Harper County, Kansas

Harper County (county code HP) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 5,485 people lived there. Its county seat is Anthony. Anthony is also the biggest city in Harper County. The county was named after Sergeant Marion Harper of the 2nd Kansas Cavalry. He died of wounds suffered near Waldron, Arkansas, in December 1863.Kansas Place-Names, John Rydjord, University of Oklahoma Press, 1972, 

History
19th century
In 1867, Harper County was created.

The original organization of Harper County was one of the biggest frauds in county government. In 1873, a group of three men organized Harper County. They designated the then-fake city of "Bluff City" as the county seat. The petition for organization used many names from a Cincinnati city directory to represent as residents of Harper County. In 1874, the state attorney general investigated. He didn't find any resident of the county. The "creators" of the county had sold $40,000 worth of bonds.

21st century
Due to new and high-paying jobs at oil fields and wind farms, Harper County had an economic boom. In 2012, rental housing and office space in towns such as Danville, Harper, and Anthony had become four times more expensive. However, by 2016, the oil fracking boom had ended. The economies of Harper County were hurt.Downward flow's ripples: Oil, gas downturn hitting counties on many levels, Kansas Agland, Amy Bickel, Feb 13, 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says taht the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.2%) is water.

People


Government

Presidential elections

+ Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202081.0% 2,16817.2% 4611.8% 49201677.2% 1,99615.2% 3937.7% 198201273.6% 1,75923.0% 5503.4% 80200871.5% 1,99926.3% 7362.2% 61200473.5% 2,15424.8% 7271.7% 49200068.0% 2,07628.5% 8693.6% 110199661.4% 1,94126.5% 83612.1% 382199240.6% 1,37125.0% 84534.4% 1,162198859.4% 1,94137.8% 1,2352.8% 92198473.1% 2,52125.9% 8931.0% 35198064.2% 2,25428.2% 9907.6% 268197650.0% 1,77747.3% 1,6812.7% 96197275.7% 2,62821.0% 7293.3% 114196864.0% 2,35127.6% 1,0158.4% 308196451.7% 1,96947.6% 1,8130.7% 28196068.3% 3,15831.1% 1,4390.5% 25195670.0% 3,11129.5% 1,3110.5% 23195278.6% 3,57520.4% 9271.0% 45194859.3% 2,70238.4% 1,7522.3% 106194463.8% 2,84935.2% 1,5731.0% 46194055.7% 3,20543.1% 2,4781.2% 68193641.7% 2,44157.9% 3,3910.4% 22193241.1% 2,11655.6% 2,8603.3% 169192877.9% 3,71221.1% 1,0051.1% 51192453.3% 2,28030.9% 1,32115.9% 681192061.7% 2,59335.3% 1,4863.0% 127191636.8% 1,79754.2% 2,6489.0% 439191211.6% 36540.6% 1,27447.8% 1,499190848.5% 1,49045.7% 1,4045.9% 181190461.7% 1,45925.3% 59713.0% 308190047.0% 1,19049.8% 1,2613.1% 79189637.4% 81261.3% 1,3321.3% 29189238.6% 1,28861.4% 2,051188848.8% 1,49030.8% 94020.4% 624

Education

Unified school districts
 Anthony-Harper USD 361
 Attica USD 511

Communities

Cities
 Anthony
 Attica
 Bluff City
 Danville
 Harper
 Waldron

References

Notes

More 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.

Other websites

County

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


Category:1867 establishments in Kansas