| Official Name: | Harmony, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Label: | Harmony |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chautauqua |
| Government Type: | Town Council |
| Leader Title: | Town Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Todd Eddy (R) |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 118.00 |
| Area Land Km2: | 117.58 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.42 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 45.56 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 45.40 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.16 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2108 |
| Population Density Km2: | 17.91 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 46.39 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 518 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1699 |
| Coordinates: | 42.0583°N -79.4417°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 14767 (Panama) |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-013-32248 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0979048 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 2088 |
Harmony is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 2,108 at the 2020 census.[2] The town is on the south border of the county and southwest of Jamestown.
First settlement began circa 1809. The town of Harmony was established in 1816 from a part of the town of Chautauqua. The size of Harmony was reduced when the newer towns of Busti and North Harmony were formed.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 118km2, of which 117.6km2 is land and 0.4km2, or 0.35%, is water.[3]
New York State Route 474 is a major east-west highway through the north part of the town.
Harmony is bordered to the south by Columbus Township, the borough of Bear Lake, Freehold Township, and Sugar Grove Township, all in Warren County, Pennsylvania. The town to the north is North Harmony. On the east is the town of Busti, and on the west is the town of Clymer.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 2,339 people, 837 households, and 662 families residing in the town. The population density was 51.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 931 housing units at an average density of 20.5 per square mile (7.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.95% White, 0.38% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.
There were 837 households, out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $32,578, and the median income for a family was $39,167. Males had a median income of $31,927 versus $19,122 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,292. About 8.6% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.7% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.
Harmony is the setting for The Twilight Zone episode "Once Upon a Time".