Harrison Township, Cass County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°51′58″N 86°24′18″W / 40.86611°N 86.40500°W / 40.86611; -86.40500CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyCassGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.49 sq mi (91.93 km²) • Land35.49 sq mi (91.93 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

797 ft (243 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total747 • Density21/sq mi (8.1/km²)FIPS code18-31666^[3]GNIS feature ID453380

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

Leases Corner
Lucerne

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.