Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Sioux County Courthouse and Harold J. Cook Homestead Cabin is on the National Register of Historic Places. Harrison has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Harrison beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 111 in 1890, a peak of 500 in 1940, 239 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 2 maps from 1978 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Harrison, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Harrison.
Its two schools are below. The 2 public schools in Harrison teach 56 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Grade SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 32 | C+ |
| Sioux County High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 24 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
For households in Harrison, the share who live in a home they own is 84%. Values rose 8.2% in the 12 months to September 2026.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 14°; snowfall runs to about 57 inches a winter. The seasons in Harrison: cold, snowy winters, warm summers, with very little rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Half the trips to work are shorter than 52 miles. 13% of Harrison residents live below the poverty line, against 11% in Nebraska’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 33, to 107. In Harrison, a tenth of working residents work locally.
| Harrison | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 34% | 8% |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 11% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Harrison comes to 64 of 100, where Nebraska’s towns sit at 55 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 35% come from drought and 22% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Of the 58 Nebraska towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who binge drink than Harrison. Among adults locally, 16% have diabetes. The town beats the Nebraska average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.
| Harrison | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 40% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | Harrison | NE |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83% | 77.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harrison City Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Harrison; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Harrison residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.
Village in Nebraska, United States
Harrison is a village in Sioux County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 239 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Sioux County.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Harrison has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
2 notable people were born here, including Dwight Griswold and Harry B. Coffee.
