Harbison Township, Dubois County, Indiana

Harbison Township is one of twelve townships in Dubois County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,588 and it contained 690 housing units.^[4]

Harbison Township
Township
Evangelische Lutherische Emanuels Kirche, a historic site in the township
Location of Harbison Township in Dubois County
Coordinates: 38°28′15″N 86°51′30″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Dubois
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	38.21 sq mi (99.0 km2)
• Land	37.55 sq mi (97.3 km2)
• Water	0.66 sq mi (1.7 km2)
Elevation [1]	535 ft (163 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,585
• Density	42.3/sq mi (16.3/km2)
FIPS code	18-31324[3]
GNIS feature ID	453373

History

Harbison Township was named for Arthur Harbison, a pioneer settler and judge.^[5]

The Evangelische Lutherische Emanuels Kirche was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 38.21 square miles (99.0 km²), of which 37.55 square miles (97.3 km²) (or 98.27%) is land and 0.66 square miles (1.7 km²) (or 1.73%) is water.^[4]

Unincorporated towns

• Dubois Crossroads
• Haysville
• Kellerville
• Thales

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Rutherford Township, Martin County (north)
• Lost River Township, Martin County (northeast)
• Columbia Township (east)
• Marion Township (south)
• Bainbridge Township (southwest)
• Boone Township (west)
• Reeve Township, Daviess County (northwest)

Major highways

• U.S. Route 231
• Indiana State Road 56

Cemeteries

The township contains ten cemeteries: Cavender, Chattin, Cooper, Ewing, Gwin, Harbison, Hardin, Hope, Mount Zion and Reed.

Education

Harbison Township is in Northeast Dubois County School Corporation.^[7] The comprehensive high school of that school district is Northeast Dubois High School.

In 1948 Harbison and Marion townships were planning a joint high school.^[8]

References

• "Harbison Township, Dubois County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Census Bureau profile: Harbison Township, Dubois County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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. Goodspeed Brothers. History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. p. 481. ISBN 978-5-87521-222-2.
6. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
7. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dubois County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 12, 2024. - Text list.
8. "Hark the Herald-- This Is The Law On Holding Company School Financing". Dubois County Daily Herald. Vol. 53, no. 236. Jasper, Indiana. July 14, 1948. pp. 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana