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Harrisonville, Missouri

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Grand River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64701. It stands on Town Creek. The Survey maps it on the Harrisonville quadrangle. 10,121 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 951 feet above sea level.

Harrisonville within Cass County

On record in Harrisonville

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 3 records

Population over time

2 figures

Harrisonville grew from 10,019 to 10,121 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201010,019
202010,121+102 (+1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

1 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Harrisonville in 2003, burning under an acre in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
21 January 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cass County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Harrisonville: 9 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown - ClayClayPast Producer
Unknown - ClayClayPast Producer
Harrisonville PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Limpus Harrisonville QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Cass County

Storms near this place

60 of 97 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harrisonville in 97 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 59 hail, 26 thunderstorm wind, 9 flash flood, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 1995HailHarrisonville$3,000,000,,,,,,,,Thunderstorm Winds (G52) Gunn City,16,0924CST,0,0,0,0,500K,200K,Hail (1.75) Very large hail caused significant damage along a four-mile-wide path across the county from Cleveland to Harrisonville to Gunn City. The hail, driven by winds up to 60 mph shattered windows and punched holes in roofs. Numerous cars were damaged, including 95 percent of cars in each of two dealerships. A greenhouse was also destroyed near Gunn City. Some of the early wheat and alfalfa crops also suffered damage.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindHarrisonville$20,000There was a report of a roof blown off of a church in Harrisonville.
June 2010Tornado (EF0)Harrisonville$10,000Storm survey and eye witness accounts, confirm that an EF0 tornado touched down at 17:39 CST a little over one half mile south of Harrisonville. The tornado traveled around 2 miles to the east, before lifting at 17: 44 CST. A church had a roof blown off. There was also minor damage to a commercial building, and a number of trees were also damaged.
April 2007HailHarrisonville$5,000no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindHarrisonville$2,000Power lines down.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindHarrisonville$2,000Harrisonville PD reported thunderstorm wind gusts to 75 mph at Peculiar and roof torn off of a barn near Garden City.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindHarrisonville$1,000A large tree was reported down on the east side of Harrisonville, MO.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindHarrisonville$500Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph. A 24 foot tall flag pole was blown over.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindHarrisonville$500A tree one foot in diameter was reported down and a power pole was snapped.|Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindHarrisonville$500Large tree limbs were blown down and terraces damaged. Minor crop damage was also reported by agricultural officials.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindHarrisonville-Multiple trees downed in Harrisonville.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindHarrisonville-Medium sized tree limbs downed in Harrisonville.
September 2023HailHarrisonville-Quarter sized hail was reported in Harrisonville.
September 2023HailHarrisonville-Golf ball sized hail was reported on the east side of Harrisonville.
July 2023HailHarrisonville-Softball size hail was reported on the east side of Harrisonville.
July 2023HailHarrisonville-Baseball sized hail was reported on the far southeast side of Harrisonville.
September 2023HailHarrisonville-Quarter sized hail reported on the west side of Harrisonville.
September 2023HailHarrisonville-Quarter sized hail reported on NW side of Harrisonville.
September 2023HailHarrisonville-Half dollar sized hail was reported on the east side of Harrisonville.
April 2021Flash FloodHarrisonville-After 1 to 2 inches of rain fell over a short period of time, several stretches of Highway 291 were flooding.
May 2019Flash FloodHarrisonville-Water was over the roads in Harrisonville, some over 8 inches deep.
September 2019Flash FloodHarrisonville-After 3 to 5 inches of rain fell across portions of Cass County the town of Harrisonville, Missouri had many highways completely impassible. Harrisonville is a crossroad for I-49, Highway 2, and Highway 7. Several locations among those highways were covered in water. Several businesses were also inundated with several feet of water. Despite the selection of $0 damage, the damage to many businesses was extensive, but a dollar value could not be determined at this time.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindHarrisonville-Law Enforcement reported a 60 mph wind gust.
