Harrison, Georgia

Harrison is a town in Washington County, Georgia, United States. The population was 339 according to the 2020 census.

Harrison, Georgia
Town
Location in Washington County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°49′32″N 82°43′28″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Washington
Area [1]
• Total	1.77 sq mi (4.58 km2)
• Land	1.71 sq mi (4.42 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
Elevation	410 ft (125 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	339
• Density	198.59/sq mi (76.66/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	31035
Area code	478
FIPS code	13-36920[2]
GNIS feature ID	0331920[3]

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as 'Town of Harrison,' in 1886,^[4] and this community was named after Green B. Harrison, one of the early settlers.^[5]

Geography

Harrison is located at 32°49′32″N 82°43′28″W (32.825655, -82.724504).^[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), of which 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (2.26%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	575		—
1900	322		−44.0%
1910	383		18.9%
1920	345		−9.9%
1930	274		−20.6%
1940	298		8.8%
1950	261		−12.4%
1960	209		−19.9%
1970	329		57.4%
1980	456		38.6%
1990	414		−9.2%
2000	509		22.9%
2010	489		−3.9%
2020	339		−30.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

Harrison town, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000[8]	Pop 2010[9]	Pop 2020[10]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	97	108	81	19.06%	22.09%	23.89%
Black or African American alone (NH)	404	355	244	79.37%	72.60%	71.98%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	4	0	0	0.79%	0.00%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	4	0	0.00%	0.82%	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	1	0	0	0.20%	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	2	10	11	0.39%	2.04%	3.24%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	12	3	0.20%	2.45%	0.88%
Total	509	489	339	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

Notable people

• Herbert Arlene (1914–1989), Pennsylvania State Senator from 1967 to 1980

See also

• State of Georgia portal

• Central Savannah River Area