Harrison Township, Miami County, Indiana

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^[3]) and it contained 272 housing units.

Harrison Township
Township
Farmstead on State Road 18
Location in Miami County
Coordinates: 40°36′42″N 85°58′39″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Miami
Organized	1846
Named for	William Henry Harrison
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	23.41 sq mi (60.6 km2)
• Land	23.38 sq mi (60.6 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.13%
Elevation [1]	820 ft (250 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	665
• Density	28/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	46901, 46911, 46919, 46970
GNIS feature ID	453392

History

Harrison Township was organized in 1846.^[4] It is named for William Henry Harrison, ninth President of the United States.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.41 square miles (60.6 km²), of which 23.38 square miles (60.6 km²) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.13%) is water.^[3]

Unincorporated towns

• McGrawsville at 40.630318°N 86.013879°W / 40.630318; -86.013879
• North Grove at 40.612263°N 85.966099°W / 40.612263; -85.966099

Extinct towns

• Cary
• Snow Hill

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Barnhart, Gerber, Hershberger, Kendall and North Grove.

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 18
• Indiana State Road 19

Education

• Maconaquah School Corporation

Harrison Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Converse-Jackson Township Public Library in Converse.^[6]

Political districts

• Indiana's 5th congressional district
• State House District 32
• State Senate District 18

References

• "Harrison Township, Miami County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
2. "Census Bureau profile: Harrison Township, Miami County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
3. "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.
4. History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 278.
5. Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 127.
6. "Library card fees". Converse-Jackson Township Public Library. Retrieved March 10, 2018.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Harrison Township