Harper County, Kansas

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Harper County (HP)
Image:Map of Kansas highlighting Harper County.png
Counties in Kansas
County seat Anthony
Largest city Anthony
Area
—Total
—Land
—Water, %

2,080 km² (803 mi²)
2,076 km² (801 mi²)
4 km² (2 mi²), 0.19%
Population
—Total (2000)
Density

6,536
3/km² (8/mi²)
Established February 26, 1867
Time zone Central : UTC-6/-5

Harper County (standard abbreviation: HP) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of 2000, the population is 6,536. The largest city and county seat is Anthony. Harper is a prohibition or dry county.

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[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,080 km² (803 mi²). 2,076 km² (801 mi²) of it is land and 4 km² (2 mi²) of it (0.19%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1900 10,310
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%

As of the census² of 2000, there were 6,536 people, 2,773 households, and 1,807 families residing in the county. The population density was 3/km² (8/mi²). There were 3,270 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (4/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.23% White, 0.23% Black or African American, 0.83% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. 1.07% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

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Age pyramid

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 median income for a household in the county was $29,776, and the median income for a family was $39,866. Males had a median income of $27,869 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,368. About 8.50% of families and 11.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.70% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

Map of Harper County from KDOT (map legend)
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Map of Harper County from KDOT (map legend)

[edit] Incorporated cities

Name and population (2004 estimate):

[edit] 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.

Sources: 2000 U.S. Gazetteer from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Township FIPS Population
center
Population Population
density
/km² (/mi²)
Land area
km² (mi²)
Water area
km² (mi²)
Water % Geographic coordinates
Township No. 1 71201 1,000 2 (6) 468 (181) 1 (0) 0.12% 37°15′23″N, 98°13′60″W
Township No. 2 71205 144 0 (1) 363 (140) 1 (0) 0.23% 37°4′23″N, 98°14′22″W
Township No. 3 71209 394 1 (3) 383 (148) 2 (1) 0.44% 37°7′58″N, 98°2′7″W
Township No. 4 71213 232 1 (2) 297 (115) 0 (0) 0.06% 37°7′2″N, 97°51′45″W
Township No. 5 71217 463 2 (4) 277 (107) 0 (0) 0.16% 37°15′47″N, 97°56′23″W
Township No. 6 71221 296 1 (3) 280 (108) 0 (0) 0.06% 37°20′26″N, 97°58′17″W

[edit] Education

[edit] Unified school districts

See also the complete list of unified school districts in Kansas.

  • Anthony-Harper USD 361
  • Attica USD 511

[edit] See also

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General county information
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