Harmony, Maine

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.32 sqmi, of which 38.67 sqmi is land and 1.65 sqmi 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-change difference between average highs and lows in February.

|Jan record high F = 60 |Feb record high F = 63 |Mar record high F = 85 |Apr record high F = 91 |May record high F = 95 |Jun record high F = 99 |Jul record high F = 97 |Aug record high F = 96 |Sep record high F = 96 |Oct record high F = 84 |Nov record high F = 77 |Dec record high F = 61

|Jan avg record high F = 50.3 |Feb avg record high F = 50.3 |Mar avg record high F = 59.3 |Apr avg record high F = 75.1 |May avg record high F = 86.5 |Jun avg record high F = 89.6 |Jul avg record high F = 91.1 |Aug avg record high F = 90.1 |Sep avg record high F = 87.5 |Oct avg record high F = 76.1 |Nov avg record high F = 64.8 |Dec avg record high F = 53.1 |year avg record high F = 93.3

|Jan avg record low F = -15.7 |Feb avg record low F = -13.6 |Mar avg record low F = -7.8 |Apr avg record low F = 16.7 |May avg record low F = 27.7 |Jun avg record low F = 37.9 |Jul avg record low F = 45.5 |Aug avg record low F = 42.1 |Sep avg record low F = 31.9 |Oct avg record low F = 23.9 |Nov avg record low F = 10.6 |Dec avg record low F = -5.5 |year avg record low F = -19.3

|Jan record low F = -31 |Feb record low F = -25 |Mar record low F = -19 |Apr record low F = 8 |May record low F = 24 |Jun record low F = 27 |Jul record low F = 39 |Aug record low F = 36 |Sep record low F = 25 |Oct record low F = 17 |Nov record low F = 0 |Dec record low F = -24

|Jan snow depth inch = 15.8 |Feb snow depth inch = 19.6 |Mar snow depth inch = 19.3 |Apr snow depth inch = 8.0 |May snow depth inch = 0.0 |Jun snow depth inch = 0.0 |Jul snow depth inch = 0.0 |Aug snow depth inch = 0.0 |Sep snow depth inch = 0.0 |Oct snow depth inch = 0.2 |Nov snow depth inch = 2.8 |Dec snow depth inch = 10.4 |year snow depth inch = 23.9

|access-date = September 3, 2023 |access-date = September 3, 2023

Demographics

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 PD/sqmi. There were 608 housing units at an average density of 15.7 /sqmi. 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.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 954 people, 388 households, and 301 families living in the town. The population density was 24.6 PD/sqmi. There were 522 housing units at an average density of 13.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 97.59% White, 0.94% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races.

There were 388 households, out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.70.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,843, and the median income for a family was $26,131. Males had a median income of $23,036 versus $18,056 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,360. About 16.1% of families and 20.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.1% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.

Popular culture

Location filming for the 1990 movie Graveyard Shift, based on the short story by Stephen King, took place in Harmony.

Notable people

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• Helen Marr Hurd, educator and poet
• Freeman Knowles, U.S. representative from South Dakota
• Clyde H. Smith, U.S. representative from Maine
• Bartlett Tripp, chief justice of the Dakota Territorial Supreme Court and U.S. ambassador to Austria

References

References

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7. [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099697/locations Graveyard Shift Locations] Internet Movie Database, Retrieved June 28, 2008