Editing Harrison County, West Virginia

{{Short description|County in West Virginia, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county           = Harrison County
 | state            = West Virginia
 | seal             = Harrison County wv seal.jpg
 | founded date     = May 3
 | founded year     = 1784
 | seat wl          = Clarksburg
 | named for        = [[Benjamin Harrison V]]
 | largest city wl  = Clarksburg
 | area_total_sq_mi = 417
 | area_land_sq_mi  = 416
 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.5
 | area percentage  = 0.1%
 | census yr        = 2020
 | pop              = 65921
 | pop_est_as_of    = 2021
 | population_est   = 65158 {{loss}}
 | density_sq_mi    = auto
 | time zone        = Eastern
 | web              = www.harrisoncountywv.com
 | ex image         = Harrison County Courthouse, Clarksburg, WV.jpg
 | ex image cap     = Harrison County Courthouse
 | district         = 1st 
}}

'''Harrison County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[West Virginia]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 65,921, making it West Virginia's 7th most populous county.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/harrisoncountywestvirginia/PST045221 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 6, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=West Virginia Counties by Population |url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-counties/west-virginia |access-date= |website=World Population Review}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Clarksburg, West Virginia|Clarksburg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> Harrison County is part of the [[Clarksburg micropolitan area|Clarksburg, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
The land that is now Harrison Country has a long history. Indigenous peoples have lived in the area that would become Harrison County for thousands of years. In fact, the [[Oak Mounds]] outside of [[Clarksburg, West Virginia|Clarksburg]] were built by the [[Hopewell culture]] [[mound builders]] during the first millennium CE.

===18th century===
White trappers visited the area that is now Harrison County as early as the 1760s. Some traded with the Native Americans there. The Virginia Colony claimed the area as part of its vast [[Augusta County, Virginia|Augusta County]]. The first permanent settler in the area was hunter and trapper John Simpson, who erected a cabin at the mouth of [[Elk Creek (West Virginia)|Elk Creek]] on the [[West Fork River]] in 1763 or '64.<ref>[[Alexander Scott Withers|Withers, Alexander Scott]] (1831), [https://books.google.com/books?id=_bNXAAAAcAAJ&q=Simpson&pg=PA207 ''Chronicles of Border Warfare, or, A History of the Settlement by the Whites, of north-western Virginia: and of the Indian wars and massacres, in that section of the state; with reflections, anecdotes, &c.''], [[Clarksburg, West Virginia|Clarksburg, Va.]]: J. Israel, p. 90.</ref><ref>''[[Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia]]''; "Special Virginia Edition" (1883-84; originally in 13 vols); reprinted in 1974 in [[Jim Comstock|Comstock, Jim]] (editor), ''West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia''; 51 vol. [Exclusive run of 3,000 sets; never reprinted] (1974-1976). Supplemental series, Vol 6., Chapter I ("Harrison County"), pp. 10-11.</ref> Simpson's name remains on "[[Simpson Creek (West Virginia)|Simpson's Creek]]" (its mouth is about 9 miles downstream from present Clarksburg).<ref>{{cite book|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=605;size=125|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|publisher=The Place Name Press|author=Kenny, Hamill|year=1945|location=Piedmont WV|page=579}}</ref> Settler Daniel Davisson (1748–1819), from New Jersey,<ref>Zimmerman, Diane (2017), [http://www.wvhcgs.com/davissonpart3.htm ''The Davissons: A Founding Family of Harrison County, WV'']; (Part III: Six Generations); Harrison County Genealogical Society</ref> claimed the land upon which present-day Clarksburg, Harrison County, was formed in 1773;<ref>"...&nbsp;Daniel Davisson (1748-1819), was the proprietor of the city of Clarksburg, West Virginia ...": Hess, Alice Jo (1978), [https://books.google.com/books?id=-RYgAQAAMAAJ&q=Daniel+Davisson+(1748-1819) ''History of Medicine in Harrison County, West Virginia'']; Harrison County Medical Society, p. 550.</ref> the area was re-designated as part of [[Monongalia County, West Virginia|Monongalia County, Virginia]] three years later. Simpson's story did not end well. According to a 19th-century local historian, he ...

