Harrison Township, Morgan County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Harrison Township is one of fourteen townships
in Morgan County
, Indiana
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,601.
, Harrison Township covers an area of 8.89 square miles (23 km²); of this, 8.65 square miles (22.4 km²) (97.26 percent) is land and 0.25 square mile (0.6474970275 km²) (2.78 percent) is water.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Morgan County
Morgan County, Indiana
Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 68,894. The county seat is Martinsville. Morgan is one of seven counties contiguous to Marion County, and is located between Indianapolis, in Marion County, and Bloomington, located in Monroe County...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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 1,601.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, Harrison Township covers an area of 8.89 square miles (23 km²); of this, 8.65 square miles (22.4 km²) (97.26 percent) is land and 0.25 square mile (0.6474970275 km²) (2.78 percent) is water.
Unincorporated towns
- BluffsBluffs, IndianaBluffs is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Morgan County, Indiana....
at 39.568936°N 86.2511008°W - WaverlyWaverly, IndianaWaverly is an unincorporated town in Harrison Township, Morgan County, Indiana....
at 39.5569917°N 86.2713792°W - Waverly Woods at 39.5514363°N 86.2697125°W
Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: Independent Order of Odd Fellows, MacKenzie and Shiloh.Political districts
- Indiana's 4th congressional districtIndiana's 4th congressional districtIndiana's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Based primary in the central part of the state, the district consists of all of Boone, Clinton, Hendricks, Morgan, Lawrence, Montgomery, and Tippecanoe counties and parts of Fountain, Johnson, Marion,...
- State House District 47
- State Senate District 37