Harrisville is a

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in Butler County,

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, United States. The population was 897 at the 2010 census.

History

The Seneca people used the Harrisville area for growing corn due to its fertile soil and flat growing area. Col. Robert Reed built a tavern and a distillery just south of present-day Harrisville in 1797. This was the first tavern between

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and

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. Harrisville was founded in 1826 by Ephraim Harris. Harrisville was incorporated in 1846 by joining Harrisville and Reedsville. Harrisville had its first school in 1830, and in 1856 a high school was built.

Geography

Harrisville is located near the northwestern border of Butler County at (41.134966, -80.009590). Pennsylvania Routes 8 and 58 intersect in the center of the borough. Route 8 leads south to Butler, the county seat, and north to

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on the Allegheny River, while Route 58 leads east to Foxburg on the Allegheny River and west to Grove City. Harrisville is drained by McMurray Run, a tributary of

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. According to the

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, Harrisville has a total area of , of which , or 0.40%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 883 people, 323 households, and 231 families residing in the borough. The

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was 1,079.5 people per square mile (415.8/km²). There were 346 housing units at an average density of 423.0 per square mile (162.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.19%

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, 0.57%

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, 0.11% Native American, 0.11%

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, 0.79% from

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, and 0.23% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.11% of the population. There were 323 households, in 28.8% of which children under the age of 18 lived; 60.4% consisted of married couples living together; 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present; and 28.2% were non-family households. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.92. In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $31,964, and the median income for a family was $35,455. Males had a median income of $29,167 versus $17,500 for females. The

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for the borough was $12,683. About 8.8% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the

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, including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable person

* Ella Hamilton Durley (ca. 1852 – 1922), educator, newspaper editor, and journalist

References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1826 Boroughs in Butler County, Pennsylvania 1826 establishments in Pennsylvania