Harmony, Rhode Island

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|subdivision_name2 = Providence

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|area_total_km2 = 7.68

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|area_total_sq_mi = 2.97

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|population_as_of = 2020

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|population_total = 1036

|population_density_km2 = 135.90

|population_density_sq_mi = 352.02

|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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|postal_code = 02814

|area_code = 401

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|blank_info = 44-33040{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}

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Harmony is a village and census-designated place{{gnis|2629815}} in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States, in the town of Glocester, located on U.S. Route 44 (Putnam Pike). As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 985.{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Harmony CDP, Rhode Island| publisher=United States Census Bureau| accessdate=October 15, 2012}}

Local sites and history

The historic 1816 Harmony Chapel and Cemetery are located at the center of the village. Several restaurants, the Harmony Library and golf courses are located nearby. In the early nineteenth century, a toll booth of the Glocester Turnpike was located in Harmony to raise funds to maintain the road, until it was abolished in the 1850s.Elizabeth A. Perry, [https://books.google.com/books?id=dMMTAAAAYAAJ A brief history of the town of Glocester, Rhode Island] (Providence Press Co., Printers, 1886)

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Harmony has a total area of 2.97 mi² (7.68 km²), of which 2.94 mi² (7.62 km²) is land and 0.023 mi² (0.060 km²), or 0.78%, is water.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 19, 2020|title=US Gazetteer files: 2019}}

Demographics

{{US Census population

|2020= 1036

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}

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=2020 census=

The 2020 United States census counted 1,036 people, 415 households, and 305 families in Harmony. The population density was 352.0 per square mile (135.9/km{{sup|2}}). There were 489 housing units at an average density of 166.2 per square mile (64.2/km{{sup|2}}).{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Harmony%20CDP,%20Rhode%20Island%20dp1 |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |access-date=December 30, 2023 |website=Census.gov}} The racial makeup was 91.22% (945) white or European American (90.25% non-Hispanic white), 1.83% (19) black or African-American, 0.1% (1) Native American or Alaska Native, 0.1% (1) Asian, 0.0% (0) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 1.64% (17) from other races, and 5.12% (53) from two or more races.{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Harmony%20CDP,%20Rhode%20Island%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}} Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.67% (38) of the population.{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=Harmony%20CDP,%20Rhode%20Island%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}

Of the 415 households, 22.4% had children under the age of 18; 56.4% were married couples living together; 18.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 24.6% of households consisted of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.9 and the average family size was 3.3.{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Harmony%20CDP,%20Rhode%20Island%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}} The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 30.5% of the population.{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Harmony%20CDP,%20Rhode%20Island%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}

19.8% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 35.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 95.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 104.7 males.

The 2016-2020 5-year American Community Survey estimates show that the median household income was $79,318 (with a margin of error of +/- $23,977) and the median family income was $90,662 (+/- $51,841). Males had a median income of $42,250 (+/- $36,909) versus $41,506 (+/- $9,376) for females.{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1903: MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1903?q=Harmony%20CDP,%20Rhode%20Island%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}} The median income for those above 16 years old was $41,658 (+/- $5,707).{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S2001?q=Harmony%20CDP,%20Rhode%20Island%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}} Approximately, 5.9% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those ages 65 or over.{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1701?q=Harmony%20CDP,%20Rhode%20Island%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1702: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1702?q=Harmony%20CDP,%20Rhode%20Island%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}

Images

Image:Harmony_Rhode_Island.JPG|Yan-Yan-Ke Club in Harmony at the start of the 20th Century

Image:Warren Estate.JPG|Warren Estate on Sawmill Road in Harmony

Image:Seth Hunt Steere house.JPG|Sen. Arthur Steere's birthplace on the corner of Snake Hill & Sawmill Roads

Image:Laurel Grange Harmony Rhode Island.jpg|Laurel Grange on Snake Hill & Sawmill Road

References

External links

Harmony Library
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927010243/http://www.harmonyfd.org/ Harmony Fire Department]
[http://www.glocesterheritagesociety.org/ Glocester Heritage Society]
[http://www.friendsofharmony.org/ Friends of Harmony Village]

Category:Villages in Providence County, Rhode Island

Category:Census-designated places in Providence County, Rhode Island

Category:Glocester, Rhode Island

Category:Providence metropolitan area

Category:Villages in Rhode Island

Category:Census-designated places in Rhode Island