The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusHarris is a town located in Marquette County, Wisconsin, United States. According to the 2020 census, the town had a total population of 748. The census-designated place of Harrisville is located in the town. Both the community and the town were named for James Harris, who became the first postmaster when the community's post office opened in March 1851. The village of Westfield is adjacent to the town.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 790 to 748 (-5%). Half of its homes were built before 1983.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Harris yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Harris’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Harris’s history is told.
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2000
Nothing in Harris is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Harris has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Marquette County Courthouse and Marquette County Sheriff's Office and Jail in Montello, 6.6 miles away.
Harris and the nearest listed places
Closest to Harris
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.