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A town of 9,017.
Harrison Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $150K, 2.1 years of the Fort Wayne metro’s $71K median household income. It grades A− overall, 126th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 97% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register. 28% of working residents work locally in Harrison Township, above both Indiana’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (8%). On history, just 45 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do better. Ouabache State Park, at 1,099 acres with 8.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Harrison Township beats most towns.
Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Bluffton-Harrison Elementary Sch | PK–4 | 750 |
| Bluffton-Harrison Middle School | 5–8 | 556 |
| Bluffton High School | 9–12 | 507 |
4.4% of the town is conserved land, across 13 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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The archive holds 2 maps from 1962 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 trades workers with Bluffton and other neighbors, but it trails Lancaster Township and its other neighbors on schools.
12 miles of trail in 13 parks and preserves.
| Harrison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 4.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ouabache State Park | 8.6 mi | 1,099 |
| 2. Wells County 4H Park | 0.8 mi | 51 |
| 3. River Greenway | 0.2 mi | 34 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Each of its 4 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its B+, Lancaster Township highest at A.
Its public schools are run by the MSD Bluffton-Harrison school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Bluffton High School, with 507 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton-Harrison Elementary SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 750 | B |
| Bluffton High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 507 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Harrison Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 42% of adults have obesity in Harrison Township.
| Harrison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Harrison Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.3% |
| More adults with arthritis | 32.4% | 28.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Harrison Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Harrison Township has about as many jobs (4,961) as working residents, but only 1,181 people both live and work here.
About one in 4 of Harrison Township’s working residents works in town. The average trip to work in Harrison Township is 20 minutes. Since 2013, Harrison Township has lost 717 jobs, to 4,961 in 2023.
| Harrison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 5% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.2% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1985, 22 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 nine townships in Wells County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,810 (up from 8,531 at 2010) and it contained 3,754 housing units.
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4 towns share a border with Harrison Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | #126 | A− | A+ | — | B+ | C |
| Lancaster Township | #70 | A | A | — | A | C+ |
| Liberty Township | — | — | A+ | — | A− | C− |
| French Township | — | — | B | — | A | C− |
| Nottingham Township | — | — | A+ | — | A− | C− |
Liberty Township, French Township and Nottingham Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Harrison Township, Lancaster Township, Liberty Township, French Township and Nottingham 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 81% of U.S. towns and #126 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C for health and B+ 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+.