Harrison Township, Pulaski County, Indiana
Harrison Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 628 and it contained 288 housing units.[1]
Harrison Township | |
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Nickname(s): "Millcreekers" | |
Location in Pulaski County | |
Coordinates: 41°02′15″N 86°30′57″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Pulaski |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 31.6 sq mi (82 km2) |
• Land | 31.51 sq mi (81.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.28% |
Elevation | 712 ft (217 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 628 |
• Density | 19.9/sq mi (7.7/km2) |
ZIP codes | 46939, 46960, 46985, 46996 |
GNIS feature ID | 453395 |
History
Harrison Township was organized in 1841, and named for William Henry Harrison (1773–1841), the ninth President of the United States (1841).[2]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.6 square miles (82 km2), of which 31.51 square miles (81.6 km2) (or 99.72%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) (or 0.28%) is water.[1]
Adjacent townships
- Tippecanoe Township (north)
- Aubbeenaubbee Township, Fulton County (northeast)
- Union Township, Fulton County (east)
- Wayne Township, Fulton County (southeast)
- Van Buren Township (south)
- Indian Creek Township (southwest)
- Monroe Township (west)
Major highways
Lakes
- Bruce Lake
Education
- Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation
Harrison Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac.[3]
Political districts
- Indiana's 2nd congressional district
- State House District 20
- State Senate District 18
References
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
- "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 548.
- "The Library District". Pulaski County Public Library. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
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