August 2017Flash FloodHarrisonville-Several streets in Harrisonville were flooded with 2 to 3 feet of water.
October 2017Thunderstorm WindHarrisonville-Trees were down and debris was in the road south of Harrisonville.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindHarrisonville-The public reported several large trees down across Harrisonville.
March 2014HailHarrisonville-Hail covered the ground.
October 2014HailHarrisonville-Reported via social media.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindHarrisonville-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 65 mph.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindHarrisonville-A large tree was reported to be blown down.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindHarrisonville-Thunderstorm winds were estimated to 65 mph.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindHarrisonville-The AWOS at the airport had a wind gust to 64 knots.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindHarrisonville-Several trees up to 15 inches in diameter were reported down in Harrisonville.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindHarrisonville-Numerous trees were reported down.
June 2007Flash FloodHarrisonville-K Highway between 240th and 245th Streets was closed due to water across the road.
April 2007Flash FloodHarrisonville-Heavy rains produced flash flooding in Harrisonville. Two water rescues were needed at low water crossings. Many roads in town were impassable due to high water.
May 2007Flash FloodHarrisonville-Most roads in town flooded and impassable due to the extremely heavy rains.
June 2004Flash FloodHarrisonville-Water over State Highway 291 at 231st St due to heavy rains.
May 2003Tornado (F0)Harrisonville-Brief tornado touchdown in open country near 71 highway and Missouri route 2.
May 2003Flash FloodHarrisonville-Flash flooding on route 2 reported by ham radio operator.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindHarrisonville-6 inch tree limbs down.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindHarrisonville-Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph by the Harrisonville Police Department.
April 1998HailHarrisonville-A Cass County storm spotter reported quarter-size hail a mile north of Harrisonville.
July 1998FloodHarrisonville-A National Weather Service employee reported a water depth of approximately 3 feet covering Route P, 7 miles northeast of Harrisonville. The highwater was adjacent to the entrance of a public golf course.
June 1998HailHarrisonville-The Harrisonville Police Department reported golfball-size hail during a severe thunderstorm over Cass County.
May 1997HailHarrisonville-Golfball-size hail was reported by the county sheriff's office in Harrisonville and an inch and a quarter size hail was reported in Freeman by the local fire department.
April 1995HailHarrisonville-,,,,,,,,Thunderstorm Winds (G52) Gunn City,16,0924CST,0,0,0,0,500K,200K,Hail (1.75) Very large hail caused significant damage along a four-mile-wide path across the county from Cleveland to Harrisonville to Gunn City. The hail, driven by winds up to 60 mph shattered windows and punched holes in roofs. Numerous cars were damaged, including 95 percent of cars in each of two dealerships. A greenhouse was also destroyed near Gunn City. Some of the early wheat and alfalfa crops also suffered damage.
April 1995HailHarrisonville-,,,,,,,,Thunderstorm Winds (G52) Gunn City,16,0924CST,0,0,0,0,500K,200K,Hail (1.75) Very large hail caused significant damage along a four-mile-wide path across the county from Cleveland to Harrisonville to Gunn City. The hail, driven by winds up to 60 mph shattered windows and punched holes in roofs. Numerous cars were damaged, including 95 percent of cars in each of two dealerships. A greenhouse was also destroyed near Gunn City. Some of the early wheat and alfalfa crops also suffered damage.
February 2017HailHarrisonville-no account filed
February 2017HailHarrisonville-no account filed
February 2017HailHarrisonville-no account filed
February 2017HailHarrisonville-no account filed
February 2017HailHarrisonville-no account filed
March 2014HailHarrisonville-no account filed
March 2014Thunderstorm WindHarrisonville-no account filed
May 2013HailHarrisonville-no account filed
June 2011HailHarrisonville-no account filed
June 2011HailHarrisonville-no account filed
June 2011HailHarrisonville-no account filed
June 2011HailHarrisonville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Cass County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Huber2.5 miles14
Prettyman4.8 miles14
Daugherty4.9 miles14
Ore5.2 miles14
Lone Tree5.6 miles14
Rural Home (historical)5.8 miles14
East Lynne6.4 miles13
Old Peculiar6.7 miles14

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on HarrisonvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q964431The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 719166. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.