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Harrison is a town/village in Westchester County
Westchester County, New York

Westchester County is a primarily suburban Political subdivisions of New York State#County located in the U.S. state of New York with about 950,000 residents....
, New York
New York

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, United States
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. The population was 24,154 at the 2000 census. The village is coterminous with the town of the same name, and has a consolidated town/village government.

rding to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 17.4 square mile
Square mile

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s (45.0 kmē), of which, 16.8 square miles (43.6 kmē) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.5 kmē) of it (3.22%) is water.

The distance from Harrison Station to Grand Central Station in Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan

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 is about 27 miles.

Harrison is bordered by White Plains
White Plains, New York

The City of White Plains is the county seat of Westchester County, New York. It is located in south-central Westchester, about east of the Hudson River and northwest of Long Island Sound....
, Rye, and Mamaroneck
Mamaroneck (village), New York

Mamaroneck is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Village in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 18,752 at the 2000 census....
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Harrison is a town/village in Westchester County
Westchester County, New York

Westchester County is a primarily suburban Political subdivisions of New York State#County located in the U.S. state of New York with about 950,000 residents....
, New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The population was 24,154 at the 2000 census. The village is coterminous with the town of the same name, and has a consolidated town/village government.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

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, the village has a total area of 17.4 square mile
Square mile

The square mile is an Imperial system and US customary system of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one mile. It should not be confused with miles square, which refers to the number of miles on each side squared....
s (45.0 kmē), of which, 16.8 square miles (43.6 kmē) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.5 kmē) of it (3.22%) is water.

The distance from Harrison Station to Grand Central Station in Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan

Midtown Manhattan, or simply Midtown, is an area of Manhattan, New York City home to world-famous commercial zones such as Rockefeller Center, Broadway, and Times Square....
 is about 27 miles.

Harrison is bordered by White Plains
White Plains, New York

The City of White Plains is the county seat of Westchester County, New York. It is located in south-central Westchester, about east of the Hudson River and northwest of Long Island Sound....
, Rye, and Mamaroneck
Mamaroneck (village), New York

Mamaroneck is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Village in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 18,752 at the 2000 census....
. The New England Thruway
New England Thruway

The New England Thruway is a portion of the United States Interstate highway system and of the New York State Thruway, within and operated by the state of New York, and linking New York City with New England, specifically with southwestern Connecticut....
 (I-95
Interstate 95 in New York

Interstate 95, the major Interstate Highway along the East Coast of the United States, runs 23.50 miles in the state of New York. It begins at the George Washington Bridge, crossing the Hudson River from New Jersey into New York City....
) runs through the town (without any interchanges) as well as the Cross Westchester Expressway (I-287
Interstate 287

Interstate 287 is a major Interstate Highway in New Jersey and New York. It is a partial Beltway around New York City, serving the northern half of New Jersey as well as the counties of Rockland County, New York and Westchester County, New York in New York....
) and the Hutchinson River Parkway
Hutchinson River Parkway

The Hutchinson River Parkway is an long parkway in southern New York. The southern terminus is at the massive Bruckner Interchange in the Throgs Neck section of the Bronx, where the roadway continues south as the Whitestone Expressway ....
. In addition, I-684
Interstate 684

Interstate 684 is a 28.4 mile-long north-south Interstate Highway in the states of New York and Connecticut. The highway connects Interstate 84 with Interstate 287 and the Hutchinson River Parkway, primarily serving commuter traffic to/from the northern suburbs of the New York metropolitan area....
 passes through Harrison and ends at the Cross Westchester Expressway and the Hutchinson River Parkway.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 24,154 people, 8,394 households, and 6,186 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density

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 was 1,435.2 people per square mile (554.1/kmē). There were 8,680 housing units at an average density of 515.8/sq mi (199.1/kmē). The racial makeup of the village was 89.78% White, 1.43% Black or African American
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, 0.09% Native American, 5.44% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.59% from other races
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, and 1.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.70% of the population.

There were 8,394 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were married couples
Marriage

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 living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.

