Harbison Township is one of twelve townships in Dubois County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,588 and it contained 690 housing units.[4]
Harbison Township | |
|---|---|
 Evangelische Lutherische Emanuels Kirche, a historic site in the township | |
 Location of Harbison Township in Dubois County | |
| Coordinates: 38°28′15″N 86°51′30″W / 38.47083°N 86.85833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Dubois |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.21 sq mi (99.0 km2) |
| • Land | 37.55 sq mi (97.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.66 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 535 ft (163 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,585 |
| • Density | 42.3/sq mi (16.3/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-31324[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453373 |
History
editHarbison Township was named for Arthur Harbison, a pioneer settler and judge.[5]
The Evangelische Lutherische Emanuels Kirche was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[6]
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 38.21 square miles (99.0 km2), of which 37.55 square miles (97.3 km2) (or 98.27%) is land and 0.66 square miles (1.7 km2) (or 1.73%) is water.[4]
Unincorporated towns
edit(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
edit- Rutherford Township, Martin County (north)
- Lost River Township, Martin County (northeast)
- Columbia Township (east)
- Marion Township (south)
- Bainbridge Township (southwest)
- Boone Township (west)
- Reeve Township, Daviess County (northwest)
Major highways
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Cemeteries
editThe township contains ten cemeteries: Cavender, Chattin, Cooper, Ewing, Gwin, Harbison, Hardin, Hope, Mount Zion and Reed.
Education
editHarbison Township is in Northeast Dubois County School Corporation.[7] The comprehensive high school of that school district is Northeast Dubois High School.
In 1948 Harbison and Marion townships were planning a joint high school.[8]
References
edit- "Harbison Township, Dubois 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
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Harbison Township, Dubois County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Goodspeed Brothers. History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. p. 481. ISBN 978-5-87521-222-2.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dubois County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 12, 2024. - Text list.
- ^ "Hark the Herald-- This Is The Law On Holding Company School Financing". Dubois County Daily Herald. Vol. 53, no. 236. Jasper, Indiana. July 14, 1948. pp. 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.