Harrison Township, Howard County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°26′13″N 86°11′13″W / 40.43694°N 86.18694°W / 40.43694; -86.18694CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyHowardGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total21.77 sq mi (56.4 km²) • Land21.68 sq mi (56.2 km²) • Water0.09 sq mi (0.2 km²) 0.41%Elevation

833 ft (254 m)Population

(2020)

• Total9,848 • Density437.8/sq mi (169.0/km²)GNIS feature ID0453389

Harrison Township is one of 11 townships in Howard County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 9,848, upfrom 9,489 in 2010.^[1]

Geography

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	8,498	—
2010	9,489	11.7%
2020	9,848	3.8%
U.S. Census^[2]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 21.77 square miles (56.4 km²), of which 21.68 square miles (56.2 km²) (or 99.59%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) (or 0.41%) is water.^[1] Harrison Township was also one of the only townships in Howard County to grow from 2000 to 2010.

Cities and towns

Kokomo (southwest edge)

Unincorporated towns

West Middleton

Former Settlements

Alto (annexed into Kokomo in 2012)
Tarkington

Adjacent townships

Clay Township (north)
Center Township (northeast)
Taylor Township (east)
Liberty Township, Tipton County (southeast)
Prairie Township, Tipton County (south)
Honey Creek Township (west)
Monroe Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Sunset Memory Gardens and Twin Spring.

Major highways

SR 931
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

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

"Harrison Township, Howard County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ "US Census Data". US Government Census Agency. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2014.