According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the village was $100,681, and the median income for a family was $118,721. Males had a median income of $63,871 versus $41,581 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

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 for the village was $49,652. About 4.2% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over. Harrison is also known for its large Italian American
Italian American

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 population.

The first European inhabitants of Harrison were most likely Quakers who settled in Purchase. Since then various religious communities have come to call Harrison home. Catholics worship either at St. Gregory the Greater Church in Harrison or St. Anthony of Padua Church in West Harrison; Orthodox Christians at the Greek Orthodox Church of Our Savior; and Episcopalians at All Saints Church in Harrison. Presbyterians also have a church in Harrison; as well as Jews who gather at the Young Israel of Harrison or Harrison Jewish Community Center.

History

  • According to a local legend, in 1695 John Harrison was given 24 hours to ride his horse around an area which would become his. Though this is up for debate, the town gets its name from him.


  • The Horton Grist Mill was built, off today's Lake St. in West Harrison, sometime before the Revolutionary War.


  • Merritt's Hill (on Lake St.) in West Harrison was the site of a battle during the Revolutionary War.


  • On March 7, 1788, by an act of the New York State government, Harrison's Purchase became the Town of Harrison.


  • During the 1830s, David Haviland settled in Harrison producing the Haviland China which he sold in his store in New York City
    New York City

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    , before returning to France
    France

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    .


  • In 1848, the railroad began to carry passengers from Manhattan
    Manhattan

    Manhattan is one of the five borough of New York City, located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River.With a United States Census of 1,620,867 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles , Manhattan, coextensive with New York County, is the most population density county in the United States, w...
     to Connecticut
    Connecticut

    Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....
     passing through what is downtown Harrison. Harrisonites had to flag down the train to get a ride. The station was built in 1870.


  • In 1867 Benjamin Holladay purchased the land that is now Manhattanville College in Purchase. On the property is a Norman style Roman Catholic chapel built for his wife. There is also Reid castle, once called the Ophir House, before renamed for a later purchaser. The castle would host the King and Queen of Siam in the early 1930s.


  • In 1929, the Hutchinson River Parkway
    Hutchinson River Parkway

    The Hutchinson River Parkway is an long parkway in southern New York. The southern terminus is at the massive Bruckner Interchange in the Throgs Neck section of the Bronx, where the roadway continues south as the Whitestone Expressway ....
     was extended to Harrison.


Villages and areas within the town of Harrison

  • Purchase
    Purchase, New York

    Purchase, New York is a hamlet of the town of Harrison, New York, in Westchester County, New York. Its ZIP code is 10577.Purchase is home to Purchase College, which is part of the State University of New York system, Manhattanville College, a private liberal arts college, and the headquarters of PepsiCo, Inc, MasterCard Worldwide and Atlas...
     is a hamlet located in the northeastern portion of the town. Both the State University of New York at Purchase
    State University of New York at Purchase

    The State University of New York at Purchase, also known as Purchase College and SUNY Purchase, is a public liberal arts, visual arts, and performing arts college in Purchase, New York, United States, a part of the State University of New York system....
     and Manhattanville College
    Manhattanville College

    Manhattanville College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college offering undergraduate and graduate degrees, located in Purchase, New York, New York, USA....
     are located in Purchase.


  • West Harrison is a neighborhood in the northwest corner of Harrison, bounded by Silver Lake, the Brae Burn Golf Course, and I-287
    Interstate 287

    Interstate 287 is a major Interstate Highway in New Jersey and New York. It is a partial Beltway around New York City, serving the northern half of New Jersey as well as the counties of Rockland County, New York and Westchester County, New York in New York....
    . It contains the Passidomo Veterans Memorial Park and Pool and the Leo Mintzer Center. West Harrison also contains the battle ground from Battle of White Plains
    Battle of White Plains

    }|-||}The Battle of White Plains was a battle in the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War fought on October 28, 1776, in the area surrounding White Plains, New York, New York....
     from the Revolutionary War. Silver Lake is also the home of the notorious haunted road Buckout Road, where it is said to have been a home of witches, albinos and slaughters.


