What is the population of Harristown, Illinois?

Harristown has a population of approximately 1,550 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Harristown, Illinois located?

Harristown is located in Illinois, United States, at approximate coordinates 39.8428°, -89.0607°.

What is the median household income in Harristown?

The median household income in Harristown is approximately $72,426 based on the most recent open data.

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Harristown

Total population

1,550

Median home value

$117,700

13.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$72,426

Harristown$72k

National$74k

Weather67°F · Chance Rain Showers

Coordinates39.84°, -89.06°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Harristown is a village in Macon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,310 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Decatur, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History & geography

History

The village was named in honor of Major Thomas L. Harris, who was elected and served as Major of the Fourth Illinois Regiment in the Mexican–American War, and who was afterward a member of Congress from 1849 to 1858. The first settlers arrived in 1828 and began building log cabins and improving land around the area. 1841 saw the building of the township's first schoolhouse, a log building, and served as both the school and as a place of worship until 1853 when the first church was built. Harristown was along the main line of the Wabash Railroad, which contributed to increased population and business. Harristown was the first Illinois home of Abraham Lincoln. His family settled alongside the Sangamon River south of the present village in 1830 for a little over a year before relocating due to the harsh winter and extreme sickness. Lincoln and his family constructed a log cabin and fenced in of land, planting corn in the fenced land. During that winter, Lincoln, together with his stepmother's son, John D. Johnston, and John Hanks were hired by Denton Offutt to build a flatboat and navigate it from Beardstown, Illinois, down the Illinois and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans. It was during this time that Lincoln saw slavery first-hand for the first time. Lincoln departed the Harristown area in the spring of 1831. Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park was created in 1904 and marks the spot where his cabin stood.

Geography

Harristown is located in western Macon County. It lies within Harristown Township and is bordered to the east by the city of Decatur, the county seat. Downtown Decatur is to the east, while Springfield, the state capital, is to the west. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Harristown has a total area of , all land. The village is drained to the south by tributaries of the Sangamon River. Abraham Lincoln's first home in Illinois was located on the north bank of the Sangamon, south of the present village.

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