New Harmony is a town in northern Washington County, Utah, United States. The population was 236 at the 2020 census.
History
The town was originally settled as part of efforts to mine and refine iron in the area. Settlers built a crude foundry in 1852, but abandoned it soon after due to transport and logistics issues. [http://utahrails.net/articles/iron-mountain.php]
The town of New Harmony was settled in 1862, by families driven from Fort Harmony when the fort had to be abandoned after most of its adobe walls were washed away during a month of heavy rains in January and February, during the Great Flood of 1862.
Demographics
As of the census
The natural vegetation in the immediate vicinity of New Harmony is pinyon-juniper woodland.
The boundary of the Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness lies less than a mile outside of the New Harmony city limits.
New Harmony lies in the watershed of Ash Creek and is therefore in the Colorado River basin. It lies in or near the Basin and Range - Colorado Plateau Transition Zone.
<!-- Infobox ends -->
See also
- List of cities and towns in Utah