Harrison Township | |
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Nickname: "Millcreekers" | |
![]() Location in Pulaski County | |
Coordinates: 41°02′15″N 86°30′57″W / 41.03750°N 86.51583°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Pulaski |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 31.6 sq mi (82 km2) |
• Land | 31.51 sq mi (81.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.28% |
Elevation | 712 ft (217 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 590 |
• Density | 19/sq mi (7.2/km2) |
ZIP codes | 46939, 46960, 46985, 46996 |
GNIS feature ID | 453395 |
Harrison Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 590 and it contained 265 housing units.[1]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 842 | — | |
1900 | 913 | 8.4% | |
1910 | 871 | −4.6% | |
1920 | 670 | −23.1% | |
1930 | 647 | −3.4% | |
1940 | 606 | −6.3% | |
1950 | 672 | 10.9% | |
1960 | 579 | −13.8% | |
1970 | 596 | 2.9% | |
1980 | 725 | 21.6% | |
1990 | 650 | −10.3% | |
2000 | 657 | 1.1% | |
2010 | 628 | −4.4% | |
2020 | 590 | −6.1% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[2] |
Harrison Township was organized in 1841, and named for William Henry Harrison (1773–1841), the ninth President of the United States (1841).[3]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.6 square miles (82 km2), of which 31.51 square miles (81.6 km2) (or 99.72%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) (or 0.28%) is water.[4]
Harrison Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac.[5]