Harrison County, Iowa

County in Iowa, United States

U.S. county in Iowa

Harrison County

U.S. county

Harrison County Courthouse

Location within the U.S. state of Iowa

Iowa's location within the U.S.

Country|  United States
State|  Iowa
Founded| 1851
Named for| William Henry Harrison
Seat| Logan
Largest city| Missouri Valley
Area

• Total| 702 sq mi (1,820 km2)
• Land| 697 sq mi (1,810 km2)
• Water| 4.8 sq mi (12 km2)  0.7%
Population

(2020)

• Total| 14,582
• Density| 21/sq mi (8.0/km2)
Time zone| UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district| 4th
Website| www.harrisoncountyia.org

Harrison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,582.[1] The county seat is Logan.[2] The county was formed in 1851.[3] It was named for ninth US President William Henry Harrison.[4]

Harrison County is included in the Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area.[5]

## Contents

* 1 Geography
* 1.1 Major highways
* 1.2 Adjacent counties
* 1.3 National protected area
* 2 Demographics
* 2.1 2020 census
* 2.2 2010 census
* 2.3 2000 census
* 3 Communities
* 3.1 Cities[14]
* 3.2 Unincorporated communities[14]
* 3.2.1 Townships
* 3.2.2 Census Designated Places and Unincorporated Towns[14]
* 3.3 Population ranking
* 4 Politics
* 5 See also
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 702 square miles (1,820 km2), of which 697 square miles (1,810 km2) is land and 4.8 square miles (12 km2) (0.7%) is water.[6]

### Major highways

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* Interstate 29
* U.S. Highway 30
* Iowa Highway 37
* Iowa Highway 44
* Iowa Highway 127
* Iowa Highway 183
* Iowa Highway 191

### Adjacent counties

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* Monona County (north)
* Crawford County (northeast)
* Shelby County (east)
* Pottawattamie County (south)
* Washington County, Nebraska (southwest)
* Burt County, Nebraska (northwest)

### National protected area

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* DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge (part)

## Demographics

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Historical population

Census | Pop. |  | %±
1860| 3,621| | —
1870| 8,931| | 146.6%
1880| 16,649| | 86.4%
1890| 21,356| | 28.3%
1900| 25,597| | 19.9%
1910| 23,162| | −9.5%
1920| 24,488| | 5.7%
1930| 24,897| | 1.7%
1940| 22,767| | −8.6%
1950| 19,560| | −14.1%
1960| 17,600| | −10.0%
1970| 16,240| | −7.7%
1980| 16,348| | 0.7%
1990| 14,730| | −9.9%
2000| 15,666| | 6.4%
2010| 14,928| | −4.7%
2020| 14,582| | −2.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9]
1990-2000[10] 2010-2018[11]
Population of Harrison County from US census data

### 2020 census

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The 2020 census recorded a population of 14,582 in the county, with a population density of 20.7512/sq mi (8.01209/km2). 96.78% of the population reported being of one race. 93.46% were non-Hispanic White, 0.19% were Black, 2.01% were Hispanic, 0.20% were Native American, 0.34% were Asian, 0.02% were Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and 3.78% were some other race or more than one race. There were 6,665 housing units, of which 5,951 were occupied.[1]

### 2010 census

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The 2010 census recorded a population of 14,928 in the county, with a population density of 21.4261/sq mi (8.2727/km2). There were 6,731 housing units, of which 5,987 were occupied.[12]

### 2000 census

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As of the census[13] of 2000, there were 15,666 people, 6,115 households, and 4,304 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile (9/km2). There were 6,602 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.69% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. 0.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,115 households, out of which 32.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.30% were married couples living together, 7.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.20% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 17.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,141, and the median income for a family was $44,586. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $21,663 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,662. About 5.00% of families and 7.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.70% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.

