Harrison County, Texas

administration
Harrison County Courthouse
US state :	Texas
Administrative headquarters :	Marshall
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Harrison County Courthouse P.O. Box 1365 Marshall, TX 75671
Foundation :	1839
Made up from:	Shelby County
Area code :	001 903
Demographics
Residents :	65,631 (2010 estimate)
Population density :	28.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2370 km²
Water surface :	42 km²
map

Website : www.co.harrison.tx.us

The Harrison County is a county in the US state of Texas . The county seat is in Marshall .

geography

The county is located in east Texas on the border with Louisiana and has an area of 2,370 square kilometers, of which 42 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by the following counties and parishes:

Upshur County	Marion County
Gregg County		Caddo Parish (Louisiana)
Rusk County	Panola County

history

Harrison County was formed on January 28, 1839 from parts of Shelby County . The administrative organization was completed on June 18, 1842. It was named after Jonas Harrison (1777-1837). He was a lawyer and banker in the Michigan Territory until it was ruined in 1819 . In 1820 he emigrated to Texas and got involved in the independence movement.

18 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 8, 2019).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	11,822	-
1860	15.001	26.9%
1870	13,241	-11.7%
1880	25,177	90.1%
1890	26,721	6.1%
1900	31,878	19.3%
1910	37,243	16.8%
1920	43,565	17%
1930	48,937	12.3%
1940	50,900	4%
1950	47,745	-6.2%
1960	45,594	-4.5%
1970	44,841	-1.7%
1980	52,265	16.6%
1990	57,483	10%
2000	63.504	10.5%
2010	65,631	3.3%
1850-2010 Harrison County's pyramid (as of 2000)

The Starr House , also known as Maplecroft , is listed in the NRHP with the number 79002972

The former Harrison County Courthouse in Christmas lights, listed on the NRHP as # 77001450

As of the 2010 census , Harrison County had 65,631 people in 22,903 households. The population density was 28.2 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 68.6 percent white, 21.9 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 11.1 percent of the population.

Statistically, there were 2.68 people each in the 22,903 households.

25.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.8 percent were 65 years or older. 50.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 43,503 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,776. 15.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.