<blockquote>... continued to hunt and trap for a year without encountering any other human being. In 1765, he went to the [[South Branch Potomac River|South Branch]] to dispose of a stock of skins and furs, and returning to his camp, remained until permanent settlements were made in the vicinity. ... Simpson's cabin was located about one mile from Clarksburg, on the west side of the West Fork River ... Simpson became indebted to a man named Cottrial<ref>This incident occurred sometime around 1779-1781. The Mr. Cottrial, or Cotrill, in question was one of two brothers who both died around that time: Andrew Cotrill, Jr (1736-c. 1781) and Samuel Cotrill (1740-1779). See: Haymond, Henry (1910), [https://archive.org/details/historyharrison00haymgoog <!-- quote=andrew cottril was one. --> ''History of Harrison County, West Virginia: From the Early Days of Northwestern Virginia to the Present'']; Morgantown WV: Acme Publishing Co., p. 384.</ref> to the amount of "one quart of salt" (a precious article at the time), which he agreed to pay, either in money or salt, upon his return from [[Winchester, Virginia|Winchester]], whither he was going to dispose of a stock of skins and furs. Upon his return, a dispute arose between them, regarding the payment, and Cottrial, in the heat of passion, hastened from the house, and grasping Daniel Davisson's gun, which stood leaning against the cabin, took aim through the space between the logs, and attempted to shoot Simpson. The latter, however, was too quick for him, and springing outside, grasped the gun from Cottrial's hands and killed him. This was the first tragedy of this nature in the vicinity.<ref>''Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia'' (1883-84), ''[[Op. cit.]]'', pp. 10-11.</ref></blockquote>

Harrison County was organized in 1784 with territory partitioned from [[Monongalia County, West Virginia|Monongalia County]]. It was named after [[Benjamin Harrison V]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wvculture.org/history/counties/harrison.html|title=Harrison County history sources|access-date=January 29, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408030234/http://www.wvculture.org/history/counties/harrison.html|archive-date=April 8, 2013}}</ref> who had recently retired as the Governor of Virginia. He was the father of [[William Henry Harrison]], the 9th [[President of the United States]] and great-grandfather of [[Benjamin Harrison]], the 23rd President of the United States. Over the next 72 years, eight present-day West Virginia counties and parts of ten others were formed from this original Harrison County.<ref>Some of these counties left Harrison County by way of intermediate county names. Former Harrison County now includes: (1) all of present day Barbour (1843; via Randolph and Lewis also), Gilmer (1845), Harrison, Lewis (1816), Randolph (1787), Ritchie (1843; parts via Lewis and Wood also), Upshur (1851; via Lewis), and Wood (1798) Counties; and (2) parts of Braxton (1836; via Lewis), Calhoun (1856; via Gilmer), Doddridge (1845; via Lewis and Ritchie also), Marion (1842), Pleasants (1851; via Wood), Pocahontas (1821; via Randolph), Tucker (1856; via Randolph), Taylor (1844; via Marion and Barbour also), Webster (1860; via Braxton and Randolph), and Wirt (1848; via Wood) Counties. ([http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~george/countyformations/virginiaformationmaps.html "History of County Formations in Virginia, 1617-1995"])</ref>

The first meeting of the Harrison County court was held on July 20, 1784, at the home of George Jackson. The group designated the county seat as [[Clarksburg, West Virginia|Clarksburg]]. The town, named for explorer General [[George Rogers Clark]] (1752–1818), was chartered by the [[Virginia General Assembly]] in October 1785, and it was incorporated in 1795.<ref>Haymond, Henry (1910), ''[https://archive.org/details/historyharrison00haymgoog/page/n17 <!-- pg=1 quote=reign of King George. --> History of Harrison County, West Virginia: From the Early Days of Northwestern Virginia to the Present]''; [[Morgantown, West Virginia]]: Acme Publishing Company; 245 ''[[wikt:ff.|ff.]]''</ref>

===19th century===
[[File:SWJ1015.JPG|thumb|upright|Statue of [[American Civil War|Civil War]] Confederate General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, in front of the Harrison County Courthouse]]

Clarksburg's first newspaper, ''The By-Stander'', began publication in 1810. Construction of the [[Northwestern Turnpike]], connecting [[Winchester, Virginia|Winchester]] and [[Parkersburg, West Virginia|Parkersburg]], reached the town in 1836, stimulating development by connecting it to other markets. Clarksburg's economic development was also helped by the arrival of the [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]] in 1856. The railroad was instrumental to the development of the local coal mining industry during the late 1800s and early 1900s.

