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We would like to provide the residents of  Harrisburg  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Harrisburg Home page. The Harrisburg Home page provides as much information as possible on Harrisburg. Knowing Harrisburg’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Harrisburg’s Home page, you will also find Harrisburg’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Harrisburg has a population of 494. 49.4% of Harrisburg’s inhabitants are Male, and 50.6 are female. 65.3% of Harrisburg is married and 66.1% own their own home. The Average Home price is $131,654, and the average rent is $1,028. Household median income in Harrisburg is $66,938, and the individual median income is $35,326. Harrisburg’s Ethnic is the following: White(100%).


Harrisburg was founded in 1836 by Joseph Chenowith, and surveyed and platted by Frederick Cole. Prior to the laying out of the village, the area was known as Darby Cross Roads. The present name is after Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.Prior to the establishment of the village of Harrisburg, the Big Darby Post Office had been established on March 13, 1834, and the name was changed to Harrisburgh Post Office on February 18, 1835.


The post office was, for an unknown reason, discontinued or decommissioned on August 26, 1836, but was quickly re-established on October 21, 1836. The spelling was officially changed to "Harrisburg" on March 30, 1893.From the outset in 1836 Harrisburg was known as a lively village, and then held about thirty families.


By 1858 the population had grown to one hundred and fifteen, by 1900 to around two hundred, and in 1908 was estimated at three hundred.


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