Harvey County, Kansas

**Harvey County** (county code **HV**) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 34,024 people lived there. Its county seat is Newton. Newton is also the biggest city in Harvey County.

### 19th century

In 1871, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway built a railroad from Emporia to Newton.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.2%) is water. The Little Arkansas River goes through the county.

## People

Harvey County is part of the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

### Presidential elections

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.5%** _10,182_|style="text-align:center;"|38.8% _6,747_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.7% _470_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.3%** _8,668_|style="text-align:center;"|33.5% _5,068_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.1% _1,380_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**60.1%** _8,588_|style="text-align:center;"|37.6% _5,373_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% _333_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.4%** _9,006_|style="text-align:center;"|40.3% _6,318_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% _367_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.1%** _9,534_|style="text-align:center;"|35.3% _5,331_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _245_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**60.4%** _8,271_|style="text-align:center;"|33.6% _4,591_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.0% _822_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.8%** _8,382_|style="text-align:center;"|33.9% _4,918_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.3% _1,204_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**41.7%** _6,259_|style="text-align:center;"|33.6% _5,047_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|24.7% _3,700_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.2%** _6,893_|style="text-align:center;"|43.3% _5,503_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% _315_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.1%** _8,507_|style="text-align:center;"|34.6% _4,599_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% _174_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.6%** _7,045_|style="text-align:center;"|32.3% _4,173_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|13.1% _1,694_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**51.0%** _6,624_|style="text-align:center;"|46.2% _6,003_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.8% _360_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.2%** _8,287_|style="text-align:center;"|28.8% _3,555_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.9% _485_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.6%** _6,682_|style="text-align:center;"|30.9% _3,351_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.5% _808_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|47.8% _4,979_|style="text-align:center;"|**51.0%** _5,306_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% _130_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.4%** _7,798_|style="text-align:center;"|31.0% _3,537_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _69_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.2%** _7,367_|style="text-align:center;"|29.4% _3,084_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _43_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.9%** _7,154_|style="text-align:center;"|27.0% _2,726_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% _215_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.7%** _5,270_|style="text-align:center;"|39.6% _3,615_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.7% _245_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.4%** _5,339_|style="text-align:center;"|37.9% _3,300_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _64_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.8%** _5,539_|style="text-align:center;"|41.9% _4,087_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _133_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|45.3% _4,456_|style="text-align:center;"|**54.4%** _5,357_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _28_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|**49.3%** _4,192_|style="text-align:center;"|48.1% _4,091_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% _224_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**77.6%** _6,330_|style="text-align:center;"|21.4% _1,748_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _77_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.0%** _4,499_|style="text-align:center;"|22.9% _1,744_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|18.2% _1,387_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.1%** _4,454_|style="text-align:center;"|34.8% _2,457_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% _149_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|**49.0%** _3,479_|style="text-align:center;"|44.1% _3,131_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.9% _493_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|17.7% _703_|style="text-align:center;"|37.7% _1,499_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**44.6%** _1,770_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.3%** _2,305_|style="text-align:center;"|37.3% _1,475_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.4% _174_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.7%** _2,362_|style="text-align:center;"|20.6% _690_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.7% _291_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.7%** _2,266_|style="text-align:center;"|41.5% _1,658_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _76_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.6%** _2,082_|style="text-align:center;"|44.0% _1,678_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _55_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.8%** _2,025_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|47.2% _1,810_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.3%** _2,145_|style="text-align:center;"|26.9% _1,065_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|18.8% _744_|

### Unified school districts

- USD 369, Burrton
    - Burrton, Rural Areas
- USD 373, Newton
    - Newton, Walton, Rural Areas
- USD 439, Sedgwick
    - Sedgwick, Rural Areas
- USD 440, Halstead
    - Halstead, Rural Areas
- USD 460, Hesston
    - Hesston, Rural Areas
- District Office In Neighboring County
- USD 206, Remington-Whitewater
    - Rural Areas
- USD 398, Peabody-Burns
    - Rural Areas
- USD 411, Goessel
    - Rural Areas
- USD 423, Moundridge
    - Rural Areas

### Cities

- Burrton
- Halstead
- Hesston
- Newton
- North Newton
- Sedgwick
- Walton

## References

- Notes

## More reading

- County
- _Standard Atlas of Harvey County, Kansas_; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 70 pages; 1918.
- _Plat Book of Harvey County, Kansas_; North West Publishing Co; 34 pages; 1902.
- _Historical Atlas of Harvey County, Kansas_; 33 pages; John P. Edwards; 1882.

- Newton
- _Bernhard Warkentin and the Kansas Mennonite Pioneers_; David A. Haury; Mennonite Life; December 1974.

## Other websites

- County
- Harvey County - Directory of Public Officials
- Harvey County - Economic Development Council
- Historical
- Harvey County Historical Society
- Harvey County Genealogical Society
- Kansas State Historical Society
- Maps
- Harvey County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Harvey County
- **state**: Kansas
- **ex image**: NewtonKSLibrary.jpg
- **ex image cap**: Former Carnegie Library (Newton, Kansas), Carnegie Library in Newton, Kansas, Kansas, currently is the Harvey County Historical Museum
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **founded**: March 7, 1872
- **named for**: James M. Harvey (politician), James Harvey
- **seat wl**: Newton
- **largest city wl**: Newton
- **area total sq mi**: 541
- **area land sq mi**: 540
- **area percentage**: 1.0
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 34024
- **population density sq mi**: 63.0
- **district**: 4th
- **time zone**: Central