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'''Harper County''' (county code '''HP''') is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Kansas]]. In [[2010 United States Census|2010]], 6,034 people lived there.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/20/20077.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 26, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806013250/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/20/20077.html|archivedate=August 6, 2011}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Anthony, Kansas|Anthony]]. Anthony is also the biggest city in Harper County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was named after Sergeant Marion Harper of the [[2nd Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry|2nd Kansas Cavalry]]. He died of wounds suffered near [[Waldron, Arkansas]], in December 1863.<ref>Kansas Place-Names, John Rydjord, University of Oklahoma Press, 1972, {{ISBN|0-8061-0994-7}}</ref>
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'''Harper County''' (county code '''HP''') is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Kansas]]. In [[2010 United States Census|2010]], 6,034 people lived there.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/20/20077.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 26, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806013250/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/20/20077.html|archive-date=August 6, 2011}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Anthony, Kansas|Anthony]]. Anthony is also the biggest city in Harper County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was named after Sergeant Marion Harper of the [[2nd Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry|2nd Kansas Cavalry]]. He died of wounds suffered near [[Waldron, Arkansas]], in December 1863.<ref>Kansas Place-Names, John Rydjord, University of Oklahoma Press, 1972, {{ISBN|0-8061-0994-7}}</ref>
    
==History==
 
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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.<ref>{{cite web| title= Where trailer homes rent for $2,000 a month | url= http://money.cnn.com/2012/06/01/pf/kansas-housing-america-boomtown/ | date= June 1, 2012 | author= Blake Ellis | work= CNN Money| publisher= CNN.com| accessdate=2012-06-02}}</ref> However, by 2016, the oil [[fracking]] boom had ended. The economies of Harper County were hurt.<ref>[http://www.kansasagland.com/news/stateagnews/downward-flow-s-ripples-oil-gas-downturn-hitting-counties-on/article_b928e615-cd5b-570e-b1f6-2618e5164136.html Downward flow's ripples: Oil, gas downturn hitting counties on many levels], ''Kansas Agland'', Amy Bickel, Feb 13, 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017.</ref>
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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.<ref>{{cite web| title= Where trailer homes rent for $2,000 a month | url= http://money.cnn.com/2012/06/01/pf/kansas-housing-america-boomtown/ | date= June 1, 2012 | author= Blake Ellis | work= CNN Money| publisher= CNN.com| access-date=2012-06-02}}</ref> However, by 2016, the oil [[fracking]] boom had ended. The economies of Harper County were hurt.<ref>[http://www.kansasagland.com/news/stateagnews/downward-flow-s-ripples-oil-gas-downturn-hitting-counties-on/article_b928e615-cd5b-570e-b1f6-2618e5164136.html Downward flow's ripples: Oil, gas downturn hitting counties on many levels], ''Kansas Agland'', Amy Bickel, Feb 13, 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017.</ref>
    
==Geography==
 
==Geography==
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The [[U.S. Census Bureau]] says taht the county has a total area of {{convert|803|sqmi}}. Of that, {{convert|801|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.5|sqmi}} (0.2%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>
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The [[U.S. Census Bureau]] says taht the county has a total area of {{convert|803|sqmi}}. Of that, {{convert|801|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.5|sqmi}} (0.2%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>
    
==People==
 
==People==
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 26, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|accessdate=July 26, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ks190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 26, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 26, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2016<ref name="QF"/>
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 26, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 26, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ks190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 26, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 26, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2016<ref name="QF"/>
 
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[[Image:USA Harper County, Kansas age pyramid.svg|thumb|150px|left|[[Population pyramid]]]]
 
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