Harrison County, Missouri

Harrison County
Harrison County
County
	Harrison County Courthouse in Bethany
	Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
	Missouri's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 40°21′N 93°59′W / 40.35°N 93.98°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Founded	February 14, 1845
Named for	Albert G. Harrison
Seat	Bethany
Largest city	Bethany
Area
• Total	726 sq mi (1,880 km2)
• Land	723 sq mi (1,870 km2)
• Water	3.9 sq mi (10 km2) 0.5%
Population (2020)
• Total	8,157
• Density	11/sq mi (4.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	6th

Harrison County is a county located in the northwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,157.^[1] It's county seat is Bethany.^[2] The county was organized February 14, 1845, and named for U.S. Representative Albert G. Harrison of Missouri.^[3]

^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 171.