| Official Name: | Harford, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | USA#New York |
| Pushpin Label: | Harford |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cortland |
| Government Type: | Town Council |
| Leader Title: | Town Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Raymond Marsh (D, R) |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 62.61 |
| Area Land Km2: | 62.55 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.06 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 24.18 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 24.15 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 943 |
| Population Density Km2: | 14.84 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 38.42 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 473 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1552 |
| Coordinates: | 42.4383°N -76.1997°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 13784 |
| Area Code: | 607 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-023-32160 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0979047 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Est: | 928 |
Harford is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 943 at the 2010 census.[2] Harford is in the southwestern corner of Cortland County and is south of Cortland.
Harford was in the former Central New York Military Tract in a tract called "Virgil". The area was first settled circa 1803.
The town was established in 1845 from part of the town of Virgil. By 1865, the population was 888.
In the 1970s, Cornell University bought extensive tracts of land for livestock research.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 62.6km2, of which 0.06sqkm, or 0.09%, is water.[2]
The western town line is the border of Tompkins County, and the southern town boundary is the border of Tioga County.
New York State Route 38 runs diagonally across the southwestern corner of Harford. New York State Route 200 intersects New York State Route 221 east of Harford village.
The East Branch of Owego Creek, part of the Susquehanna River watershed, flows southward through the town. The northwest corner of the town drains northward to Virgil Creek, a tributary of Fall Creek, which flows west to Cayuga Lake in Ithaca and is thus part of the Lake Ontario watershed. Because of the steep hills in the north of the town, the larger settlements are in the south part.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 920 people, 341 households, and 246 families residing in the town. The population density was 38.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 363 housing units at an average density of 15.0 per square mile (5.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.72% White, 1.30% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.11% Asian, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.22% of the population.
There were 341 households, out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $41,111. Males had a median income of $29,044 versus $20,673 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,346. About 6.0% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.