Harper County, Kansas

administration
Harper County Courthouse
US state :	Kansas
Administrative headquarters :	Anthony
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 201 N Jennings Anthony, KS 67003-2748
Foundation :	February 26, 1867
Area code :	001 620
Demographics
Residents :	6034 (2010)
Population density :	2.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2080 km²
Water surface :	4 km²
map

Website : harpercountyks.gov

Harper County is a county in the state of Kansas in the United States . The county seat is Anthony . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located in southern Kansas, bordering Oklahoma and has an area of 2080 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water. In Kansas, it is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Kingman County , Sumner County, and Barber County .

history

Harper County was formed on February 26, 1867. It was named after Marion Harper , an officer in the American Civil War .

A total of 8 structures in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of August 29, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1880	4133	-
1890	13,266	221%
1900	10,310	-22.3%
1910	14,748	43%
1920	13,656	-7.4%
1930	12,823	-6.1%
1940	12,068	-5.9%
1950	10,263	-15%
1960	9541	-7%
1970	7871	-17.5%
1980	7778	-1.2%
1990	7124	-8.4%
2000	6536	-8.3%
2010	6034	-7.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Harper County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Harper County had 6,536 people in 2,773 households and 1,807 families in Harper County. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.23 percent white, 0.23 percent African American, 0.83 percent Native American, 0.14 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.38 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.18 percent were descended from 2 or more races. 1.07 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,773 households, 27.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 55.3 percent were married couples living together, 6.9 percent were single mothers, and 34.8 percent were non-families. 32.1 percent of all households were single households and 17.9 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.90.

24.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.6 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 22.0 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 23.5 percent between 45 and 64 years of age, and 23.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 91.4 men.

The median income for a household in the city 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 was $ 16,368. 8.5 percent of families and 11.6 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

Web links

Commons : Harper County (Kansas) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 485004. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 29, 2017.

↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011

↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 2, 2012 @1@ 2

↑ Harper County, Kansas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

37.2 -98.07Coordinates: 37 ° 12 ′ N , 98 ° 4 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 485004. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 29, 2017.

[3] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

[4] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011