Harper County Information

Harper in Kansas occupies 803 square miles and has a 2006 population of 5,952, a change from a 2000 population of 6,536 and 7,124 in 1990. 12.4% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24, 9.2% percent is 25-35, and 12% percent of the population is 35 to 44.

There were 15 acts of violent crime reported in Harper in 2004, a change from 5 reports of violent crime in 2000.

The unemployed population in 2006 was 117 people: 3.5% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of 3.6%.

Read more about Harper, Kansas in the Wikipedia entry.

General Information
CountyHarper 
StateKansas 
Land Area803 sq. milesRanked 1,167 of 3,140
Population 20065,952Ranked 2,775 of 3,140
Population 20056,045 
Population 20006,536Ranked 2,736 of 3,140
Population 19907,124Ranked 2,641 of 3,140
Race BreakdownPercentage
Caucasion97.6% 
African American.4% 
Asian American.4% 
Native American.9% 
Pacific Islander.1% 
Age BreakdownPercentage
Population Under 55.3% 
Population 5 to 1411.8% 
Population 15 to 2412.4% 
Population 25 to 349.2% 
Population 35 to 4412% 
Population 45 to 5415.2% 
Population 55 to 6411.5% 
Population 65 to 749.6% 
Population 75 and up12.9% 
Crime Counts20042000
Total Violent Crimes155
Murders / Manslaughters  
Forcible Rapes  
Robberies  
Aggravated Assaults15 
Total Property Crimes8781
Burglaries30 
Larceny Thefts51 
Motor Vehicle Thefts6 
Employment Data20062000
Labor Population3,3743,201
Unemployed Population117115
Unemployment Rate3.5%3.6%

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