North Harmony is a

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in Chautauqua County,

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, United States. The population was 2,182 at the 2020 census. The town is on the west side of

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. 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

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Geography

According to the

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, North Harmony has a total area of , of which , or 0.05%, is water. The Southern Tier Expressway ( Interstate 86 and

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) passes through the town.

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follows the west shore of

, and

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crosses the southeast part of the town.

Adjacent towns and areas

The eastern border of North Harmony is Lake Chautauqua. On the northern border is the town of

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. The western border is the town of

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. To the south are the towns of Clymer and

. North Harmony shares a short border on its southeast corner with the towns of Busti.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,521 people, 927 households, and 724 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 1,412 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.85%

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, 0.12%

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, 0.16% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races.

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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

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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

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for the town was $18,795. About 7.2% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the

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, including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in North Harmony

* Ashville – A

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in the southeast corner of the town on NY Route 474. *Bly Bay – A

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on the west side of Chautauqua Lake, south of Cheney's Point. *Cheney's Point – A lake shore hamlet south of Hadley Bay on a headland called Cheney's Point. *Connelly Park – A lake shore hamlet south of Hadley Bay. *Elm Tree – A hamlet at the junction of the Southern Tier Expressway and County Road 33. *Hadley Bay – A lake shore hamlet south of the Southern Tier Expressway. *Long View – A lake shore hamlet south of Cheney's Point. *Niets Crest – A hamlet south of Longview. *Quigley Park – A hamlet near Cheney's Point. *Stebbins Corners – A hamlet on the town line in the northwest corner of the town at the junction of County Roads 18 and 25. *Stedman – A hamlet near the north town line at the junction of County Roads 18 and 33 *Stow – A lakeshore hamlet and resort village north of the Southern Tier Expressway *Toms Point – A headland on Lake Chautauqua near Stow *Victoria – A hamlet north of Stow *Vukote – A hamlet where NY route 474 has its east end at NY route 394 *Warner Bay – A bay on the west side of Chautauqua Lake, south of Long View *Woodlawn – A hamlet north of Stow

References

External links

Town of North Harmony official website
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