| Harrison Township | |
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| — Township — | |
| Location in Harrison County | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Harrison |
| Named for | William Henry Harrison |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 101.6 sq mi (263.13 km2) |
| • Land | 101.29 sq mi (262.34 km2) |
| • Water | 0.31 sq mi (0.79 km2) 0.3% |
| Elevation | 699 ft (213 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 10,303 |
| • Density | 101.7/sq mi (39.3/km2) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0453387 |
Harrison Township is one of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 10,303. Corydon, the county seat of Harrison County, is in Harrison Township.
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The township, like the county, is named for Governor, General, and 9th President William Henry Harrison. The majority of land in the township was in his possession in the first decade of the 1800s. He donated a parcel of land for the construction of Corydon and sold much of the rest of his land in the township by 1815 to the settlers who were rapidly occupying the countryside.
Harrison Township covers an area of 101.6 square miles (263 km2); of this, 0.31 square miles (0.80 km2) or 0.3 percent is water. The streams of Blue River, Brush Heap Creek, Buck Creek, Hickman Branch, Little Indian Creek, Potato Run and Rock Creek run through this township.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains seven cemeteries: Cedar Hill, Conrad, Hillgrove, Jackson, Jordan, Shuck and Trout.
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