Harrison, Idaho Harrison, Idaho Welcome sign in Harrison Welcome sign in Harrison Harrison, Idaho is positioned in the US Harrison, Idaho - Harrison, Idaho Harrison is a town/city in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States.

The improve was titled for President Benjamin Harrison, due to a large wood foundry and stop for quarrying boats coming off the close-by Coeur d'Alene River.

Harrison was incorporated in 1899 and was once the biggest city on Lake Coeur d'Alene.

Harrison advanced from a squatters homestead to a grow village in about twelve years.

Railroad from Tekoa, Washington, to Harrison was instead of in 1890 and was a prime factor in the evolution of Harrison.

He assembled the first home in Harrison which remained in the Crane family until 1936.

Maries and moved it to Harrison.

23 acres.The Village of Harrison was Incorporated on July 21, 1899.

The first meeting of the Board of Trustees for the Village of Harrison was held July 24, 1899.

The following year came the telephone, connecting Harrison with points up the St.

Rocky Mountain Bell purchased the property later that year and Harrison was connected to outside world.

The next several years saw the opening of the First National Bank of Harrison, the Opera House, various drug, grocery, hardware, furniture, clothing & jewelry stores along with tailoring, blacksmithing and shoemaker shops, and restaurants, hotels and a hospital.

For a time around the turn of the century Harrison was the biggest town in Kootenai County.

Harrison's expansion was a result of the evolution of 8 or more sawmills & box factories.

Millions of board feet of timber were stored in the lake at Harrison.

Lake Coeur d'Alene and the St.Joe and Coeur d'Alene rivers were the primary transportation routes for timber coming out of the areas forests.

In 1917 the Grant Lumber Company caught fire and the ensuing blaze consumed about half of the residentiary region of Harrison and about half of the company district.

Many early day photo's are on display at the Crane Historical Society Museum along with a lot of knowledge about Harrison.

A trail head for the "Trails of Coeur d'Alenes" positioned in Harrison is a welcome addition to the region and helps to keep the town "alive" amid the off season of lake traffic.

Harrison Community Baptist Church Harrison Area Ball Fields Association Harrison Chamber of Commerce Harrison Grange #442 Harrison Creamery & Fudge Factory (Seasonal) Harrison Trading post(Open all year around) Harrison Vacations, LLC Harrison Village Apartments Harrison Boat Storage & Repair City of Harrison Campground Harrison Pontoons & Rentals HDB Marine (aka Harrison Dock Builders) Harrison Handyman Services Harrison Heritage Construction Harrison is positioned at 47 26 59 N 116 46 50 W (47.449779, -116.780674). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 0.76 square miles (1.97 km2), of which 0.69 square miles (1.79 km2) is territory and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) is water. Harrison is positioned 28 miles (45 km) south of Interstate 90 on the Lake Coeur d'Alene Scenic Byway, Highway 97.

The Coeur d'Alene River flows into Lake Coeur d'Alene on Harrison's northern edge.

The Saint Joe Mountains of the Bitterroot Range rise high above the flat lakes around Harrison.

There were 100 homeholds of which 19.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 46.0% were non-families.

The median age in the town/city was 52.6 years.

17.7% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 4.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.7% were from 25 to 44; 33.1% were from 45 to 64; and 26.6% were 65 years of age or older.

There were 124 homeholds out of which 21.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families.

In the city, the populace was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older.

"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Harrison city, Idaho".

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