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词条 Harrison Township, Vigo County, Indiana
释义

  1. Geography

     Cities and towns  Unincorporated communities  Boundaries  Adjacent townships  Cemeteries  Lakes 

  2. Demographics

  3. School districts

  4. Political districts

  5. References

  6. External links

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Harrison Township is one of twelve townships in Vigo County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 51,272 and it contained 22,940 housing units.[1] It is entirely contained in Terre Haute's city limits, thus explaining why it is both the most densely populated and the most populated overall.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|23.54|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|23.03|sqmi}} (or 97.83%) is land and {{convert|0.51|sqmi}} (or 2.17%) is water.[1]

Cities and towns

  • Terre Haute

Unincorporated communities

  • Deming Park
  • Deming Woods
  • Dewey
  • Duane Yards
  • Parkview
  • Preston
  • Terre Town
  • Twelve Points

Boundaries

The boundaries consist of the following streets or features:

  • North border: Haythorne Avenue
  • West border: Wabash River
  • South border: Margaret Avenue
  • East border: .5 miles east of Fruitridge Street

Adjacent townships

  • Otter Creek Township (northeast)
  • Lost Creek Township (east)
  • Riley Township (southeast)
  • Honey Creek Township (south)
  • Sugar Creek Township (west)
  • Fayette Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Calvary, Grandview, Rogers and Woodlawn.

Lakes

  • Crystal Lake

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there are 51,898 people and 20,618 households residing in the township. The population density is 2,262/mi². The racial makeup of the township is 86.8% White, 9.3% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.0% Asian, less than 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. 1.2% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The average household size is 2.29 and the average family size is 2.96.

The median age is 31.6 years. For every 100 females, there are 89 males.

The median income for a household in the township is $26,705, and the median income for a family is $35,135. The per capita income for the township is $14,540. 20.6% of the population and 16.4% of families are below the poverty line.

School districts

This township is served by the Vigo County School Corporation. Several schools are located in this township:

  • One high school - Terre Haute North
  • Two middle schools - Sarah Scott and Woodrow Wilson (A third school, named Chauncey Rose was closed)
  • Ten elementary schools - Benjamin Franklin, Davis Park, Deming, DeVaney, Farrington Grove, Fuqua, Meadows, Ouabache, Sugar Grove, Terre Town

Political districts

  • Indiana's 8th congressional district
  • State House District 43
  • State House District 46
  • State Senate District 38

References

  • [https://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tgrshp2007/tgrshp2007.html United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]
  • United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
  • IndianaMap
1. ^{{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18167 |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 |publisher=United States Census |accessdate=2013-05-10}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}

External links

  • Indiana Township Association
  • United Township Association of Indiana
{{Vigo County, Indiana}}

3 : Townships in Vigo County, Indiana|Terre Haute metropolitan area|Townships in Indiana

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