Harmony, Rhode Island

Harmony is a village and census-designated place[2] in the town of Glocester, Rhode Island, United States located on U.S. Route 44 (Putnam Pike). As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 985.[3]

Harmony, Rhode Island
Census-designated place
Harmony Chapel Cemetery on Route 44 around the start of the 20th century
Location of the CDP in Providence County and the state of Rhode Island.
Coordinates: 41°53′16″N 71°35′48″W
CountryUnited States
StateRhode Island
CountyProvidence
Area
 • Total2.97 sq mi (7.68 km2)
 • Land2.94 sq mi (7.62 km2)
 • Water0.023 sq mi (0.060 km2)
Elevation
554 ft (169 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total985
 • Density330/sq mi (130/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
02814
Area code(s)401
FIPS code44-33040[1]
GNIS feature ID2629815[2]

Local sites and history

The historic 1816 Harmony Chapel and Cemetery are located at the center of the village. Several restaurants, the Harmony Library and golf courses are located nearby. In the early nineteenth century a toll booth of the Glocester Turnpike was located in Harmony to raise funds to maintain the road until it was abolished in the 1850s.[4]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Harmony has a total area of 2.97 mi2 (7.68 km2), of which 2.94 mi2 (7.62 km2) is land and 0.023 mi2 (0.060 km2), or 0.78%, is water.[5]

Images
  • Yan-Yan-Ke Club in Harmony at the start of the 20th Century
  • Warren Estate on Sawmill Road in Harmony
  • Sen. Arthur Steere's birthplace on the corner of Snake Hill & Sawmill Roads
  • Laurel Grange on Snake Hill & Sawmill Road

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harmony, Rhode Island
  3. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Harmony CDP, Rhode Island". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  4. Elizabeth A. Perry, A brief history of the town of Glocester, Rhode Island (Providence Press Co., Printers, 1886)
  5. "US Gazetteer files: 2019". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-07-19.


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