Harper County, Kansas
Harper County | |
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UTC−5 (CDT) | |
Area code | 620 |
Congressional district | 4th |
Website | HarperCountyKS.gov |
Harper County is a
History
Early history
For many
19th century
In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France, but keeping title to about 7,500 square miles. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.
In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1867, Harper County was established.
The original organization of Harper County was one of the largest frauds in county government. In 1873, a group of three men organized Harper County, designating the then fictitious city of "Bluff City" as the county seat. The petition for organization used several names out of a Cincinnati city directory to represent as residents of Harper County.[4] In 1874, the state attorney general investigated, and found not a single resident of the county. The "founders" of the county had sold $40,000 worth of bonds.[5]
Harper County was settled starting in 1877, and the county was organized for a second time in 1878 by the Glenn and Robinson families. Since Bluff City could not be shown to have existed, Anthony was designated as the temporary county seat. In an election in 1879, Anthony won as county seat even though 2,960 votes were cast in a county with 800 legal voters.[5]
21st century
Due to new and high-paying jobs at area oil fields and wind farms, Harper County experienced an economic boom; as of 2012, rental housing and office space in towns such as Danville, Harper, and Anthony had more than quadrupled in price, in properties ranging from
Geography
According to the
Adjacent counties
- Kingman County (north)
- Sumner County (east)
- Grant County, Oklahoma (southeast)
- Alfalfa County, Oklahoma (southwest)
- Barber County (west)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1880 | 4,133 | — | |
1890 | 13,266 | 221.0% | |
1900 | 10,310 | −22.3% | |
1910 | 14,748 | 43.0% | |
1920 | 13,656 | −7.4% | |
1930 | 12,823 | −6.1% | |
1940 | 12,068 | −5.9% | |
1950 | 10,263 | −15.0% | |
1960 | 9,541 | −7.0% | |
1970 | 7,871 | −17.5% | |
1980 | 7,778 | −1.2% | |
1990 | 7,124 | −8.4% | |
2000 | 6,536 | −8.3% | |
2010 | 6,034 | −7.7% | |
2020 | 5,485 | −9.1% | |
2023 (est.) | 5,435 | [12] | −0.9% |
U.S. Decennial Census[13] 1790-1960[14] 1900-1990[15] 1990-2000[16] 2010-2020[1] |
As of the
of any race were 1.07% of the population.There were 2,773 households, out of which 27.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.30% were married couples living together, 6.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.80% were non-families. 32.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.70% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 22.00% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 23.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.40 males.
The
Government
Presidential elections
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 2,168 | 80.96% | 461 | 17.21% | 49 | 1.83% |
2016 | 1,996 | 77.16% | 393 | 15.19% | 198 | 7.65% |
2012 | 1,759 | 73.63% | 550 | 23.02% | 80 | 3.35% |
2008 | 1,999 | 71.49% | 736 | 26.32% | 61 | 2.18% |
2004 | 2,154 | 73.52% | 727 | 24.81% | 49 | 1.67% |
2000 | 2,076 | 67.95% | 869 | 28.45% | 110 | 3.60% |
1996 | 1,941 | 61.44% | 836 | 26.46% | 382 | 12.09% |
1992 | 1,371 | 40.59% | 845 | 25.01% | 1,162 | 34.40% |
1988 | 1,941 | 59.39% | 1,235 | 37.79% | 92 | 2.82% |
1984 | 2,521 | 73.09% | 893 | 25.89% | 35 | 1.01% |
1980 | 2,254 | 64.18% | 990 | 28.19% | 268 | 7.63% |
1976 | 1,777 | 50.00% | 1,681 | 47.30% | 96 | 2.70% |
1972 | 2,628 | 75.71% | 729 | 21.00% | 114 | 3.28% |
1968 | 2,351 | 63.99% | 1,015 | 27.63% | 308 | 8.38% |
1964 | 1,969 | 51.68% | 1,813 | 47.59% | 28 | 0.73% |
1960 | 3,158 | 68.33% | 1,439 | 31.13% | 25 | 0.54% |
1956 | 3,111 | 69.99% | 1,311 | 29.49% | 23 | 0.52% |
1952 | 3,575 | 78.62% | 927 | 20.39% | 45 | 0.99% |
1948 | 2,702 | 59.25% | 1,752 | 38.42% | 106 | 2.32% |
