Harrison is a city in and the county seat of Boone County, Arkansas, United States. It is named after Marcus LaRue Harrison, a surveyor who laid out the city along Crooked Creek at Stifler Springs. As of the 2020 census, Harrison had a population of 13,069. It is the 30th largest city in Arkansas, based on official 2019 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Harrison is the principal city of the Harrison Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Boone and Newton counties.
Southeast
Harrison
Boone County, AR
Population
13,154
Walk Score
75 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$677
Median home value
$146,800
Platted
1869
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Harrison Courthouse Square Historic District · listed 1999
Notable landmarks
- Boone County Courthouse · listed 1976
- Boone County Jail · listed 1976
- Duncan House · listed 2005
- Eagle Heights School
- Evans-Kirby House · listed 2005
- Grubb Springs School · listed 1996
- Haggard Ford Swinging Bridge · listed 1995
- Harrison High School · listed 2007
- Hotel Seville · listed 1994
- Rose Hill Cemetery · listed 2025
- Twelve Oaks · listed 2010
- US Post Office-Courthouse
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