## Communities

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### Cities[14]

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* Dunlap
* Little Sioux
* Logan
* Magnolia
* Missouri Valley
* Modale
* Mondamin
* Persia
* Pisgah
* Woodbine

### Unincorporated communities[14]

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#### Townships

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* Allen
* Boyer
* Calhoun
* Cass
* Cincinnati
* Clay
* Douglas
* Harrison
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* La Grange
* Lincoln
* Little Sioux
* Magnolia
* Morgan
* Raglan
* St. Johns
* Taylor
* Union
* Washington

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Harrison County

#### Census Designated Places and Unincorporated Towns[14]

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* California Junction
* River Sioux
* Orson
* Yorkshire
* Beebeetown

### Population ranking

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The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Harrison County.[1]

† county seat

Rank  | City/Town/etc.  | Municipal type  | Population (2020 Census)

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1  | Missouri Valley | City  | 2,678
2  | Woodbine | City  | 1,625
3  | † Logan | City  | 1,397
4  | Dunlap (partially in Crawford County)  | City  | 1,038 (1,038 total)
5  | Mondamin | City  | 339
6  | Persia | City  | 297
7  | Modale | City  | 273
8  | Pisgah | City  | 249
9  | Magnolia | City  | 190
10  | Little Sioux | City  | 166
11  | California Junction | CDP  | 74
12  | River Sioux | CDP  | 42

## Politics

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Harrison County is strongly Republican in presidential elections. Only seven Democratic Party candidates have won the county from 1880 to the present, the most recent of whom was Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.

United States presidential election results for Harrison County, Iowa[15] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party

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No. | % | No. | % | No. | %
2020 | 5,569  | 68.29% | 2,440  | 29.92%  | 146  | 1.79%
2016 | 4,902  | 65.67% | 2,131  | 28.55%  | 432  | 5.79%
2012 | 4,065  | 55.52% | 3,136  | 42.83%  | 121  | 1.65%
2008 | 3,909  | 51.55% | 3,555  | 46.88%  | 119  | 1.57%
2004 | 4,680  | 60.94% | 2,906  | 37.84%  | 94  | 1.22%
2000 | 3,802  | 58.11% | 2,551  | 38.99%  | 190  | 2.90%
1996 | 3,070  | 47.04% | 2,576  | 39.47%  | 881  | 13.50%
1992 | 2,763  | 40.23% | 2,349  | 34.20%  | 1,756  | 25.57%
1988 | 3,108  | 51.57% | 2,883  | 47.83%  | 36  | 0.60%
1984 | 4,352  | 63.24% | 2,495  | 36.25%  | 35  | 0.51%
1980 | 4,502  | 63.83% | 2,152  | 30.51%  | 399  | 5.66%
1976 | 3,489  | 51.38% | 3,228  | 47.54%  | 73  | 1.08%
1972 | 4,721  | 65.83% | 2,369  | 33.04%  | 81  | 1.13%
1968 | 3,867  | 56.66% | 2,410  | 35.31%  | 548  | 8.03%
1964 | 3,203  | 41.13%  | 4,575  | 58.75% | 9  | 0.12%
1960 | 4,940  | 57.70% | 3,613  | 42.20%  | 9  | 0.11%
1956 | 5,209  | 58.30% | 3,709  | 41.51%  | 17  | 0.19%
1952 | 5,972  | 63.76% | 3,370  | 35.98%  | 24  | 0.26%
1948 | 4,341  | 48.15%  | 4,608  | 51.11% | 67  | 0.74%
1944 | 5,059  | 54.35% | 4,201  | 45.13%  | 49  | 0.53%
1940 | 6,094  | 53.33% | 5,317  | 46.53%  | 17  | 0.15%
1936 | 5,314  | 45.50%  | 6,206  | 53.14% | 158  | 1.35%
1932 | 3,513  | 31.91%  | 7,427  | 67.47% | 68  | 0.62%
1928 | 5,605  | 55.79% | 4,406  | 43.86%  | 35  | 0.35%
1924 | 5,062  | 51.01% | 3,179  | 32.03%  | 1,683  | 16.96%
1920 | 6,127  | 62.89% | 3,479  | 35.71%  | 136  | 1.40%
1916 | 2,610  | 45.88%  | 2,932  | 51.54% | 147  | 2.58%
1912 | 1,528  | 28.72%  | 2,157  | 40.54% | 1,636  | 30.75%
1908 | 2,914  | 52.40% | 2,425  | 43.61%  | 222  | 3.99%
1904 | 3,364  | 62.05% | 1,696  | 31.29%  | 361  | 6.66%
1900 | 3,303  | 52.50% | 2,837  | 45.10%  | 151  | 2.40%
1896 | 2,839  | 46.48%  | 3,214  | 52.62% | 55  | 0.90%

