Harrisburg, Missouri

About Harrisburg

Harrisburg is a tiny community in central Missouri, home to 293 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Harrisburg holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.8 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 366 residents per square mile.

📰 Harrisburg News Today

• HIGHLIGHTS: Harrisburg at South Callaway KOMU 8 · Oct 9
• She Cooks for Her Neighbors. The Government Says It’s an Illegal Restaurant Goldwater Institute · Aug 20
• Obituary information for Edwin "Ed" Menaugh Milner & Orr Funeral Home · Oct 5
• Obituary information for Tresa Proctor Millard Family Chapels · Sep 23
• Canton Varsity Softball @ Harrisburg MaxPreps · Oct 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Harrisburg Unique

• One of 10 places in the US named Harrisburg — but the Missouri one has a character all its own.
• Part of the fabric of Missouri — one of 1,082 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Harrisburg

• Lick Creek Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Harrisburg

• HARRISBURG ELEM.
• HARRISBURG HIGH
• HARRISBURG MIDDLE

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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