Map of Harrisburg town, Missouri

Harrisburg is a village in western Boone County, Missouri, United States. It is part of the Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 266 at the 2010 census.

Harrisburg town overview:
Name:	Harrisburg town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Missouri
County:	Boone County
Elevation:	817 ft (249 m)
Total Area:	0.80 sq mi (2.08 km²)
Land Area:	0.80 sq mi (2.06 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)
Total Population:	271
Population Density:	340.45/sq mi (131.38/km²)
ZIP code:	65256
Area code:	573
FIPS code:	2930484
GNISfeature ID:	2396988

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History

Harrisburg was named for John W. Harris, who inherited the Model Farm on what was Thrall’s Prairie, the first permanent settlement in the county. The town was laid out on the survey line of the prospective Louisiana and Missouri River Railroad which was later leased to Chicago and Alton Railroad. The line was graded and prepared, but was abandoned for a line farther north. The proposed line can be seen on the 1969 USGS topographic map of Harrisburg. According to Colonel W. F. Switzler, in 1882, there were a post office, three stores, a confectionary shop, a church, a mill, a blacksmith shop, and the historic school building with the Masonic lodge above. The post office was located in the saddle shop. Reverend Green Carey preached at the Bethlehem Baptist church a few miles south of Harrisburg for fifty years and claimed to have joined more than five hundred couples in marriage.

The first church building in town belonged to the Harrisburg Christian congregation. It was built in 1872 of local stone and donated wood. In 1880, the official record counted sixty seven members. In 1980, the hundred-year-old building was demolished and a new building took its place. The Baptist church is a part of the Southern Baptist Convention. The old church building, built in 1887, is still in use. In 1961, the two congregations were regularly trading Sundays.

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Geography

Harrisburg is located on Missouri Route 124 about one mile from the Boone-Howard county line. Fayette is about eleven miles to the west and U.S. Route 63 is about seven miles to the east along route 124. Perche Creek flows past two miles east of the community.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.76 square miles (1.97 km), of which 0.75 square miles (1.94 km) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km) is water. The town is located between the Moniteau and Perche watersheds. The Prairie fork of the Moniteau heads towards Harrisburg, as does the Callaham fork of Perche Creek.