In 1863, West Virginia's counties were divided into [[civil township]]s, with the intention of encouraging local government. This proved impractical in the heavily rural state, and in 1872 the townships were converted into [[minor civil division|magisterial districts]].<ref>Otis K. Rice & Stephen W. Brown, ''West Virginia: A History'', 2nd ed., University Press of Kentucky, Lexington (1993), p. 240.</ref>  Harrison County was divided into ten districts: Clark, Clay, Coal, Eagle, Elk, Grant, Sardis, Simpson, Tenmile,{{efn-lr|Originally spelled "Ten-Mile", and later both "Tenmile" and "Ten Mile", before the present spelling stuck in the early 1900s.}} and Union. These districts remained stable for a century, but in the 1970s they were consolidated to form six new districts: North Clarksburg, South Clarksburg, Suburban, Northern, Southeast, and Southwest. In the 1980s, North and South Clarksburg districts became North Urban and South Urban. In the 1990s, the Southeast and Suburban districts were discontinued, and replaced by the Eastern and Southern districts.<ref>[[United States Census Bureau]], [[United States Census|U.S. Decennial Census]], Tables of Minor Civil Divisions in West Virginia, 1870–2010.</ref>

==Geography==
The county terrain consists of low rolling hills, is largely wooded, and etched by drainages and creeks.<ref name=HCWV>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Harrison+County,+WV/@39.2450194,-80.3890599,34280m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x884a3f69dee11a43:0xf439d43b3e20e8f4!8m2!3d39.3348126!4d-80.365865 ''Harrison County WV''  Google Maps (accessed April 15, 2019)]</ref> The terrain slopes to the [[West Fork River]] valley from both the east and west borders, and also generally slopes to the north. Its highest point is on the south corner at {{convert|1,736|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude/Harrison County WV" Google Maps (accessed April 15, 2019) |access-date=April 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|417|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|416|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.5|sqmi}} (0.1%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_54.txt|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 24, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> The county is drained by the north-flowing [[West Fork River]] and its [[Tributary|tributaries]], including [[Tenmile Creek (West Fork River)|Tenmile Creek]], [[Simpson Creek (West Virginia)|Simpson Creek]], and [[Elk Creek (West Virginia)|Elk Creek]].<ref>[[DeLorme]] (1997).  ''West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. pp. 24-25, 35-36.  {{ISBN|0-89933-246-3}}.</ref>

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:I-79 (WV).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 79#West Virginia|Interstate 79]]
* [[Image:US 19.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 19#West Virginia|U.S. Route 19]]
* [[Image:US 50.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 50 in West Virginia|U.S. Route 50]]
* [[Image:WV-20.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 20]]
* [[Image:WV-23.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 23]]
* [[Image:WV-57.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 57]]
* [[Image:WV-58.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 58]]
* [[Image:WV-76.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 76]]
* [[Image:WV-98.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 98]]
* [[Image:WV-131.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 131]]
* [[Image:WV-270.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 270]]
* [[Image:WV-279.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 279]]
{{div col end}}

===Airports===
[[Image:HarrisonCountyFestivals.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Left, the West Virginia Black Heritage Festival in [[Clarksburg, West Virginia|Clarksburg, WV]]. Center, the Scottish Festival & Celtic Gathering in Bridgeport, WV. Right, the [[West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival]] in Clarksburg.]]
* [[North Central West Virginia Airport]] - northeast of [[Bridgeport, West Virginia|Bridgeport]]
* [[List of airports in West Virginia|Wade F. Maley Field]] - northeast of [[Shinnston, West Virginia|Shinnston]]<ref name=HCWV/>

===Adjacent counties===
{{div col}}
* [[Marion County, West Virginia|Marion County]] - north
* [[Taylor County, West Virginia|Taylor County]] - east
* [[Barbour County, West Virginia|Barbour County]] - southeast
* [[Upshur County, West Virginia|Upshur County]] - south
* [[Lewis County, West Virginia|Lewis County]] - southwest
* [[Doddridge County, West Virginia|Doddridge County]] - west
* [[Wetzel County, West Virginia|Wetzel County]] - northwest
{{div col end}}

===Protected areas===
* [[Watters Smith Memorial State Park|Watters Smith State Park]]
* [[Center Branch Wildlife Management Area]]
* [[North Bend Rail Trail]]

===Lakes===

Source:<ref name=HCWV/>

{{div col}}
* Deegan Lake
* Lake Floyd
* Maple Lake
* Mine 95 Water Supply Reservoir
* Oral Lake
* Salem Auxiliary Lake
{{div col end}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 2080
|1800= 4848
|1810= 9958
|1820= 10932
|1830= 14722
|1840= 17669
|1850= 11728
|1860= 13790
|1870= 16714
|1880= 20181
|1890= 21919
|1900= 27690
|1910= 48381
|1920= 74793
|1930= 78567
|1940= 82911
|1950= 85296
|1960= 77856
|1970= 73028
|1980= 77710
|1990= 69371
|2000= 68652
|2010= 69099
|2020= 65921
|estyear=2021
|estimate=65158
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021|access-date=July 6, 2022}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=US Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=US Decennial Census|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=January 10, 2014}}</ref><br>1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 10, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wv190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=January 10, 2014}}</ref><br>1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=January 10, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

=== 2020 census ===
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 65,921 people and 26,143 households residing in the county. There were 30,480 housing units in Harrison County. The racial makeup of the county was 91.5% white or [[Caucasian race|Caucasian]], 1.7% Black or [[African Americans|African American]], 0.7% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.2% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.6% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#Race|other races]], and 5.2% from [[Multiracial American|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics or Latinos]] of any race were 2.1% of the population.

