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A town of 13,718.
Harrison Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $248K for a typical one, or 3.4 years of the Louisville/Jefferson County metro’s $74K median household income. It grades A− overall, 176th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 81% of Indiana towns. 21% of the land in Harrison Township is conserved, where Indiana’s towns sit at 1.9% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Harrison-Crawford State Forest, at 10,096 acres with 40.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Only 55 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score higher on the outdoors.
Where Harrison Township beats most towns.
Corydon Battle Site| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Corydon Elementary School | PK–3 | 644 |
| St. Joseph Catholic School | PK–8 | 156 |
| Corydon Intermediate School | 4–6 | 487 |
20.8% of the town is conserved land, across 7 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Harrison Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 3,537 in 1890, 13,469 in 2020. The archive holds 5 maps from 1931 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Harrison Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Harrison Township.
Harrison Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices and trades workers with Corydon and other neighbors.
83 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. At 0.8 miles per square mile, Harrison Township’s trail density is against 0.2 in Indiana’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harrison-Crawford State Forest | 40.5 mi | 10,096 |
| 2. O'Bannon Woods State Park | 28.1 mi | 2,132 |
| 3. Hayswood Nature Reserve | 3 mi | 317 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A− for schools comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $248K.
Its public schools are run by the South Harrison Com Schools. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Corydon Central High School, with 748 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corydon Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 644 | B |
| Corydon Central High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 748 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Harrison Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Harrison Township is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Harrison Township has about as many jobs (6,121) as working residents, but only 1,537 people both live and work here.
About one in 4 of Harrison Township’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Harrison Township grew to 6,121 in 2023, 596 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Corydon (13%), New Albany (10%) and Louisville (7%).
| Harrison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 26% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 11% | 7.8% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Harrison Township beats the Indiana average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 43% of Harrison Township adults have obesity.
| Harrison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Harrison Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.1% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
People 65 and older are 23% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). Harrison Township’s median age is 43.6 years. 20% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Harrison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 43.6 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 22% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 23% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Median age: women 43.2, men 44.3.
| Harrison Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.3% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.7% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.3% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.7% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.4% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.2% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.1% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.2% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.1% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 16 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Harrison Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Harrison Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Harrison Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Harrison Township is one of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 13,469 and it contained 5,603 housing units. Corydon, the county seat of Harrison County, is in Harrison Township.
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8 towns share a border with Harrison Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | #176 | A− | A− | — | A− | C+ |
| Jennings Township | — | — | B− | — | C | D− |
| Webster Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C |
| Spencer Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C |
| Boone Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C− |
| Jackson Township | #159 | A− | A | — | A− | B− |
| Franklin Township | #58 | A | A | — | A | B− |
| Heth Township | — | — | A+ | — | A− | C− |
Jennings Township, Webster Township, Spencer Township, Boone Township and Heth Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Harrison Township, Jennings Township, Webster Township, Spencer Township, Boone Township, Jackson Township, Franklin Township and Heth Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Harrison Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Harrison Township grades A− overall, better than 76% of U.S. towns and #176 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C+ for health and A− for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.