Harrison TownshipIN
A town of 400.
Is Harrison Township a good place to live?
Harrison Township’s median household income is $152,000, where Indiana’s towns sit at $71,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Among 594 Indiana towns, just 3 have a higher median age than Harrison Township. Harrison Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
400 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Harrison Township: who provides what
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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Harrison Township.
A smaller share of working residents in Harrison Township work locally than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
0.5% of Harrison Township working residents work locally, below both Indiana’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (8%). Since 2013, Harrison Township has lost 142 jobs, to 13 in 2023. The average trip to work in Harrison Township is 31 minutes.
| Harrison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Harrison Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Harrison Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Harrison Township is
Harrison Township beats the Indiana average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 81% of Harrison Township adults had a checkup this year.
| Harrison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Harrison Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.5% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Harrison Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Harrison Township since 2003.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
William Henry Harrison Tomb State Memorial and 21 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Harrison Township. Close and well known come first.
38 mi LandmarkWilliam Henry Harrison Tomb State Memorial
34 mi LandmarkLux Mundi30 mi Theme parkStricker's Grove
36 mi MuseumDayton Art Institute304K visitors a year
18 mi MuseumLevi Coffin House
34 mi National Historical ParkDayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park80K visitors a yearPhoto credits
William Henry Harrison Tomb State Memorial: Kevin Myers at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lux Mundi: NTT72USA, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dayton Art Institute: Warren LeMay, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Levi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain · Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Harrison Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Harrison Township
About 8 of every 100 Harrison Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
99% of working residents leave Harrison Township for work
Where Harrison Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Harrison Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Harrison Township is one of six townships in Union County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 429 and it contained 176 housing units.
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- Area
- 30 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,106 ft
Questions about Harrison Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Harrison Township, IN a good place to live?
Harrison Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.