Harrison Township, Spencer County, Indiana

Harrison Township
Township
Fields east of Fulda
Coordinates: 38°08′05″N 86°50′27″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Spencer
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	55.18 sq mi (142.9 km^2)
• Land	54.87 sq mi (142.1 km^2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km^2)
Elevation [1]	525 ft (160 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,936
• Density	35/sq mi (14/km^2)
FIPS code	18-31990[2]
GNIS feature ID	453396

Harrison Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,936 and it contained 744 housing units.[3] Because of the presence of the St. Meinrad Archabbey, the Roman Catholic parishes in this township are under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and not the Diocese of Evansville with the rest of Spencer County.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	2,167		—
1900	2,021		−6.7%
1910	1,975		−2.3%
1920	1,760		−10.9%
1930	1,719		−2.3%
1940	1,836		6.8%
1950	2,054		11.9%
1960	2,191		6.7%
1970	2,199		0.4%
1980	2,234		1.6%
1990	2,286		2.3%
2000	2,036		−10.9%
2010	2,000		−1.8%
2020	1,936		−3.2%
Source: US Decennial Census[4]

History

Harrison Township was organized in January 1841, and named for William Henry Harrison (1773–1841) the ninth President of the United States (1841).[5]

The Huffman Mill Covered Bridge and St. Boniface Catholic Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 55.18 square miles (142.9 km^2), of which 54.87 square miles (142.1 km^2) (or 99.44%) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km^2) (or 0.54%) is water.[7]

Unincorporated towns

• Fulda
• Huffman
• St. Meinrad

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
4. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
5. History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 276.
6. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
7. "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.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana