Harrison Township, Wayne County, Indiana

Harrison Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 392 and it contained 138 housing units.^[3]

Harrison Township
Township
Location in Wayne County
Coordinates: 39°51′11″N 85°06′08″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Wayne
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	16.51 sq mi (42.8 km2)
• Land	16.36 sq mi (42.4 km2)
• Water	0.16 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.97%
Elevation [1]	981 ft (299 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	382
• Density	24/sq mi (9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	453399

History

Harrison Township was organized in 1843.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 16.51 square miles (42.8 km²), of which 16.36 square miles (42.4 km²) (or 99.09%) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km²) (or 0.97%) is water.^[3] The streams of Beard Run, Black Water Branch, College Corner Branch, Mud Run, Oser Creek, Silver Creek, Silver Station Brook and Square Run run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

• College Corner at 39.8383799°N 85.0705194°W / 39.8383799; -85.0705194
• Jacksonburg at 39.8531022°N 85.1057975°W / 39.8531022; -85.1057975

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

Adjacent townships

• Clay Township (northeast)
• Center Township (east)
• Jackson Township (west)
• Jefferson Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries, Jacksonburg and Beard.

Major highways

• Interstate 70
• Indiana State Road 1