North Harmony is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 2,182 at the 2020 census.[2] The town is on the west side of Chautauqua Lake. The shore of the lake is the location of many summer resort communities.
History
The town of North Harmony was established on December 19, 1918, from part of the town of Harmony.[3]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, North Harmony has a total area of 42.2 square miles (109.2 km2), of which 0.023 square miles (0.06 km2), or 0.05%, is water.[4]
The eastern border of North Harmony is Lake Chautauqua. On the northern border is the town of Chautauqua. The western border is the town of Sherman. To the south are the towns of Clymer and Harmony. North Harmony shares a short border on its southeast corner with the towns of Busti.
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 2,521 people, 927 households, and 724 families residing in the town. The population density was 59.8 inhabitants per square mile (23.1/km2). There were 1,412 housing units at an average density of 33.5 per square mile (12.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.85% White, 0.12% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.
There were 927 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.1% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $42,181, and the median income for a family was $47,614. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $22,554 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,795. About 7.2% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.
