jackson Township Public Library | accessdate=10 March 2018}}
Political districts
- Indiana's 5th congressional district
- State House District 32
- State Senate District 18
References
- {{cite gnis|0453392|Harrison Township, Miami County, Indiana|2009-09-27}}
- [https://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tgrshp2008/tgrshp2008.html United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]
- [http://www.indianamap.org/ IndianaMap]
External links
- [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/ Indiana Township Association]
- [http://unitedtownships.org/ United Township Association of Indiana]
- [http://www.city-data.com/township/Harrison-Miami-IN.html City-Data.com page for Harrison Township]
{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Harrison Township
|North=Butler Township
|Northeast=Waltz Township, Wabash County
|East=Jackson Township
|Southeast=Jackson Township, Howard County
|South=Liberty Township, Howard County
|Southwest=Howard Township, Howard County
|West=Clay Township
|Northwest=Washington Township
}}
{{Miami County, Indiana}}