There were 26,143 households, of which 47.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 27.6% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 19.5% had a male householder with no spouse present. The average household and family size was 3.19 people. The median age in the county was 42.4 years. The median income for a household in the county was $51,553 and the poverty rate was 14.3%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Harrison_County,_West_Virginia?g=0500000US54033 |access-date=March 1, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the 2010 [[census]], there were 69,099 people, 28,533 households, and 18,992 families in the county.<ref name="DC">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US54033|title=profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data|access-date=April 3, 2016|publisher=United States Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213023720/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US54033|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|166|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 31,431 housing units at an average density of {{convert|75.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US54033|access-date=April 3, 2016|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County|publisher=United States Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213162147/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US54033|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 96.0% white or Caucasian, 1.6% Black or African American, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.3% of the population.<ref name="DC" /> In terms of ancestry, 19.8% were [[Germans|German]], 19.0% were [[Americans|American]], 18.3% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 13.2% were [[English people|English]], and 10.4% were [[Italians|Italian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US54033|title=Selected Social Characteristics in the US – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|access-date=April 3, 2016|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213030906/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US54033|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Of the 28,533 households, 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.4% were non-families, and 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.39 people and the average family size was 2.92 people. The median age was 41.8 years old.<ref name="DC" />

The median income for a household in the county was $39,191 and the median income for a family was $46,882. Males had a median income of $42,615 versus $28,867 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,010. About 15.0% of families and 18.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 29.0% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US54033|title=Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|access-date=April 3, 2016|publisher=United States Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213020112/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US54033|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the 2000 [[census]], there were 68,652 people, 27,867 households, and 19,088 families in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|165|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 31,112 housing units with an average density of {{convert|74.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units}}. The racial makeup of the county was 96.55% white or Caucasian, 1.61% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.03% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 0.21% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino individuals of any race made up 0.96% of the population.

There were 27,867 households, out of which 29.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.30% were living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.50% were non-families. Of all households, 27.70% were made up of individuals and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 people and the average family size was 2.94 people.

The county population contained 23.10% individuals under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 16.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,562, and the median income for a family was $36,870. Males had a median income of $30,721 versus $22,110 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,810. About 13.60% of families and 17.20% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.10% of those under age 18 and 9.40% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==
[[File:HCWV1013.JPG|thumb|Harrison County Courthouse]]

===Cities===
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* [[Bridgeport, West Virginia|Bridgeport]]
* [[Clarksburg, West Virginia|Clarksburg]] (county seat)
* [[Salem, West Virginia|Salem]]
* [[Shinnston, West Virginia|Shinnston]]
* [[Stonewood, West Virginia|Stonewood]]
{{div col end}}

===Towns===
{{div col}}
* [[Anmoore, West Virginia|Anmoore]]
* [[Lost Creek, West Virginia|Lost Creek]]
* [[Lumberport, West Virginia|Lumberport]]
* [[Nutter Fort, West Virginia|Nutter Fort]]
* [[West Milford, West Virginia|West Milford]]
{{div col end}}

===Magisterial Districts===
{{div col}}
*Eastern
*Northern
*North Urban
*Southern
*South Urban
*Southwest
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
{{div col}}
* [[Despard, West Virginia|Despard]]
* [[East View, West Virginia|East View]]
* [[Enterprise, West Virginia|Enterprise]]
* [[Gypsy, West Virginia|Gypsy]]
* [[Hepzibah, Harrison County, West Virginia|Hepzibah]]
* [[Reynoldsville, West Virginia|Reynoldsville]]
* [[Spelter, West Virginia|Spelter]]
* [[Wallace, Harrison County, West Virginia|Wallace]]
* [[Wolf Summit, West Virginia|Wolf Summit]]
{{div col end}}

