Taylor Township, Harrison County, Indiana

Taylor Township
Township
Coordinates: 38°03′13″N 85°57′36″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Harrison
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	28.15 sq mi (72.9 km^2)
• Land	28.09 sq mi (72.8 km^2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.2 km^2)
Elevation [1]	823 ft (251 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	762
• Density	27/sq mi (10/km^2)
FIPS code	18-75014[2]
GNIS feature ID	453890

Taylor Township is one of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 762 and it contained 334 housing units.^[3]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	1,231		—
1900	1,138		−7.6%
1910	904		−20.6%
1920	853		−5.6%
1930	660		−22.6%
1940	765		15.9%
1950	587		−23.3%
1960	566		−3.6%
1970	537		−5.1%
1980	611		13.8%
1990	576		−5.7%
2000	718		24.7%
2010	781		8.8%
2020	762		−2.4%
Source: US Decennial Census[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.15 square miles (72.9 km²), of which 28.09 square miles (72.8 km²) (or 99.79%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.21%) is water.^[5]

Unincorporated towns

• Buena Vista
• Elbert
• Evans Landing
• Fishtown
• Happy Hollow
• Macedonia
• New Boston
• Rosewood

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
4. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
5. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

• Harrison County History and Genealogy