Harmony Township, Posey County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°07′18″N 87°54′24″W / 38.12167°N 87.90667°W / 38.12167; -87.90667CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyPoseyGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.93 sq mi (93.05 km²) • Land35.24 sq mi (91.28 km²) • Water0.68 sq mi (1.77 km²)Elevation

^[1]

407 ft (124 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,245 • Density35/sq mi (13/km²)FIPS code18-31504^[2]GNIS feature ID453374

Harmony Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,245.^[3]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	2,304	—
1900	2,443	6.0%
1910	2,168	−11.3%
1920	1,841	−15.1%
1930	1,793	−2.6%
1940	2,151	20.0%
1950	2,107	−2.0%
1960	1,809	−14.1%
1970	1,618	−10.6%
1980	1,536	−5.1%
1990	1,432	−6.8%
2000	1,473	2.9%
2010	1,338	−9.2%
2020	1,245	−7.0%
Source: US Decennial Census^[4]

History

Harmony Township was organized in 1821.^[5] A large share of the first settlers being Harmonites caused the name to be selected.^[6]

Indiana
- Posey County
  - Center Township (Southeast)
  - Lynn Township (South)
  - Robb Township (Northeast)
Illinois
- White County
  - Hawthorne Township (Southwest)
  - Phillips Township (Northwest)

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^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 78.
^ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 278.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.