===Charles Pointe Master-Planned Community===
Harrison County is the site of a [[planned community|master-planned community]], Charles Pointe, which is currently under construction in the city of [[Bridgeport, West Virginia|Bridgeport]] and comprises {{convert|1700|acre|km2}} that will combine commercial, residential, and recreational areas into one master-planned community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charlespointe.com/|title=Welcome to Charles Pointe|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref> Adjacent to Charles Pointe, the United Hospital Center, a $278 million state-of-the-art medical facility.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uhcwv.org/pages/newuhc.html|title=United Hospital Center {{!}} WVU Medicine|website=www.uhcwv.org|date=May 10, 2016 |access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref> Across from the United Hospital Center site, White Oaks, a planned business community is also under construction, and will support the hospital and the [[FBI]] CJIS complex, which is also located near the White Oaks site.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.echoretailproperties.com/White_oaks/bio.html|title=Echoretailproperties.com; Work.Shop.Live|access-date=June 25, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219001025/http://www.echoretailproperties.com/White_oaks/bio.html|archive-date=February 19, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/about.htm|title=Overview|access-date=June 25, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916145313/http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/about.htm|archive-date=September 16, 2008}}</ref> This area of  [[West Virginia]]'s [[Interstate 79#West Virginia|Interstate 79]] is considered part of a "High Tech Corridor."<ref>[[I-79|Wikipedia.org: I-79]]</ref>

==Politics==
During the 20th century, Harrison County voters leaned Democratic. However, since 2000 the county has selected the Republican Party candidate in every national election (as of 2020).
{{PresHead|place=Harrison County, West Virginia|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Atlas of US Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref>|source2=<ref>The leading "other" candidate, [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]], received 3,443 votes, while Socialist candidate [[Eugene V. Debs|Eugene Debs]] received 1,077 votes.</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2008|Republican|17,824|13,582|672|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|17,111|13,238|239|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|12,948|13,009|621|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|8,857|14,746|3,240|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|9,687|15,480|5,174|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|13,364|17,005|49|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|19,400|14,969|68|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|14,251|18,813|1,538|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|15,172|21,467|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|22,196|12,910|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|13,703|18,872|2,234|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|9,986|25,683|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|18,378|20,727|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|21,860|17,541|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|21,193|20,527|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|14,534|21,109|114|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|14,408|18,028|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|17,087|22,570|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|14,180|24,361|137|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|14,641|18,081|632|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|17,502|12,483|346|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|15,165|13,470|2,075|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|13,784|10,206|769|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|6,262|5,970|584|West Virginia}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|1,754|4,378|4,520|West Virginia}}

==Historical landmarks==
[[Image:ClarksburgBridgeport.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Views of Main Street in Clarksburg (left) and the Benedum Civic Center in Bridgeport (right). Clarksburg and Bridgeport are the largest cities in Harrison County.]]
{{Main|National Register of Historic Places listings in Harrison County, West Virginia}}
* [[Fletcher Covered Bridge]]
* [[Kelly Miller High School]]
* [[Oak Mounds]]
* [[Simpson Creek Covered Bridge]]
* [[The Waldomore]]

==Notable people==
* [[John S. Carlile]], Unionist Virginia Senator, 1861 to 1865.
* [[John W. Davis]], [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] candidate for President [[1924 United States presidential election|in 1924]]
* [[Guy Goff]], Republican Party [[United States Senate|United States Senator]]
* [[Joseph Johnson (Virginia politician)|Joseph Johnson]], 32nd Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1852 to 1856.
* [[Harry Powers]], lonely hearts serial killer hanged in 1932. Basis for [[The Night of the Hunter (novel)|The Night of the Hunter]] by Davis Grubb.
* [[Jennings Randolph]], U.S. Representative from 1933 to 1947 and U.S. Senator from 1958 to 1985.
* [[Cyrus Vance]], U.S. Secretary of State under President Carter, Deputy Secretary of Defense under President Johnson, and Secretary of the Army under President Kennedy.

==See also==
* [[Center Branch Wildlife Management Area]]
* [[Central West Virginia Transportation Authority]]
* [[North Bend Rail Trail]]
* [[Watters Smith Memorial State Park]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Harrison County, West Virginia]]

==Footnotes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.harrisoncountychamber.com/ Harrison County Chamber of Commerce]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110709041324/http://www.harrisoncountywv.com/ Harrison County Commission]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Harrison County, West Virginia
|North     = [[Marion County, West Virginia|Marion County]]
|East      = [[Taylor County, West Virginia|Taylor County]]
|Southeast = [[Barbour County, West Virginia|Barbour County]]
|South     = [[Upshur County, West Virginia|Upshur County]]
|Southwest = [[Lewis County, West Virginia|Lewis County]]
|West      = [[Doddridge County, West Virginia|Doddridge County]]
|Northwest = [[Wetzel County, West Virginia|Wetzel County]]
}}

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{{West Virginia}}

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