## See also

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* Harrison County Courthouse (Iowa)
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Harrison County, Iowa
* Old Harrison County Courthouse (Iowa)

## References

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1. ^ a b c "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". census.gov. United states Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
3. ^ "History of Harrison County". Archived from the original on March 18, 2008. Retrieved January 20, 2008.
4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 150.
5. ^ United States Office of Management and Budget. "Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses" (PDF). pp. 5, 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2006. Retrieved July 21, 2006.
6. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
7. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
8. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
9. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
10. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
11. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
12. ^ "Population & Housing Occupancy Status 2010" (PDF). United States Census Bureau - American FactFinder. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
13. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
14. ^ a b c "Harrison County, Iowa". www.harrisoncountyia.org. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
15. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved April 26, 2018.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harrison County, Iowa.

* Harrison County website

Places adjacent to Harrison County, Iowa

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Municipalities and communities of Harrison County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Logan

Cities|

* Dunlap‡
* Little Sioux
* Logan
* Magnolia
* Missouri Valley
* Modale
* Mondamin
* Persia
* Pisgah
* Woodbine

Map of Iowa highlighting Harrison County

Townships|

* Allen
* Boyer
* Calhoun
* Cass
* Cincinnati
* Clay
* Douglas
* Harrison
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* La Grange
* Lincoln
* Little Sioux
* Magnolia
* Morgan
* Raglan
* St. Johns
* Taylor
* Union
* Washington

CDPs|

* California Junction
* River Sioux

Other
unincorporated
communities|

* Hard Scratch
* Orson
* Yorkshire
* Beebeetown

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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Metropolitan area of Omaha–Council Bluffs

Primary cities|

| Nebraska|

* Omaha

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Iowa|

* Council Bluffs

Cities over 10,000
(per 2010 Census)|

| Nebraska|

* Bellevue
* La Vista
* Papillion

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Cities of 5,000 to 10,000
(per 2010 Census)|

| Nebraska|

* Blair
* Gretna
* Plattsmouth
* Ralston

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Iowa|

* Glenwood

Cities of 1,000 to 5,000
(per 2010 Census)|

| Nebraska|

* Arlington
* Ashland
* Eagle
* Louisville
* Springfield
* Valley
* Wahoo
* Weeping Water
* Yutan

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Iowa|

* Avoca
* Carter Lake
* Dunlap
* Logan
* Malvern
* Missouri Valley
* Oakland
* Woodbine

Census-designated places|

| Nebraska|

* Chalco
* Offutt AFB

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Cities and villages
of fewer than 1,000
(per 2010 Census)|

| Nebraska|

* Alvo
* Avoca
* Bennington
* Boys Town
* Cedar Bluffs
* Cedar Creek
* Ceresco
* Colon
* Elmwood
* Fort Calhoun
* Greenwood
* Herman
* Ithaca
* Kennard
* Leshara
* Malmo
* Manley
* Mead
* Memphis
* Morse Bluff
* Murdock
* Murray
* Nehawka
* Prague
* South Bend
* Union
* Valparaiso
* Washington
* Waterloo
* Weston

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Iowa|

* Carson
* Crescent
* Emerson
* Hancock
* Hastings
* Henderson
* Little Sioux
* Macedonia
* Magnolia
* McClelland
* Minden
* Mineola
* Modale
* Mondamin
* Neola
* Pacific Junction
* Persia
* Pisgah
* Shelby
* Silver City
* Treynor
* Underwood
* Walnut

Counties|

| Nebraska|

* Cass
* Douglas
* Sarpy
* Saunders
* Washington

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Iowa|

* Harrison
* Mills
* Pottawattamie

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Regions|

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Largest cities|

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Counties|

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* Van Buren
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* Woodbury
* Worth
* Wright

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