Harrison County, Missouri
Harrison County is a county in Missouri, United States. The county seat is Bethany.[1] In 2020, 8,157 people lived there.[2] The county was organized on February 14, 1845 and named for U.S. Representative Albert G. Harrison of Missouri.[3]
| Harrison County, Missouri | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Missouri | |
 Missouri's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | February 14, 1845 |
|---|---|
| Seat | Bethany |
| Largest City | Bethany |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
726 sq mi (1,880 km²) 723 sq mi (1,873 km²) 3.9 sq mi (10 km²), 0.5 |
| Population - Density |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Named for: Albert G. Harrison | |
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 726 square miles (1,880 km2), of which 723 square miles (1,870 km2) is land and 3.9 square miles (10 km2) (0.5%) is water.[4]
Bordering counties
- Ringgold County, Iowa (north)
- Decatur County, Iowa (northeast)
- Mercer County (east)
- Grundy County (southeast)
- Daviess County (south)
- Gentry County (southwest)
- Worth County (northwest)
Major highways
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Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1850 | 2,447 | ||
| 1860 | 10,601 | 333.2% | |
| 1870 | 14,635 | 38.1% | |
| 1880 | 20,304 | 38.7% | |
| 1890 | 21,033 | 3.6% | |
| 1900 | 24,398 | 16.0% | |
| 1910 | 20,466 | −16.1% | |
| 1920 | 19,719 | −3.6% | |
| 1930 | 17,233 | −12.6% | |
| 1940 | 16,525 | −4.1% | |
| 1950 | 14,107 | −14.6% | |
| 1960 | 11,603 | −17.8% | |
| 1970 | 10,257 | −11.6% | |
| 1980 | 9,890 | −3.6% | |
| 1990 | 8,469 | −14.4% | |
| 2000 | 8,850 | 4.5% | |
| 2010 | 8,957 | 1.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8] 2010-2020[2] | |||
As of the 2010 census, there were 8,957 people, 3,669 households and 2,461 families living in Harrison County.
Education
Public schools
- Cainsville R-I School District - Cainsville
- Cainsville Elementary School (PK-06)
- Cainsville High School (07-12)
- Gilman City R-IV School District - Gilman City
- Gilman City Elementary School (PK-06)
- Gilman City High School (07-12)
- North Harrison County R-III School District - Eagleville
- North Harrison County Elementary School (PK-05)
- North Harrison County High School (06-12)
- Ridgeway R-V School District - Ridgeway
- Ridgeway Elementary School (PK-06)
- Ridgeway High School (07-12)
- South Harrison County R-II School District - Bethany
- South Harrison County Early Childhood Educational Center (PK)
- South Harrison County Elementary School (K-06)
- South Harrison County High School (07-12)
Private schools
- Zadie Creek School - Eagleville (02-09) - Amish
Public libraries
- Bethany Public Library[9]
Communities
Cities
- Bethany (county seat)
- Cainsville
- Gilman City
- New Hampton
- Ridgeway
Villages
Unincorporated communities
Townships
Source[10]
- Adams
- Bethany
- Butler
- Clay
- Colfax
- Cypress
- Dallas
- Fox Creek
- Grant
- Hamilton
- Jefferson
- Lincoln
- Madison
- Marion
- Sherman
- Sugar Creek
- Trail Creek
- Union
- Washington
- White Oak
References
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "QuickFacts: Harrison County, Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 171.
- ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- ↑ Breeding, Marshall. "Bethany Public Library". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ↑ USGenWeb Project, Harrison County, Missouri
Further reading
- Wanamaker, George W. History of Harrison County, Missouri (1921) online
Other websites
- Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Harrison County Archived 2011-08-16 at the Wayback Machine from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books
- Harrison County Sheriff's Office