Harrison, Tennessee

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Harrison is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 7,630 at the 2000 census. Harrison Bay State Park, the Hamilton County Landfill, Bear Trace Golf Course, a 'Jack Nicklaus designed' course, and Skull Island, a recreational area owned by TVA, are all located in Harrison.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Demographics
4 Education
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Harrison is located at 35°7′9″N, 85°8′58″W (35.119296, -85.149487)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 23.7 km² (9.1 mi²). 18.9 km² (7.3 mi²) of it is land and 4.8 km² (1.9 mi²) of it (20.33%) is water.

[edit] History

Harrison was originally named for President William Henry Harrison [1] and became the seat of Hamilton County in 1840. The seat was, however, transferred to Chattanooga due to its rapid growth[2].

Harrison's borders were once much more expanded 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. 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.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 7,630 people, 2,856 households, and 2,281 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 404.1/km² (1,046.0/mi²). There were 2,956 housing units at an average density of 156.6/km² (405.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.59% White, 12.94% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 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.

[edit] Education

The Hamilty County School System operates five schools in this area(Snow Hill Elementary School, Harrison Elementary School[3], Brown Middle School[4], Central High School[5], and Hamilton County High School[6].)