Harrison Township, Pulaski County, Indiana

Harrison Township
Township
Nickname: 
"Millcreekers"
Location in Pulaski County
Location in Pulaski County
Coordinates: 41°02′15″N 86°30′57″W / 41.03750°N 86.51583°W / 41.03750; -86.51583
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyPulaski
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
31.6 sq mi (82 km2)
 • Land31.51 sq mi (81.6 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.28%
Elevation
712 ft (217 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
590
 • Density19/sq mi (7.2/km2)
ZIP codes
46939, 46960, 46985, 46996
GNIS feature ID453395

Harrison Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 590 and it contained 265 housing units.[1]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890842—
19009138.4%
1910871−4.6%
1920670−23.1%
1930647−3.4%
1940606−6.3%
195067210.9%
1960579−13.8%
19705962.9%
198072521.6%
1990650−10.3%
20006571.1%
2010628−4.4%
2020590−6.1%
Source: US Decennial Census[2]

History

Harrison Township was organized in 1841, and named for William Henry Harrison (1773–1841), the ninth President of the United States (1841).[3]

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.[4]

Adjacent townships

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.[5]

Political districts

References

  1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  3. ^ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 548.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "The Library District". Pulaski County Public Library. Retrieved March 14, 2018.