Harrison, Ohio

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Harrison, Ohio from the east. West Harrison, Indiana is the small town at top. The state line runs almost horizontally near the top of the picture, along State Street.

Harrison is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 7,487 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Economy
3 Geography
4 Demographics
5 External links

[edit] History

Harrison was named after the 9th US President, William Henry Harrison. It was incorporated in 1850, and became a city in 1981.

[edit] Economy

Harrison is home to Campbell Hausfeld, JTM Food Group, as well as Cincinnati Incorporated located just outside the city limit.

[edit] Geography

Harrison is located at 39°15′29″N, 84°48′16″W (39.257931, -84.804535)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.7 km² (3.7 mi²). 9.6 km² (3.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.80%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 7,487 people, 2,717 households, and 2,005 families residing in the city. The population density was 781.3/km² (2,024.5/mi²). There were 2,847 housing units at an average density of 297.1/km² (769.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.18% White, 0.17% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.

There were 2,717 households out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $46,107, and the median income for a family was $54,028. Males had a median income of $37,455 versus $27,418 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,966. About 4.3% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.