The Orphan School was built on the campus of the former Franklin Academy (from 1836), later Harford University, which had been founded in 1817.

[4] In 1865, residents in the village of Harford (within Harford Township) circulated a petition to formally incorporate their village as a borough, but the petition was denied by the state.

[4] As of the census[7] of 2010, there were 1,430 people, 597 households, and 412 families residing in the township.

There were 597 households, out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58% were married couples living together, 6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31% were non-families.

26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.