Harrison Township
Township
Along State Road 18 west of Montpelier
Location of Harrison Township in Blackford County
Coordinates: 40°31′49″N 85°16′07″W / 40.53028°N 85.26861°W / 40.53028; -85.26861
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Blackford
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	42.23 sq mi (109.4 km2)
• Land	42.13 sq mi (109.1 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation [1]	879 ft (268 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	2,353
• Density	56/sq mi (22/km2)
FIPS code	18-31630[3]
GNIS feature ID	453378

Harrison Township is one of four townships in Blackford County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,353 (down from 2,640 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 1,155 housing units.^[2] The township was named after William Henry Harrison, hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe, former governor of the Indiana Territory, and ninth President of the United States.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.23 square miles (109.4 km²), of which 42.13 square miles (109.1 km²) (or 99.76%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (or 0.24%) is water.^[4] Lake Blue Water and the Godfrey Reserve are in this township. The Salamonie River runs through the township's northeast corner.

Cities and towns

• Montpelier

Unincorporated towns

• Dorsey's Station (ghost town)
• Matamoras
• Mollie (ghost town)
• Pleasantdale (ghost town)

Major highways

• SR 18

Cemeteries

The township contains at least eight cemeteries: Brookside, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, North Twibell, Penrod, Pleasantdale, South Twibell, St Margaret's Roman Catholic, and Woodlawn.