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Harrison
IllinoisCDP
Total population
830
Median home value
$176,100
Bachelor's+
Median income
$77,632
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Heat Advisory · ModerateHeat Advisory issued September 16 at 11:24AM CDT until September 20 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Overview
As a small census-designated community in Illinois, United States, Harrison occupies its own corner of the country. On the world map it falls within the Western Hemisphere, specifically at 37.798°, -89.336°. Public datasets list a population of roughly 830. Based on its warm temperate position, residents likely encounter warm summers and cool winters. The location receives about 1,551 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 61% of daylight hours. Total area is recorded as about 5.5 km². That works out to roughly 151 residents per square kilometre — a relatively low population density. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Harrison, IL from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Carbondale Comm H SHigh · Carbondale · 997 students · 14:1 ratio
- Murphysboro High SchoolHigh · Murphysboro · 598 students · 13:1 ratio
- Parrish Elem SchoolElementary · Carbondale · 495 students · 14.1:1 ratio
- Carbondale Middle SchoolMiddle · Carbondale · 446 students · 12.7:1 ratio
- Murphysboro Middle SchoolMiddle · Murphysboro · 444 students · 12.7:1 ratio
- Carruthers Elementary SchoolElementary · Murphysboro · 406 students · 12.7:1 ratio
- Gen John A Logan Attendance CntrElementary · Murphysboro · 398 students · 12.4:1 ratio
- Thomas Elementary SchoolElementary · Carbondale · 305 students · 11.7:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here





People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Illinois
- De Soto6.1 mi away
- Carbondale8.1 mi away · pop. 21,857
- Elkville9.4 mi away
- Blairsville11.6 mi away · pop. 231
- Makanda13.4 mi away
- Campbell Hill14.9 mi away
- Du Quoin15.2 mi away
- Crainville15.4 mi away · pop. 1,641
- Herrin16.7 mi away · pop. 12,226
- Mulkeytown17.4 mi away
- Cobden18.8 mi away · pop. 1,170
- Freeman Spur18.8 mi away · pop. 149
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Harrison






Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library