Notable people, past and present

  • Peter Chernin
    Peter Chernin

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    , president of News Corporation
    News Corporation

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  • Kenneth Cole
    Kenneth Cole (designer)

    Kenneth Cole is an American clothing designer. Born in Brooklyn, his father Charlie Cole, owned the El Greco shoe manufacturing company. Before learning the family business and starting his own company in 1982, Cole studied law at Emory University in Atlanta....
    , fashion designer; resides in the Purchase sub-section of Harrison.
  • Amelia Earhardt, pioneer aviatrix; lived in Harrison near Rye border.
  • Tex Fletcher
    Tex Fletcher

    Geremino Bisceglia , better known as Tex Fletcher, was a singing cowboy with credits as a recording artist, Broadway theatre and movie actor, night club performer, and radio and television personality....
    , WOR radio
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     star, singing cowboy, star of movie "Six-Gun Rhythm" (1939).
  • Ralph Friedgen
    Ralph Friedgen

    Ralph Harry Friedgen has been the head coach of the University of Maryland, College Park Maryland Terrapins football team since the 2001 season....
    , head coach of the University of Maryland football team
    Maryland Terrapins football

    The Maryland Terrapins football team represents the University of Maryland, College Park in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I#Football Bowl Subdivision competition....
    , is a native of Harrison.
  • Larry Johnson
    Larry Johnson

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    , retired professional basketball player.
  • Bobby Jordan
    Bobby Jordan

    Bobby Jordan was an United States actor, born in Harrison, New York....
    , Dead End Kids
    Dead End Kids

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     actor; born and spent early childhood in Harrison.
  • Nita Lowey
    Nita Lowey

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    , U.S. Representative
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     from New York; resides in Harrison.
  • John Mara
    John Mara

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    , CEO and co-owner of the New York Giants
    New York Giants

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    .
  • Stephon Marbury
    Stephon Marbury

    Stephon Xavier Marbury is an United States professional basketball player who is currently a member of the Boston Celtics.The , point guard/shooting guard was selected out of the Georgia Institute of Technology by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 4th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, but was traded shortly thereafter to the Minnesota Timber...
    , professional basketball player with the New York Knicks
    New York Knicks

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    .
  • Mariano Rivera
    Mariano Rivera

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    , relief pitcher for the New York Yankees
    New York Yankees

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    , lives in Harrison during the baseball season.
  • Babe Ruth
    Babe Ruth

    George Herman Ruth, Jr. , also popularly known as "Babe", "The Bambino", and "The Sultan of Swat", was an United States Major League Baseball baseball player from –....
    , hall of fame baseball player, owned a house on Westchester Country Club grounds and frequently played golf there.
  • Latrell Sprewell
    Latrell Sprewell

    Latrell Fontaine Sprewell is a former United States professional basketball player who last played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2004-05 NBA season....
    , former professional basketball player.
  • John Thain
    John Thain

    John Alexander Thain was the last chairman and chief executive officer of Merrill Lynch before its distressed merger with Bank of America. Thain was designated to become president of global banking, securities, and wealth management at the newly combined company, but he resigned on January 22, 2009....
    , CEO of Merrill Lynch.
  • Isiah Thomas
    Isiah Thomas

    Isiah Lord Thomas III is a retired United States professional basketball player who played point guard for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association from 1981 until 1994....
    , former professional basketball player and member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
  • Joe Torre
    Joe Torre

    Joseph Paul Torre is the current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers and a former Major League Baseball player. He played for the Atlanta Braves, New York Mets and the St....
    , manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers
    Los Angeles Dodgers

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    ; resides in Harrison.
  • Stuart Sternberg
    Stuart Sternberg

    Stuart L. Sternberg is a Wall Street investor. He is the principal shareholder of the ownership group that owns the Tampa Bay Rays, and has acted as the team's Managing General Partner since November 2005....
    , businessman and principal owner of the Tampa Bay Rays
    Tampa Bay Rays

    The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball franchise based in St. Petersburg, Florida, Florida, and the reigning 2008 American League Championship Series....
    .


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