Harmony Township, New Jersey
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1840	1,602	—
1850	1,565	*	−2.3%
1860	1,382	−11.7%
1870	1,405	1.7%
1880	1,350	−3.9%
1890	1,152	−14.7%
1900	1,080	−6.2%
1910	1,490	38.0%
1920	1,444	−3.1%
1930	1,311	−9.2%
1940	1,465	11.7%
1950	1,763	20.3%
1960	2,039	15.7%
1970	2,195	7.7%
1980	2,592	18.1%
1990	2,653	2.4%
2000	2,729	2.9%
2010	2,667	−2.3%
2016 (est.)	2,522	[10][27]	−5.4%
Population sources:
1840-1920[28] 1840[29] 1850-1870[30]
1850[31] 1870[32] 1880-1890[33]
1890-1910[34] 1910-1930[35]
1930-1990[36] 2000[37][38] 2010[7][8][9]
* = Lost territory in previous decade.[18]

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