Harmon is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) and

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Morton County,

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, United States near

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. It is ten miles north of

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and is within

Mandan Public Schools Mandan Public School District 1, also called Mandan Public Schools, is a school district headquartered in Mandan, North Dakota. Located in Morton County, it serves Mandan and Harmon. The district takes high school students from the Sweet Briar ...

district. The nearby eponymous Harmon Lake Recreation Area also uses a Mandan address. The town was 'sited' on July 23, 1913, by Willis T. McConnell and named for two bachelor brothers, George and H.H. Harmon. The town went into decline during the Depression in the 1930s and virtually disappeared. The original cemetery is still in use. On January 15, 1951, two

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freight trains collided outside of town. The town has repopulated in the 20th century. Harmon's population was 259 as of the 2020 census, the year in which it became a CDP.

References

Census-designated places in Morton County, North Dakota Census-designated places in North Dakota Unincorporated communities in North Dakota Unincorporated communities in Morton County, North Dakota {{North Dakota-geo-stub