Harmon, North Dakota

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Harmon, North Dakota
Census-designated place
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Harmon, North Dakota
Coordinates: 46°57′19″N100°57′25″W / 46.95528°N 100.95694°W / 46.95528; -100.95694
CountryUnited States
State North Dakota
County Morton
Area
[1]
 • Total1.57 sq mi (4.06 km2)
 • Land1.57 sq mi (4.06 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,709 ft (521 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total259
 • Density165.28/sq mi (63.81/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 701
GNIS feature ID2584345 [2]

Harmon is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Morton County, North Dakota, United States near North Dakota Highway 1806. It is ten miles north of Mandan and is within Mandan Public Schools district. [3] The nearby eponymous Harmon Lake Recreation Area also uses a Mandan address. [4]

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 Northern Pacific freight trains collided outside of town. [5] The town has repopulated in the 20th century. [5]

Harmon's population was 259 as of the 2020 census, [6] the year in which it became a CDP. [7]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 145—
2020 25978.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
2020 Census [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harmon, North Dakota
  3. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Morton County, ND" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Harmon Lake Recreation Area". Morton County. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  5. 1 2 White, Dustin (March 12, 2017). "REDISCOVERING THE TOWN OF HARMON, N.D." Midwestern Scot. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  6. 1 2 "2020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  7. ↑ North Dakota: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts (PDF) (Report). United States Department of Commerce. June 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  8. ↑ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing" . Retrieved July 19, 2013.


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