Editing Harrisville, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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|leader_title = Mayor Jere Donovan
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|population_total = 819
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'''Harrisville''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Butler County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 897 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4232896| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212204440/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4232896| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Harrisville borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=March 25, 2014}}</ref>

==History==
The [[Seneca people]] used the Harrisville area for growing corn due to its fertile soil and flat growing area.

Col. Robert Reed built a tavern and a distillery just south of present-day Harrisville in 1797. This was the first tavern between [[Pittsburgh]] and [[Franklin, Pennsylvania]].

Harrisville was founded in 1826 by Ephraim Harris. Harrisville was incorporated in 1846 by joining Harrisville and Reedsville. Harrisville had its first school in 1830, and in 1856 a high school was built.

==Geography==
Harrisville is located near the northwestern border of Butler County at {{coord|41|8|6|N|80|0|35|W|type:city}} (41.134966, −80.009590).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> Pennsylvania Routes [[Pennsylvania Route 8|8]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 58|58]] intersect in the center of the borough. Route 8 leads south {{convert|21|mi}} to [[Butler, Pennsylvania|Butler]], the county seat, and north {{convert|21|mi}} to [[Franklin, Pennsylvania|Franklin]] on the [[Allegheny River]], while Route 58 leads east {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Foxburg, Pennsylvania|Foxburg]] on the Allegheny River and west {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[Grove City, Pennsylvania|Grove City]]. Harrisville is drained by [[McMurray Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)|McMurray Run]], a tributary of [[Slippery Rock Creek]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Harrisville has a total area of {{convert|2.1|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.01|sqkm|disp=flip|3}}, or 0.40%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1850= 235
|1860= 357
|1870= 352
|1880= 352
|1890= 386
|1900= 319
|1910= 352
|1920= 359
|1930= 583
|1940= 626
|1950= 780
|1960= 896
|1970= 944
|1980= 1033
|1990= 862
|2000= 883
|2010= 897
|2020= 819
|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013}}</ref><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><ref>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=June 11, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 883 people, 323 households, and 231 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,079.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 346 housing units at an average density of {{convert|423.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 98.19% White, 0.57% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.79% from other races, and 0.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.11% of the population.

There were 323 households, in 28.8% of which children under the age of 18 lived; 60.4% consisted of married couples living together; 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present; and 28.2% were non-family households. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $31,964, and the median income for a family was $35,455. Males had a median income of $29,167 versus $17,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $12,683. About 8.8% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
It is in the [[Slippery Rock Area School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42019_butler/DC20SD_C42019.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Butler County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-18}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42019_butler/DC20SD_C42019_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==Notable person==
* [[Ella Hamilton Durley]] (c. 1852 – 1922), educator, newspaper editor, and journalist

==References==
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{{Butler County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1826]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Butler County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1826 establishments in Pennsylvania]]