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Harmony, Maine
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 Harmony, Maine
Location in Maine
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| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Somerset |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.32 sq mi (104.43 km2) |
| • Land | 38.67 sq mi (100.15 km2) |
| • Water | 1.65 sq mi (4.27 km2) |
| Elevation | 509 ft (155 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 825 |
| • Density | 21/sq mi (8.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
04942
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| Area code(s) | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-31355 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0579051 |
Harmony is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 825 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.32 square miles (104.43 km2), of which 38.67 square miles (100.15 km2) is land and 1.65 square miles (4.27 km2) is water.
Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Harmony has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. Harmony has very wide diurnal temperature ranges in winter, with a 29 °F (16 °C) difference between average highs and lows in February.
| Climate data for Harmony, Maine, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2000–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 60 (16) |
63 (17) |
85 (29) |
91 (33) |
95 (35) |
99 (37) |
97 (36) |
96 (36) |
96 (36) |
84 (29) |
77 (25) |
61 (16) |
99 (37) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 50.3 (10.2) |
50.3 (10.2) |
59.3 (15.2) |
75.1 (23.9) |
86.5 (30.3) |
89.6 (32.0) |
91.1 (32.8) |
90.1 (32.3) |
87.5 (30.8) |
76.1 (24.5) |
64.8 (18.2) |
53.1 (11.7) |
93.3 (34.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 29.6 (−1.3) |
32.2 (0.1) |
41.3 (5.2) |
54.2 (12.3) |
67.2 (19.6) |
75.7 (24.3) |
81.4 (27.4) |
80.2 (26.8) |
72.8 (22.7) |
59.3 (15.2) |
46.3 (7.9) |
34.8 (1.6) |
56.2 (13.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 16.3 (−8.7) |
17.7 (−7.9) |
27.8 (−2.3) |
41.3 (5.2) |
53.9 (12.2) |
63.1 (17.3) |
68.5 (20.3) |
66.9 (19.4) |
59.0 (15.0) |
46.9 (8.3) |
35.5 (1.9) |
23.8 (−4.6) |
43.4 (6.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 2.9 (−16.2) |
3.1 (−16.1) |
14.3 (−9.8) |
28.3 (−2.1) |
40.5 (4.7) |
50.4 (10.2) |
55.6 (13.1) |
53.5 (11.9) |
45.2 (7.3) |
34.6 (1.4) |
24.7 (−4.1) |
12.7 (−10.7) |
30.5 (−0.9) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −15.7 (−26.5) |
−13.6 (−25.3) |
−7.8 (−22.1) |
16.7 (−8.5) |
27.7 (−2.4) |
37.9 (3.3) |
45.5 (7.5) |
42.1 (5.6) |
31.9 (−0.1) |
23.9 (−4.5) |
10.6 (−11.9) |
−5.5 (−20.8) |
−19.3 (−28.5) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −31 (−35) |
−25 (−32) |
−19 (−28) |
8 (−13) |
24 (−4) |
27 (−3) |
39 (4) |
36 (2) |
25 (−4) |
17 (−8) |
0 (−18) |
−24 (−31) |
−31 (−35) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.17 (81) |
2.64 (67) |
3.37 (86) |
3.79 (96) |
3.51 (89) |
4.39 (112) |
3.74 (95) |
3.68 (93) |
3.62 (92) |
4.92 (125) |
3.95 (100) |
3.86 (98) |
44.64 (1,134) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 17.1 (43) |
20.3 (52) |
16.0 (41) |
4.4 (11) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.4 (1.0) |
4.5 (11) |
16.1 (41) |
78.8 (200) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 15.8 (40) |
19.6 (50) |
19.3 (49) |
8.0 (20) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
2.8 (7.1) |
10.4 (26) |
23.9 (61) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 11.0 | 9.6 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 13.5 | 14.1 | 13.5 | 11.5 | 10.4 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 12.9 | 142.4 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 7.3 | 6.6 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 6.3 | 28.6 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 2006–2020) | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1810 | 351 | — | |
| 1820 | 584 | 66.4% | |
| 1830 | 925 | 58.4% | |
| 1840 | 1,096 | 18.5% | |
| 1850 | 1,107 | 1.0% | |
| 1860 | 1,081 | −2.3% | |
| 1870 | 978 | −9.5% | |
| 1880 | 881 | −9.9% | |
| 1890 | 704 | −20.1% | |
| 1900 | 571 | −18.9% | |
| 1910 | 730 | 27.8% | |
| 1920 | 838 | 14.8% | |
| 1930 | 793 | −5.4% | |
| 1940 | 788 | −0.6% | |
| 1950 | 709 | −10.0% | |
| 1960 | 712 | 0.4% | |
| 1970 | 650 | −8.7% | |
| 1980 | 755 | 16.2% | |
| 1990 | 838 | 11.0% | |
| 2000 | 954 | 13.8% | |
| 2010 | 939 | −1.6% | |
| 2020 | 825 | −12.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 939 people, 399 households, and 273 families living in the town. The population density was 24.3 inhabitants per square mile (9.4/km2). There were 608 housing units at an average density of 15.7 per square mile (6.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 96.5% White, 0.1% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population.
There were 399 households, of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.6% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.79.
The median age in the town was 49.4 years. 19.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.9% were from 25 to 44; 36.2% were from 45 to 64; and 20.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.1% male and 49.9% female.
Popular culture
Location filming for the 1990 movie Graveyard Shift, based on the short story by Stephen King, took place in Harmony.
Notable people
- Helen Marr Hurd, educator, poet
- Freeman Knowles, U. S. congressman from South Dakota
- Clyde Smith, U. S. congressman and husband of Margaret Chase Smith
- Bartlett Tripp, Chief Justice of the Dakota Territory Supreme Court 1885–1889, lawyer, and diplomat
See also
In Spanish: Harmony (Maine) para niños
