Harrison, Arkansas

Harrison, Arkansas
City
Historic downtown Harrison (2008)
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Motto:  "Adventure Awaits You"
Location of Harrison in Boone County, Arkansas.
Coordinates: 36°14′38″N 93°07′11″W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Boone
Platted	1869
Incorporated	March 1, 1876
Government
• Type	Council government
• Mayor	Jerry Jackson (R)
Area
• Total	11.23 sq mi (29.09 km2)
• Land	11.20 sq mi (29.02 km2)
• Water	0.027 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation	1,247 ft (380 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	13,069
• Estimate  (2025)	13,802
• Density	1,166.4/sq mi (450.35/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	72601-72602
Area code	870
FIPS code	05-30460
GNIS feature ID	2403805
Website	www.harrisonar.gov

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Harrison is a city in and the county seat of Boone County, Arkansas, United States. It is named after Marcus LaRue Harrison, a surveyor who laid out the city along Crooked Creek at Stifler Springs. As of the 2020 census, Harrison had a population of 13,069. It is the 30th largest city in Arkansas, based on official 2019 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Harrison is the principal city of the Harrison Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Boone and Newton counties.

The community has a history of racism; there were two race riots in the early 20th century and an influx of white supremacist organizations during the late 20th and early 21st centuries.