• Source: Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana

harrison" target="_blank">Harrison Township is one of twelve townships in harrison" target="_blank">Harrison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 13,469 and it contained 5,603 housing units. Corydon, the county seat of harrison" target="_blank">Harrison County, is in harrison" target="_blank">Harrison Township.




History


The township, like the county, is named for governor, general and ninth President William Henry harrison" target="_blank">Harrison. The majority of land in the township was in his possession in the first decade of the 19th century. He donated a parcel of land for the construction of Corydon and sold much of the rest of his land in the township by 1815 to the settlers who were rapidly occupying the countryside.
Corydon Battle Site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.




Geography


According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 101.58 square miles (263.1 km2), of which 101.33 square miles (262.4 km2) (or 99.75%) is land and 0.25 square miles (0.65 km2) (or 0.25%) is water. The streams of Blue River, Brush Heap Creek, Buck Creek, Hickman Branch, Little Indian Creek, Potato Run and Rock Creek run through this township.




= Cities and towns

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Corydon (the county seat)




= Unincorporated towns

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Dixie
harrison" target="_blank">Harrison Grange
Hillcrest
Idlewild (historical)
Kings Store
White Cloud
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)




= Adjacent townships

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Jackson Township (northeast)
Franklin Township (east)
Boone Township (southeast)
Webster Township (southeast)
Heth Township (south)
Washington Township (southwest)
Jennings Township, Crawford County (west)
Ohio Township, Crawford County (west)
Spencer Township (northwest)




= Major highways

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Interstate 64
Indiana State Road 62
Indiana State Road 135
Indiana State Road 337




References


"harrison" target="_blank">Harrison Township, harrison" target="_blank">Harrison 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




External links


Indiana Township Association
United Township Association of Indiana

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