Harrison Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Harrison Township is one of sixteen townships
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....

 in Elkhart County, Indiana
Elkhart County, Indiana
Elkhart County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. Much of the county is in the Elkhart-Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka Combined Statistical Area...

. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 2,885.

Geography

Harrison Township covers an area of 35.71 square miles (92.5 km²); 0.03 square mile (0.0776996433 km²) (0.08 percent) of this is water. Yellow Creek Lake is in this township.

Cities and towns

  • Goshen
    Goshen, Indiana
    Goshen is a city in and the county seat of Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. It is the smaller of the two principal cities of the Elkhart-Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka Combined Statistical Area. It is located in the northern...

     (west edge)
  • Wakarusa
    Wakarusa, Indiana
    Wakarusa is a town in Harrison and Olive townships in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,618 at the 2000 census. Wakarusa is a small farming and manufacturing community located on Indiana 19 just north of Indiana 119...

     (east quarter)

Adjacent townships

  • Concord Township
    Concord Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
    Concord Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 55,377.-Geography:Concord Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Cities and towns:* Dunlap* Elkhart...

     (north)
  • Elkhart Township
    Elkhart Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
    Elkhart Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 33,986.-Adjacent townships:* Jefferson Township * Middlebury Township * Clinton Township...

     (east)
  • Jackson Township
    Jackson Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
    Jackson Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,409.-Geography:Jackson Township covers an area of ; of this is water...

     (southeast)
  • Union Township
    Union Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
    Union Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,827.-Unincorporated towns:* Foraker* Gravelton-Adjacent townships:...

     (south)
  • Locke Township
    Locke Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
    Locke Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,200.-Adjacent townships:* Olive Township * Harrison Township * Union Township...

     (southwest)
  • Olive Township
    Olive Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
    Olive Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,847.-Adjacent townships:* Baugo Township * Concord Township * Harrison Township * Union Township...

     (west)
  • Baugo Township
    Baugo Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
    Baugo Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 7,646.-Geography:Baugo Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Adjacent townships:* Cleveland Township...

    (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Hoke, Inbody, Miller, Stutsman, Wenger and Yellow Creek.

External links

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