Harrison Township, Adair County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Harrison Township, Adair County

Township

Coordinates: 41°22′29″N 094°17′53″W﻿ / ﻿41.37472°N 94.29806°W﻿ / 41.37472; -94.29806
Country|  United States
State|  Iowa
County| Adair
Organized| 1856
Area

• Total

| 35.87 sq mi (92.9 km2)
• Land| 35.84 sq mi (92.83 km2)
• Water| 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation

[1]

| 1,145 ft (349 m)
Population

(2010)

• Total

| 178
• Density| 5.0/sq mi (1.9/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code| 19-91854[2]
GNIS feature ID| 0468009

Harrison Township is one of seventeen townships in Adair County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 178.[3]

## History

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Harrison Township was organized in 1856.[4] It was served by the Arbor Hill post office (41°22′00″N 94°19′06″W﻿ / ﻿41.36667°N 94.31833°W﻿ / 41.36667; -94.31833[5]) from 1857 to 1907.[6][7]

## Geography

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Harrison Township covers an area of 35.87 square miles (92.9 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Fairview and Roberts.

### Unincorporated communities

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* Arbor Hill

## References

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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. ^ "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
4. ^ Kilburn, Lucian Moody (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 162.
5. ^ "Arbor Hill", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
6. ^ Kilburn, Lucian Moody (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 162.
7. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 20, 2017.

## External links

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* US-Counties.com
* City-Data.com

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Municipalities and communities of Adair County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Greenfield

Cities|

* Adair‡
* Bridgewater
* Casey‡
* Fontanelle
* Greenfield
* Orient
* Stuart‡

Map of Iowa highlighting Adair County

Townships|

* Eureka
* Grand River
* Greenfield
* Grove
* Harrison
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Lee
* Lincoln
* Orient
* Prussia
* Richland
* Summerset
* Summit
* Union
* Walnut
* Washington

Unincorporated
communities|

* Arbor Hill
* Berea
* Canby
* Fisk
* Hebron
* Nanito
* Prussia
* Zion

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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