Harrison Township | |
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Location of Harrison Township in Daviess County | |
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Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Daviess |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 32.18 sq mi (83.36 km2) |
• Land | 30.54 sq mi (79.1 km2) |
• Water | 1.64 sq mi (4.25 km2) |
Elevation[1] | 548 ft (167 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 673 |
• Density | 22.03/sq mi (8.51/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-31702[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453382 |
Harrison Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 673.
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Harrison Township was organized in June 1841 out of parts of Reave and Veale townships. Its first settlers were Lewis and William Jones, who came from South Carolina in 1812 and were soon joined by many other families from the Palmetto State.[3]
Harrison Township covers an area of 32.18 square miles (83.3 km2); 1.64 square miles (4.2 km2) (5.1 percent) of this is water.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains three cemeteries: East Union, Ebenezer and Saint Patricks Glencoe.
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