Harris is a city in Osceola County, Iowa, United States.

[2] Harris had its start in the year 1889 by the building of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway through Fairview Township.

[3] Homer E. Richards was postmaster of Harris from 1900 until 1910; after being elected county treasurer he relocated his family to Sibley on 1 January 1911.

[4] Harris has acted as a city since 1903, the year the Rock Island Line took over the railroad.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.79 square miles (2.05 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the city was 97.6% White, 1.2% Native American, and 1.2% from two or more races.

33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

37.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 13.7% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 26.1% of those 65 or over.