Harrisburg is a city in Poinsett County,

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, United States. The population was 2,288 at the 2010 census. It is included in the

Jonesboro, Arkansas Jonesboro is a city located on Crowley's Ridge in the northeastern corner of the U.S. State of Arkansas. Jonesboro is one of two county seats of Craighead County. According to the 2020 Census, the city had a population of 78,576 and is the f ...

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. The city is the

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of Poinsett County.

Geography

Harrisburg is located at (35.564123, -90.722152) on

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. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 2,212 people, 1,060 households, and 748 families residing in the city.

2000 census

At the 2000 census there were 2,192 people in 855 households, including 582 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 928 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the city was 96.66% White, 1.24% Black or African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.87% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. 1.51% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race and 00.01% Other. Of the 855 households 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 29.5% of households were one person and 15.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.84. The age distribution was 25.1% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males. The median household income was $19,862 and the median family income was $24,274. Males had a median income of $20,767 versus $18,461 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,813. About 42.6% of families and 42.6% of the population were below the

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, including 26.5% of those under age 18 and 25.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public education for elementary and secondary school students is available from the Harrisburg School District, which leads to graduation from Harrisburg High School.

Notable person

*John K. Hutchison,

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member of the

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from District 52 from 2013 to 2015, resident of Harrisburg; unseated by

Dwight Tosh Dwight Crandall Tosh (born November 12, 1948) is a retired trooper of the Arkansas State Police from Jonesboro, Arkansas, who is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 52 in Craighead Poinsett, Jackson, and ...

of Jonesboro * Mickey Ryan, Former Associate AD of Arkansas State University: Host of Blaine & Mickey from 1 to 3pm in Nashville TN, Pre-game Host For Tennessee Titans Radio, and a very accomplished bass player: Former resident of Harrisburg

References

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