1944 | 2,849 | 63.76% | 1,573 | 35.21% | 46 | 1.03% |
1940 | 3,205 | 55.73% | 2,478 | 43.09% | 68 | 1.18% |
1936 | 2,441 | 41.70% | 3,391 | 57.93% | 22 | 0.38% |
1932 | 2,116 | 41.13% | 2,860 | 55.59% | 169 | 3.28% |
1928 | 3,712 | 77.85% | 1,005 | 21.08% | 51 | 1.07% |
1924 | 2,280 | 53.25% | 1,321 | 30.85% | 681 | 15.90% |
1920 | 2,593 | 61.65% | 1,486 | 35.33% | 127 | 3.02% |
1916 | 1,797 | 36.79% | 2,648 | 54.22% | 439 | 8.99% |
1912 | 365 | 11.63% | 1,274 | 40.60% | 1,499 | 47.77% |
1908 | 1,490 | 48.46% | 1,404 | 45.66% | 181 | 5.89% |
1904 | 1,459 | 61.72% | 597 | 25.25% | 308 | 13.03% |
1900 | 1,190 | 47.04% | 1,261 | 49.84% | 79 | 3.12% |
1896 | 812 | 37.37% | 1,332 | 61.30% | 29 | 1.33% |
1892 | 1,288 | 38.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,051 | 61.43% |
1888 | 1,490 | 48.79% | 940 | 30.78% | 624 | 20.43% |
Laws
Following amendment to the
Education
Unified school districts
Communities
Cities
Unincorporated communities
Ghost Towns
- Albion
- Crisfield
- Midway
- Ruella
- Shook
- Yankton
Townships
Harper County is divided into six townships. The cities of Anthony and Harper are considered governmentally independent and are excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.
Harper County is one of only four counties in Kansas that have numbered, not named, townships. The other three are Morris County, Pratt County, and Rooks County.
Township | FIPS |
Population center |
Population | Population density /km2 (/sq mi) |
Land area km2 (sq mi) |
Water area km2 (sq mi) |
Water % | Geographic coordinates |
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Township 1 | 71201 | 1,000 | 2 (6) | 468 (181) | 1 (0) | 0.12% | 37°15′23″N 98°14′0″W / 37.25639°N 98.23333°W | |
Township 2 | 71205 | 144 | 0 (1) | 363 (140) | 1 (0) | 0.23% | 37°4′23″N 98°14′22″W / 37.07306°N 98.23944°W | |
Township 3 | 71209 | 394 | 1 (3) | 383 (148) | 2 (1) | 0.44% | 37°7′58″N 98°2′7″W / 37.13278°N 98.03528°W | |
Township 4 | 71213 | 232 | 1 (2) | 297 (115) | 0 (0) | 0.06% | 37°7′2″N 97°51′45″W / 37.11722°N 97.86250°W | |
Township 5 | 71217 | 463 | 2 (4) | 277 (107) | 0 (0) | 0.16% | 37°15′47″N 97°56′23″W / 37.26306°N 97.93972°W | |
Township 6 | 71221 | 296 | 1 (3) | 280 (108) | 0 (0) | 0.06% | 37°20′26″N 97°58′17″W / 37.34056°N 97.97139°W | |
Sources: "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. Archived from the original on August 2, 2002. |
See also
- Community information for Kansas
- Kansas locations by per capita income
- List of counties in Kansas
- List of townships in Kansas
- List of cities in Kansas
- List of unincorporated communities in Kansas
- List of ghost towns in Kansas
- Dry counties
References
- ^ a b c "QuickFacts; Harper County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ISBN 0-8061-0994-7
- ISBN 9780722249055.
- ^ a b Cutler, William G. (1883). History of the State of Kansas. A.T. Andreas. Archived from the original on December 31, 2002.
- ^ Blake Ellis (June 1, 2012). "Where trailer homes rent for $2,000 a month". CNN Money. CNN.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- ^ Downward flow's ripples: Oil, gas downturn hitting counties on many levels, Kansas Agland, Amy Bickel, February 13, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- University Daily Kansan, Rebecca Dowd, July 12, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ Increasing Number Of Earthquakes Prompts New Regulations In Kansas, Oklahoma Oil Industries, KMUW, Abigail Beckman, January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ SandRidge Energy emerges from bankruptcy, The Oklahoman, Adam Wilmoth, October 4, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- ^ "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2006. Archived from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
- Notes
Further reading
- Standard Atlas of Harper County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 75 pages; 1919.
- Standard Atlas of Harper County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 54 pages; 1902.
External links
- County
- Maps