Harrison County, Missouri

Harrison County is a county in Missouri, United States. The county seat is Bethany.[1] In 2010, 8,957 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
U.S. county
Harrison County Courthouse in Bethany
Harrison County Courthouse in Bethany
Map of Missouri highlighting Harrison County
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
Map of the United States highlighting Missouri
Missouri's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°21′N 93°59′W
Country United States
State Missouri
FoundedFebruary 14, 1845
Named forAlbert G. Harrison
SeatBethany
Largest cityBethany
Area
 • Total726 sq mi (1,880 km2)
 • Land723 sq mi (1,870 km2)
 • Water3.9 sq mi (10 km2)  0.5%
Population
 (2010)
 • Total8,957
 • Estimate 
(2018)
8,414
 • Density12/sq mi (4.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district6th

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

Major highways
  • Interstate 35
  • U.S. Route 69
  • U.S. Route 136
  • Route 13
  • Route 46
  • Route 146

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18502,447—
186010,601333.2%
187014,63538.1%
188020,30438.7%
189021,0333.6%
190024,39816.0%
191020,466−16.1%
192019,719−3.6%
193017,233−12.6%
194016,525−4.1%
195014,107−14.6%
196011,603−17.8%
197010,257−11.6%
19809,890−3.6%
19908,469−14.4%
20008,8504.5%
20108,9571.2%
2018 (est.)8,414[5]−6.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8]
1990-2000[9] 2010-2015[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

Private schools
  • Zadie Creek School - Eagleville (02-09) - Amish

Public libraries
  • Bethany Public Library[10]

Communities

Cities

Villages
  • Blythedale
  • Eagleville
  • Mount Moriah

Unincorporated communities
  • Brooklyn
  • Hatfield
  • Martinsville

Townships

Source[11]

  • 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
  1. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  2. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
  3. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 171.
  4. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  5. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  7. "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  8. "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  9. "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  10. Breeding, Marshall. "Bethany Public Library". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  11. USGenWeb Project, Harrison County, Missouri

Further reading
  • Wanamaker, George W. History of Harrison County, Missouri (1921) online

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