Harrison Township, Owen County, Indiana

Harrison Township
Township
Location in Owen County
Coordinates: 39°26′19″N 86°40′17″W / 39.43861°N 86.67139°WCoordinates: 39°26′19″N 86°40′17″W / 39.43861°N 86.67139°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Owen
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	17.58 sq mi (45.5 km^2)
• Land	17.55 sq mi (45.5 km^2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km^2)  0.17%
Elevation	787 ft (240 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	444
• Density	25.3/sq mi (9.8/km^2)
ZIP codes	46166, 47433, 47456
GNIS feature ID	0453394

Harrison Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 444 and it contained 208 housing units.^[1]

History

Harrison Township was organized in 1837.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 17.58 square miles (45.5 km²), of which 17.55 square miles (45.5 km²) (or 99.83%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.17%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Lewisville at 39°28′16″N 86°37′55″W / 39.471158°N 86.631946°W

Cemeteries

The township contains Asher Cemetery.

Airports and landing strips

• Shenandoah Flying Field Airport

School districts

• Spencer-Owen Community Schools

Political districts

• State House District 47
• State Senate District 37

References

• "Harrison Township, Owen County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
2. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 812.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Harrison Township