Harrison Township, Cass County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

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 / 40.86611; -86.40500
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

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| 797 ft (243 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 747
• Density| 21/sq mi (8.1/km2)
FIPS code| 18-31666[3]
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

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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

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

### Unincorporated towns

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* Leases Corner
* Lucerne

### Adjacent townships

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

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 35
* Indiana State Road 16
* Indiana State Road 17

### Cemeteries

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

## References

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* "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

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Harrison Township, Cass County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harrison Township, Cass County, Indiana.

* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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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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