Harmon, Illinois

Harmon
Village
Village post office
Location of Harmon in Lee County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°43′14″N89°33′19″W / 41.72056°N 89.55528°W / 41.72056; -89.55528
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Lee
Area [1]
• Total	0.26 sq mi (0.69 km2)
• Land	0.26 sq mi (0.69 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	111
• Density	420.45/sq mi (162.04/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)	61042
Area codes	815 & 779
FIPS code	17-32967
Wikimedia Commons	Harmon, Illinois

Harmon is a village in Lee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 120 at the 2010 census, down from 149 in 2000.

Geography

Harmon is located at 41°43′14″N89°33′19″W / 41.72056°N 89.55528°W / 41.72056; -89.55528 (41.720660, -89.555298). ^[2]

According to the 2010 census, Harmon has a total area of 0.15 square miles (0.39 km²), all land. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	238		—
1890	132		−44.5%
1910	162		—
1920	202		24.7%
1930	209		3.5%
1940	201		−3.8%
1950	208		3.5%
1960	214		2.9%
1970	205		−4.2%
1980	193		−5.9%
1990	186		−3.6%
2000	149		−19.9%
2010	120		−19.5%
2020	111		−7.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

As of the census ^[5] of 2000, there were 149 people, 58 households, and 44 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,049.7 inhabitants per square mile (405.3/km²). There were 62 housing units at an average density of 436.8 per square mile (168.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.33% White, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.03% of the population.

There were 58 households, out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 125.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $58,750, and the median income for a family was $63,750. Males had a median income of $33,864 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,697. There were 2.6% of families and 3.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 30.0% of those over 64.

Notable people

• Hubert D. Considine, Illinois state representative and businessman, was born in Harmon. ^[6]
• John P. Devine, lawyer and Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, was born in Harmon. ^[7]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
2. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
3. "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
5. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
6. 'Illinois Blue Book 1955-1956,' Biographical Sketch of Hubert D. Considine, p. 270-271
7. 'American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994,' Nancy Weatherly Sharp and James Roger Sharp: Greenwood Publishing Group: 1997, Biographical Sketch of James P. Devine, p. 101