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.

History
19th century
In 1871, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway built a railroad from Emporia to Newton.Santa Fe Rail History

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.

Government

Presidential elections

+ Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202058.5% 10,18238.8% 6,7472.7% 470201657.3% 8,66833.5% 5,0689.1% 1,380201260.1% 8,58837.6% 5,3732.3% 333200857.4% 9,00640.3% 6,3182.3% 367200463.1% 9,53435.3% 5,3311.6% 245200060.4% 8,27133.6% 4,5916.0% 822199657.8% 8,38233.9% 4,9188.3% 1,204199241.7% 6,25933.6% 5,04724.7% 3,700198854.2% 6,89343.3% 5,5032.5% 315198464.1% 8,50734.6% 4,5991.3% 174198054.6% 7,04532.3% 4,17313.1% 1,694197651.0% 6,62446.2% 6,0032.8% 360197267.2% 8,28728.8% 3,5553.9% 485196861.6% 6,68230.9% 3,3517.5% 808196447.8% 4,97951.0% 5,3061.3% 130196068.4% 7,79831.0% 3,5370.6% 69195670.2% 7,36729.4% 3,0840.4% 43195270.9% 7,15427.0% 2,7262.1% 215194857.7% 5,27039.6% 3,6152.7% 245194461.4% 5,33937.9% 3,3000.7% 64194056.8% 5,53941.9% 4,0871.4% 133193645.3% 4,45654.4% 5,3570.3% 28193249.3% 4,19248.1% 4,0912.6% 224192877.6% 6,33021.4% 1,7480.9% 77192459.0% 4,49922.9% 1,74418.2% 1,387192063.1% 4,45434.8% 2,4572.1% 149191649.0% 3,47944.1% 3,1316.9% 493191217.7% 70337.7% 1,49944.6% 1,770190858.3% 2,30537.3% 1,4754.4% 174190470.7% 2,36220.6% 6908.7% 291190056.7% 2,26641.5% 1,6581.9% 76189654.6% 2,08244.0% 1,6781.4% 55189252.8% 2,02547.2% 1,810188854.3% 2,14526.9% 1,06518.8% 744

Education

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

Communities

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

Category:Kansas counties
Category:1872 establishments in Kansas