Harrisville, Michigan (MI)

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Harrisville is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 514. It is the county seat of Alcona County6. The city is surrounded by Harrisville Township, but is politically independent. It is in the vicinity of Alcona Township, Michigan and Haynes Township, Michigan. It is considered to be part of Northern Michigan.
The place was first known as "Davison's Mill" after Crosier Davison, who in partnership with Simeon Holden, had purchased land and water power rights here in 1854. Benjamin Harris and his sons, Levi and Henry, of West Bloomfield, New York. A post office established in 1857 was named Harrisville, after the family operations. It was platted in 1870, incorporated as a village in 1887, and as a city in 1905. [3]

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Stats about Harrisville

Total Population: 585
Cost of Living
Median Household Income: $27,500
Median Home Value: $79,400
State sales tax: 6.0%
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