Editing Harrison, Idaho

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'''Harrison''' is a city in [[Kootenai County, Idaho|Kootenai County]], [[Idaho]], United States. The population was 203 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Harrison city, Idaho| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=September 6, 2012}}</ref> Harrison is located on the eastern shore of [[Lake Coeur d'Alene]], immediately south of where the [[Coeur d'Alene River]] flows into the lake.

==History==
[[File:Harrison Commercial HD2 NRHP 96001505 Kootenai County, ID.jpg|thumb|[[Harrison Commercial Historic District]]]]
The community was named for President [[Benjamin Harrison]].

Harrison was incorporated in 1899 and was once the largest city on Lake Coeur d'Alene.

Harrison developed from a squatters homestead to a thriving village in about twelve years. A branch of the [[Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company|O.R. & N. Railroad]] from [[Tekoa, Washington]], to Harrison was completed in 1890 and was a prime factor in the development of Harrison.

In 1891, Silas W. Crane settled on a timbered tract which joins the present city on the south and east. He built the first house in Harrison which remained in the Crane family until 1936. The building is now used as the Crane House Museum. The same year Fred Grant purchased the Fisher Brothers Sawmill in St. Maries and moved it to Harrison. Known as Grants Mill, it had a capacity of 60 thousand feet per day.

In 1892, S.W. Crane opened a general store. The first post office was established in 1893, the name was chosen and W.E. Crane became the first postmaster. W.S. Bridgeman opened a Gen. Merc. in 1893, and another general store was opened in 1894 by W.A. Reiniger.

The first newspaper, ''The Signal'', was established in 1895, later it was known as the ''Mountain Messenger'' and in 1900 became known as ''The Searchlight''. A paper with that name is still published annually by the Oldtime Picnic Committee.

In 1895, a Methodist church was erected and School District #29 was formed. The first year of school was taught by Mr. Edelbute in the Methodist Church. The first school was erected in 1896 and by 1903 there were 59 students.

The original townsite was in the form of a triangle and covered approximately {{convert|23|acre}}. The Village of Harrison was incorporated on July 21, 1899. The first meeting of the board of trustees for the Village of Harrison was held July 24, 1899. George W. Thompson was elected chairman.

In August 1905, a Spokane company was granted a franchise to put in a water system with a pumping plant at a cost of $20,000. An electric light plant was also installed in 1901 by Kimmel Brothers at a cost of $8,000.

The following year came the telephone, connecting Harrison with points up the St. Joe and Coeur d’Alene rivers. [[Qwest Corporation#Mountain Bell|Rocky Mountain Bell]] purchased the property later that year and Harrison was connected to the outside world.

The next few years saw the opening of the First National Bank of Harrison, the Opera House, various drug, grocery, hardware, furniture, clothing & jewelry stores along with tailoring, blacksmithing and shoemaker shops, and restaurants, hotels and a hospital. For a time around the turn of the century, Harrison was the largest town in Kootenai County; the city directory in 1911 reported a population of 1,250. Harrison's growth was a result of the development of eight or more sawmills & box factories. With the mills and woods jobs, approx. 280 men were employed with a combined monthly payroll around $25,000. Millions of board feet of timber were stored in the lake at Harrison. Lake Coeur d’Alene and the St.Joe and Coeur d’Alene rivers were the major transportation routes for timber coming out of the areas forests.

In 1917, the Grant Lumber Company caught fire and the ensuing blaze consumed about half of the residential area of Harrison and about half of the business district. Much of the town was never rebuilt. The easiest way to get to Harrison was by water. The OWR&N Company which absorbed the OR&N railroad, constructed a 600-passenger steamer called “The Harrison” for transportation. There were several other steamers such as the Georgie Oakes that carried passengers and freight making the depot a popular place for area children. Passenger service was discontinued in the early 1920s but they continued to haul freight until 1932 when the line was abandoned.

Many early day photos are on display at the Crane Historical Society Museum along with a lot of information about Harrison. Community spirit continues today with the Old Time Picnic, which is always held the last weekend in July.

Harrison's trail head for the [[Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes]] [[rail trail]] is a welcome addition to the area and helps to keep the town "alive" during the off season of lake traffic.<ref name=resharrs>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RLIyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0fIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2732%2C7984 |work=Spokesman-Review |title=The resurrection of Harrison |last=Hagengruber |first=James |date=June 1, 2004 |page=A1}}</ref> The Trail is {{convert|72|mi}} of easy riding and runs from [[Plummer, Idaho|Plummer]] to [[Mullan, Idaho|Mullan]] on the former [[right-of-way (transportation)|right-of-way]] of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]].<ref name=sdjcotw>{{cite news |url=http://www.djc.com/news/en/11135668.html |work=Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce |last1=Cernera |first1=Phillip |last2=Gunderman |first2=Jack |last3=Ridolfi |first3=Callie |title=A trail of mining waste turns into a trail of recreation |date=July 25, 2002 |access-date=July 6, 2017}}</ref><ref name=mqmap>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RLIyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0fIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5642%2C50754 |work=Spokesman-Review |title=Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes |agency=(map)|last=Quinn |first=Molly |date=June 1, 2004 |page=A11}}</ref> In the mid-2010s, a [[RCI (company)|Resort Condominiums International]] was constructed at Arrow Point on Lake Coeur d'Alene just north of town.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rci.com/resort-directory/resortDetails?resortCode=6366|title=WorldMark Arrow Point #6366 Details : RCI}}</ref>

==Organizations==
===Churches===
*Harrison Community Baptist Church
*Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church

===Clubs===
*Crane Historical Society
*Harrison Area Ball Fields Association
*Harrison Chamber of Commerce
*TOPS - Take Off Pounds Sensibly
*Harrison Grange #422
*Old Time Picnic Committee

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.76|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.69|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.07|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-12-18}}</ref>

Harrison is located {{convert|28|mi}} south of [[Interstate 90]] on the [[Lake Coeur d'Alene]] Scenic Byway, Highway 97.

The [[Coeur d'Alene River]] flows into Lake Coeur d'Alene on Harrison's northern edge. The lower reaches of the river's valley are filled with smaller lakes, and as such water dominates much of the local geography. The Saint Joe Mountains of the [[Bitterroot Range]] rise high above the flat lakes around Harrison.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 702
|1910= 932
|1920= 674
|1930= 493
|1940= 362
|1950= 322
|1960= 249
|1970= 249
|1980= 260
|1990= 226
|2000= 267
|2010= 203
|estyear=2019
|estimate=216
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-12-18}}</ref> of 2010, there were 203 people, 100 households, and 54 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|294.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 165 housing units at an average density of {{convert|239.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 1.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.0% of the population.

There were 100 households, of which 19.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.0% were non-families. 37.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.70.

The median age in the city was 52.6 years. 17.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.7% were from 25 to 44; 33.1% were from 45 to 64; and 26.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.7% male and 49.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 267 people, 124 households, and 77 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|646.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 157 housing units at an average density of {{convert|380.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.25% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.75% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.75% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.37% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.87% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.12% of the population.

There were 124 households, out of which 21.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.71.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,750, and the median income for a family was $38,500. Males had a median income of $31,667 versus $26,563 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,532. About 15.1% of families and 20.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 53.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 17.0% of those 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Harrison, Idaho}}
* [http://www.harrisonidaho.org Harrison Chamber of Commerce]

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