View source for Harrison Township, Howard County, Indiana

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|official_name            = Harrison Township
|settlement_type          = [[Civil township|Township]]
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|image_caption            = Intersection of Highway 931 and Highway 26 in Harrison Township
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|subdivision_name         = United States
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Indiana]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Howard County, Indiana|Howard]]
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|government_type          = [[Indiana Township Trustee|Indiana township]]
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 21.77
|area_land_sq_mi          = 21.68
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.09
|area_water_percent       = 0.41
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|population_as_of         = [[United States Census, 2020|2020]]
|population_total         = 9848
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|population_density_sq_mi = 437.8
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|elevation_m              = 254
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'''Harrison Township''' is one of 11 [[Civil township|townships]] in [[Howard County, Indiana|Howard County]], [[Indiana]], United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 9,848, upfrom 9,489 in 2010.<ref name="census">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18067|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212203935/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18067|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-02-12|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1|publisher=United States Census|accessdate=2013-05-10}}</ref>
==Geography==
{{US Census population
|2000= 8498
|2010= 9489
|2020= 9848
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|footnote=U.S. Census<ref>{{cite web|title=US Census Data|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/files/SUB-EST2012_18.csv|publisher=US Government Census Agency|accessdate=26 February 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008031659/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/files/SUB-EST2012_18.csv|archivedate=8 October 2014}}</ref> }}
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|21.77|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|21.68|sqmi}} (or 99.59%) is land and {{convert|0.09|sqmi}} (or 0.41%) is water.<ref name="census"/> Harrison Township was also one of the only townships in Howard County to grow from 2000 to 2010.
===Cities and towns===
* [[Kokomo, Indiana|Kokomo]] (southwest edge)
===Unincorporated towns===
* [[West Middleton, Indiana|West Middleton]]
===Former Settlements===
* [[Alto, Indiana|Alto]] (annexed into Kokomo in 2012)
* Tarkington
===Adjacent townships===
* [[Clay Township, Howard County, Indiana|Clay Township]] (north)
* [[Center Township, Howard County, Indiana|Center Township]] (northeast)
* [[Taylor Township, Howard County, Indiana|Taylor Township]] (east)
* [[Liberty Township, Tipton County, Indiana|Liberty Township, Tipton County]] (southeast)
* [[Prairie Township, Tipton County, Indiana|Prairie Township, Tipton County]] (south)
* [[Honey Creek Township, Howard County, Indiana|Honey Creek Township]] (west)
* [[Monroe Township, Howard County, Indiana|Monroe Township]] (west)
===Cemeteries===
The township contains two cemeteries: Sunset Memory Gardens and Twin Spring.
===Major highways===
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|931}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|26}}
===Airports and landing strips===
* Glenndale Airport
* Ruzicka Airport
==Recreation==
===Golf Courses===
*Chipendale Golf Course, located a mile south of SR 26 on Park Road.
*Rice's Golf Center, located on US 31 at Center Road.
*Wildcat Creek Golf Course, located in Timbervalley subdivision, entrances on Center Road and SR 26.
===Parks===
*Jackson-Morrow Park, entrances located on Park Road between Alto and Center roads as well as on Webster Street.
==Schools==
*[[Western School Corporation|Western High School]]
*[[Western School Corporation|Western Middle School]]
*[[Western School Corporation|Western Administration Building]]
==Post Offices==
*West Middleton Post Office, located at the corner of Alto Road and Rabbit Street.
*Kokomo Main Post Office, located at the corner of Webster Street and Lincoln Road.
===Public Safety===
*Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Department, 4102 S. Dixon Road
==References==
* {{cite gnis|0453389|Harrison Township, Howard County, Indiana|2009-09-24}}
* [https://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
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==External links==
* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/ Indiana Township Association]
* [http://unitedtownships.org/ United Township Association of Indiana]
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[[Category:Townships in Howard County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Kokomo, Indiana metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Townships in Indiana]]