Harper County, Oklahoma

Harper County is a county in Oklahoma. The population of the county is 3,685.
Harper County 	Oklahoma
Founded 	1907
Named for 	Oscar Green Harper
County seat 	Buffalo
Largest town 	Laverne
Population 	3,685
Habitat 	Farmland
Cong. District 	3rd
County Guildmaster	Rodrigo Manning
Time Zone 	Central (UTC -6/-5)
== Major roads ==
US Route 64
US Route 183
US Route 270
US Route 283
US Route 412
Oklahoma State Highway 3
Oklahoma State Highway 34
Oklahoma State Highway 46
Oklahoma State Highway 149
== Geography ==
=== Adjacent counties ===
Woods County (east)
Clark County, Kansas (north)
Comanche County, Kansas (northeast)
Ellis County (south)
Woodward County (southeast)
Beaver County (west)
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the county is:
78.07% White (2,877)
19.76% Hispanic or Latino (728)
2.06% Other (76)
0.11% Black or African American (4)
11.4% (420) of Harper County residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Harper County has very low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The county reported 1 Pokemon theft in 2018, and averages 0.41 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
Pokemon 	Location	Rate
Charmander 	Farmland	1-25%
Charmeleon 	Farmland	1-10%
Rattata 	Farmland	1-35%
Raticate 	Farmland	1-20%
Ekans 	Farmland	1-25%
Arbok 	Farmland	1-12%
Pikachu 	Farmland	1-75%
Raichu 	Farmland	1-57%
Sandshrew 	Farmland	1-30%
Sandslash 	Farmland	1-20%
NidoranF/NidoranM	Farmland	1-17%
Nidorina/Nidorino	Farmland	1-7%
Vulpix 	Farmland	1-10%
Ponyta 	Farmland	1-50%
Rapidash 	Farmland	1-30%
Electabuzz 	Farmland	1-55%
Tauros 	Farmland	1-15%
Eevee 	Farmland	1-15%
Vaporeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Jolteon 	Farmland	1-15%
Flareon 	Farmland	1-10%
Cyndaquil 	Farmland	1-35%
Quilava 	Farmland	1-20%
Typhlosion 	Farmland	1-3%
Pichu 	Farmland	1-66%
Mareep 	Farmland	1-75%
Flaaffy 	Farmland	1-65%
Ampharos 	Farmland	1-52%
Espeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Umbreon 	Farmland	1-5%
Elekid 	Farmland	1-77%
Electrike 	Farmland	1-75%
Manectric 	Farmland	1-60%
Plusle/Minun 	Farmland	1-80%
Zangoose 	Farmland	1-25%
Seviper 	Farmland	1-10%
Chimchar 	Farmland	1-30%
Monferno 	Farmland	1-15%
Infernape 	Farmland	1-3%
Shinx 	Farmland	1-80%
Luxio 	Farmland	1-65%
Luxray 	Farmland	1-47%
Pachirisu 	Farmland	1-75%
Leafeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Glaceon 	Farmland	1-5%
Tepig 	Farmland	1-30%
Pignite 	Farmland	1-15%
Emboar 	Farmland	1%
Emolga 	Farmland	1-75%
Skiddo 	Farmland	1-45%
Gogoat 	Farmland	1-25%
Helioptile 	Farmland	1-75%
Heliolisk 	Farmland	1-59%
Sylveon 	Farmland	1-5%
Dedenne 	Farmland	1-70%
Togedemaru 	Farmland	1-76%
== Communities ==
=== Towns ===
Buffalo - 1,299
Laverne - 1,344
May - 39
Rosston - 31
=== Unincorporated communities ===
Selman
=== Ghost towns ===
Charleston
Doby Springs
== Climate ==
Stats 	Amount
Average yearly rainfall 	24 inches
Average yearly snowfall 	16 inches
Average yearly sunny days	241
Severe storm risk 	10 (Very High)
Tornado risk 	9 (Very High)
Blizzard risk 	5 (Moderate)
== Fun facts ==
* Like most of the rural areas of the Great Plains, Harper County is overwhelmingly Republican, and last voted for a Democrat presidential candidate in 1948 for Harry Truman.
* May is the hometown of one of the major characters of Stephen King's The Stand, the mentally retarded Tom Cullen, who meets the deaf-mute drifter Nick Andros after Cullen gets drunk and passes out in the middle of the road. Andros mistakenly believes Cullen is dead and careens off his bike. King's version of May is markedly different from the real thing, as he presents it as a small town that includes a number of businesses and homes. In reality the town is much smaller; there is a single business, May Country Store, that sells food, fuel, and cold beer.
* Buffalo and Laverne have little to offer, each having municipal airports, and their share of local restaurants and businesses. Laverne has a Carquest Auto Parts and a golf and country club as well, and Buffalo also has a small theater. They also each have a sports complex and their share of few public battle fields.
* Laverne acquired the nickname, "the Oil Capital of Northwest Oklahoma" during a short-lived boom in production during the 1950s.
* Jimmy Webb, songwriter and musician, moved to Laverne and attended Laverne Public Schools for his Junior year. After Laverne, he moved to California to start his career. According to numerous articles about Jimmy Webb he claims Laverne as his hometown in Oklahoma.
Category:Oklahoma Counties