Harrison Township, Cass County, Indiana

Harrison Township
Harrison Township
Township
	Location of Harrison Township in Cass County
	Coordinates: 40°51′58″N 86°24′18″W / 40.86611°N 86.40500°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Cass
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	35.49 sq mi (91.93 km2)
• Land	35.49 sq mi (91.93 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	797 ft (243 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	747
• Density	21/sq mi (8.1/km2)
FIPS code	18-31666
GNIS feature ID	453380

Harrison Township is one of fourteen townships in Cass County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 747 (down from 802 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 323 housing units.

History

Harrison Township was organized in 1836.^[5] It was named for William Henry Harrison, who had served as Governor of the Indiana Territory, congressman, senator, and who would afterward serve as the ninth President of the United States.^[6]

Geography

Harrison Township covers an area of 35.49 square miles (91.9 km²), all land.

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Wayne Township, Fulton County (north)
Bethlehem (east)
Clay (southeast)
Noble (south)
Jefferson (southwest)
Boone (west)
Van Buren Township, Pulaski County (northwest)

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Crooked Creek, Grant, Old Indian Creek and Saint Elizabeth.

References

"Harrison Township, Cass 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

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Harrison Township, Cass County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Harrison township, Cass County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
^ Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 573.
^ Helm, Thomas B. (1878). History of Cass County, Indiana. Kingman Bros. pp. 34.

External links

[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[2020_Census-2] "Census Bureau profile: Harrison Township, Cass County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

[GR2-3] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[Census_2010-4] "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Harrison township, Cass County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2013.

[5] Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 573.

[6] Helm, Thomas B. (1878). History of Cass County, Indiana. Kingman Bros. pp. 34.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Cass County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Logansport
City	Logansport	Map of Indiana highlighting Cass County
Towns	Galveston Onward Royal Center Walton
Townships	Adams Bethlehem Boone Clay Clinton Deer Creek Eel Harrison Jackson Jefferson Miami Noble Tipton Washington
CDPs	Anoka Grissom AFB‡ Lake Cicott Lincoln Lucerne Twelve Mile Young America
Other communities	Adamsboro Clymers Deacon Dunkirk Georgetown Hoover Leases Corner Lewisburg Metea Miami Bend New Waverly
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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