Harrison TownshipIN
A town of 49,277, platted in 1837.
Is Harrison Township a good place to live?
Harrison Township grades D overall, ranked 571st of 585 in Indiana, mostly because of health and incomes. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 88% of the country. The median household income is $41K, and 26% of residents live below the poverty line. What it does well: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 96% of U.S. towns. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 98% of U.S. towns. 26% of residents live below the poverty line in Harrison Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. On hazard risk, just 45 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Deming Park, at 139 acres.
What makes Harrison Township stand out
Where Harrison Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
How Harrison Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Harrison Township is from typical.
Its best grade is an A+ for history (#34 of 593 in Indiana; platted 1837), which describes the town but isn’t part of the overall grade; its D comes from the livability subjects above.
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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.
Harrison Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Indiana (mostly inland flooding) and has poverty well above the Indiana rate.
Harrison Township earns a D for health
Against the 2,729 U.S. towns with household incomes like Harrison Township’s, it is healthier than 51%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
20% of Harrison Township adults report frequent mental distress. Harrison Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 43% of Harrison Township adults have obesity.
| Harrison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Harrison Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.4% | 15.4% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 10.8% | 7.7% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 20.3% | 14.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Harrison Township’s schools trail 73% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by Vigo County School Corp. Three of its 16 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 686 | C− |
| Terre Haute North Vigo High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,486 | B |
| Adelaide De Vaney Elementary SchTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 440 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Harrison Township has set aside 3.3% of its land for conservation
6.8 miles of trail in 19 parks and preserves.
| Harrison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Terre Haute Memorial Stadium Park | 2 mi | 46 |
| 2. Deming Park | 0.7 mi | 139 |
| 3. Collett Park | 0.6 mi | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
More young adults than Indiana overall
26.1% of residents live below the poverty line, against 12.3% across Indiana, which weighs on its D for jobs and income. The median household earns $41,155, against $71,957 across Indiana.
Adults 18 to 34 are 32% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 31% of residents (37% statewide). Harrison Township’s median age is 32.8 years. 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Harrison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32.8 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.1 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Median age: women 33.9, men 31.3.
| Harrison Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.6% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 17.9% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.3% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.4% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.1% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.4% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.8% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.7% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.9% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Harrison Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 95% of Indiana towns, with expected losses of about $509 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Harrison Township is 69 of 100. Since 1978, 26 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Harrison Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Harrison Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Harrison Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 21° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Harrison Township, the median household income runs lower than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
Among 593 Indiana towns, just 8 have a lower median household income than Harrison Township. 38% of working residents work locally in Harrison Township. Jobs based in Harrison Township fell to 23,995 in 2023, 4,487 fewer than in 2013.
| Harrison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 38% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $41,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 5.1% | 7.8% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Turkey Run State Park and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Harrison Township. Close and well known come first.
30 mi State parkTurkey Run State Parkin town MuseumCANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center
in town MuseumSwope Art Museum
in town MuseumPaul Dresser Birthplace
21 mi MuseumMansfield Roller MillPhoto credits
Turkey Run State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Swope Art Museum: Colin Pizarek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Paul Dresser Birthplace: Nyttend, Public domain · Mansfield Roller Mill: Nyttend, Public domain
Everything we know about Harrison Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Harrison Township
College town 15 of every 100 Harrison Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Harrison Township
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Harrison is an unincorporated community in southeastern Fayette Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute metropolitan area.
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- Elevation
- 459 ft
Harrison Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Harrison Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | #571 | D | B | — | C | D |
| Terre Haute | #584 | D | B− | D | C | D |
| Sugar Creek Township | #519 | C− | B+ | — | C | C− |
| Lost Creek Township | #533 | C− | C | — | C | C+ |
| Honey Creek Township | #581 | D | C+ | — | C | C− |
Harrison Township, Sugar Creek Township, Lost Creek Township and Honey Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Harrison Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Harrison Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Harrison Township, IN a good place to live?
Harrison Township grades D overall, better than 13% of U.S. towns and #571 of 585 in Indiana. It grades D for health and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Harrison Township, IN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.