Moving to Harper, Kansas
Population: 1,567. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,478 (-5.7% change)
Males: 757 (48.3%), Females: 810 (51.7%)
Harper County
Zip code: 67058
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.7 years
Median household income: $30,272
Median house value: $42,800
Population by Race
Races in Harper:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (31.0%), United States (18.4%), English (11.2%), Irish (9.3%), French (4.7%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%).
Elevation: 1421 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Harper
- High school or higher: 85.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Harper city
- Never married: 19.9%
- Now married: 58.9%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 10.2%
- Divorced: 10.4%
0.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -204 (-11.5%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Harper:
- HARPER HOSPITAL DISTRICT 5 (12TH & MAPLE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Harper:
- HOSPITAL DISTRICT #6 OF HARPER COUNTY (about 10 miles; ANTHONY, KS)
- KINGMAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; KINGMAN, KS)
- SUMNER COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT #1 (about 33 miles; CALDWELL, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Harper:
- WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 49 miles; WICHITA, KS; Abbreviation: ICT)
- HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 54 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Abbreviation: HUT)
- MC CONNELL AFB (about 58 miles; WICHITA, KS; Abbreviation: IAB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Harper:
- HARPER MUNI (about 2 miles; HARPER, KS; Abbreviation: 8K2)
- ANTHONY MUNI (about 10 miles; ANTHONY, KS; Abbreviation: ANY)
- WILCOX FLD (about 15 miles; ANTHONY, KS; Abbreviation: 7K6)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Harper:
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
- COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,392)
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles; EL DORADO, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,250)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- LANGSTON UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles; LANGSTON, OK; Full-time enrollment: 2,324)
Public primary/middle school in Harper:
- HARPER ELEM (Students: 299; Location: 1317 WALNUT; Grades: KG – 08)
Libraries
Library in Harper:
- HARPER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $31,640; Location: 1002 OAK; 17,039 books; 91 audio materials; 351 video materials; 58 serial subscriptions)