Editing Harrison, Tennessee

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Harrison, Tennessee
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| subdivision_name2        = [[Hamilton County, Tennessee|Hamilton]]

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| population_total         = 7902
| population_density_km2   = 452.50
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'''Harrison''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Hamilton County, Tennessee|Hamilton County]], [[Tennessee]], United States. The population was 7,902 at the 2020 census.<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> It is part of the [[Chattanooga metropolitan area]]. [[Harrison Bay State Park]], the Hamilton County Landfill, Bear Trace Golf Course, a course designed by [[Jack Nicklaus]], and Skull Island, a recreational area owned by [[Tennessee Valley Authority|TVA]], are all located in Harrison.

==Geography==
Harrison is located at {{coord|35|7|9|N|85|8|58|W|type:city}} (35.119296, -85.149487).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|9.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|7.1|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|1.8|sqmi|km2}} of it (20.57%) is water.

==History==
The town developed southeast of Vann's Ferry (Vann Town), a [[ferry]] crossing established by [[James Vann]], a prominent [[Cherokee]] trader and planter.  It was later named Harrison after President [[William Henry Harrison]] and became the [[County seat|seat]] of Hamilton County in 1840. The county seat was later moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, after the Civil War.<ref>Charles McGehee Wake of the Flood PhD diss 1985</ref> The first post office was opened on June 16, 1841. In 1870 the Hamilton County Courthouse was moved from Harrison to [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]].<ref name="Nostalgia">{{cite web | author= | year= | title=IMAGES From Nostalgiaville TENNESSEE- HAMILTON COUNTY, TN | work=Tennessee | publisher=Nostalgiaville | url=http://nostalgiaville.com/travel/Tennessee/Hamilton/hamilton.htm | accessdate=November 12, 2011}}</ref>

Harrison's borders were once larger than today.  When the [[Chickamauga Dam]] was completed on the [[Tennessee River]] by the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]] in 1940, much of the city was flooded, as portrayed in the 1960 movie ''[[Wild River (film)|Wild River]]''. Some parts of the old city, such as old building foundations, roads, and guard rails, can still be seen, especially in and around Harrison Bay, named for the submerged town.  [[Harrison Bay State Park]] is a [[Tennessee Valley Authority|TVA]]-built park in the area now.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 7902
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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[[File:Street scene - NARA - 279749.tif|thumb|right|A street scene in Harrison in 1937.]]

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Harrison racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4732600&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 25, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 5,366
| 67.91%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,723
| 21.8%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 15
| 0.19%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 106
| 1.34%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 3
| 0.04%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 411
| 5.2%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 278
| 3.52%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 7,902 people, 3,132 households, and 2,321 families residing in the CDP.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 7,630 people, 2,856 households, and 2,281 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,046.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,956 housing units at an average density of {{convert|405.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.59% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 12.94% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.35% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.69% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.26% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.15% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.17% of the population.

There were 2,856 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 16.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $49,393, and the median income for a family was $55,412. Males had a median income of $35,332 versus $27,487 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $22,893. About 1.7% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Parks and recreation==

[[Harrison Bay State Park]] is located in Harrison. It is a 1200-acre park that was developed in the 1930s and covers part of the [[Chickamauga Lake]] shoreline. Other recreation located nearby are: Skull Island (Birchwood), [[Booker T. Washington State Park (Tennessee)|Booker T. Washington State Park]] (Bartlebaugh) and an assortment of Civil War Parks and other tourist attractions in and around Chattanooga.<ref name="Nostalgia"/>

== Education ==
The [[Hamilton County Schools]] operates five schools in this area: Harrison Elementary School,<ref name="HES">{{cite web | author= | year= | title=Harrison Elementary | work= | publisher=Harrison Elementary | url=http://www.hcschools.org/harrison/ | accessdate=November 12, 2011}}</ref> Snow Hill Elementary School, Brown Middle School,<ref name="BMS">{{cite web | author= | year= | title=Brown Middle School | work= | publisher=Brown Middle School | url=http://www.hcschools.org/brownmiddle/ | accessdate=November 12, 2011}}</ref> [[Chattanooga Central High School]],<ref name="CCHS">{{cite web | author= | year= | title=Chattanooga Central High School | work= | publisher=Chattanooga Central High School | url=http://www.chattanoogacentral.net/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205231743/http://www.chattanoogacentral.net/ | url-status=usurped | archive-date=February 5, 2007 | accessdate=November 12, 2011}}</ref> and [[Hamilton County High School (Tennessee)|Hamilton County High School]].

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Hamilton County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Chattanooga metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Tennessee populated places on the Tennessee River]]
[[Category:Former municipalities in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Former county seats in Tennessee]]