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.[1] Its county seat is Newton. Newton is also the biggest city in Harvey County.[2]
Harvey County, Kansas | |
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Location in the state of Kansas | |
Kansas's location in the U.S. | |
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Founded | March 7, 1872 |
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Seat | Newton |
Largest City | Newton |
Area - Total - Land - Water |
541 sq mi (1,401 km²) 540 sq mi (1,399 km²) , 1.0 |
Population - Density |
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Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Named for: James Harvey |
History
19th century
In 1871, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway built a railroad from Emporia to Newton.[3]
Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 541 square miles (1,400 km2). Of that, 540 square miles (1,400 km2) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) (0.2%) is water.[4] The Little Arkansas River goes through the county.
People
Historical populations | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1880 | 11,451 | ||
1890 | 17,601 | 53.7% | |
1900 | 17,591 | −0.1% | |
1910 | 19,200 | 9.1% | |
1920 | 20,744 | 8.0% | |
1930 | 22,120 | 6.6% | |
1940 | 21,712 | −1.8% | |
1950 | 21,698 | −0.1% | |
1960 | 25,865 | 19.2% | |
1970 | 27,236 | 5.3% | |
1980 | 30,531 | 12.1% | |
1990 | 31,028 | 1.6% | |
2000 | 32,869 | 5.9% | |
2010 | 34,684 | 5.5% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8] 2010-2020[1] |
Harvey County is part of the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Government
Presidential elections
Presidential Elections Results
Education
Unified school districts
- USD 369, Burrton
- Burrton, Rural Areas
- USD 373, Newton
- 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
Harvey County, Kansas Media
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Harvey County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ Santa Fe Rail History
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- Notes
- ↑ This total comprises 1,590 votes (40.03 percent) for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt (who carried the county) and 180 votes (4.53 percent) for Socialist Eugene V. Debs.
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[dead link]; David A. Haury; Mennonite Life; December 1974.
Other websites
- County
- Harvey County - Official
- Harvey County - Directory of Public Officials
- Harvey County - Economic Development Council
- Historical
- Maps