Harper

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Harper

Total population

1,136

Median home value

$78,600

9.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$54,250

Harper$54k

National$74k

Air quality index

34Good

Elevation432 m

Land area4.22 km²

Weather58°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates37.29°, -98.03°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Harper is a city in Harper County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,313.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Harper, KS from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Jerrod Niemann

American musician

Scott Wedman

American basketball player (born 1952)

M

Mary Kate Law

actress

W

Wilfred Childs

American basketball coach (1881-1964)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kansas

• Danville
  7.5 mi away
• Anthony
  8.8 mi away · pop. 2,246
• Milton
  17.9 mi away
• Milan
  19.5 mi away
• Waldron
  21.4 mi away · pop. 5
• Nashville
  24.2 mi away
• Hazelton
  24.6 mi away
• Kingman
  25.5 mi away · pop. 2,957
• Cheney
  27.8 mi away
• Garden Plain
  32.4 mi away
• Penalosa
  33.8 mi away · pop. 5
• Wellington
  34.1 mi away

Browse all places in Kansas →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Harper

Ozma of Oz

L. Frank Baum · 1907

Kansas troubles

Earlene Fowler · 1996

Tropic of Kansas

Christopher Brown · 2017

Kansas Troubles (Benni Harper Mysteries

Earlene Fowler · 1997

Capote in Kansas

Kim Powers · 2007

Kansas City lightning

Stanley Crouch · 2013

Echoes of Harper's Ferry

Redpath, James · 1860

Soil survey of Harper County, Kansas

Ivan W. Ratcliff · 1971

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Burnt Canyon, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 83 mi
• Wildfire B.B, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 90 mi
• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 97 mi
• Wildfire Semi 270, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 98 mi
• Wildfire GRACEMONT, Caddo, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-13 · 136 mi
• Wildfire Black Kettle, Roger Mills, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 139 mi
• Wildfire 2690, Caddo, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 147 mi
• Wildfire Calvary Creek, Washita, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 156 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Mississippi Kite

Ictinia mississippiensis

Seen 2026-07-22

Melanocanthon nigricornis

Melanocanthon nigricornis

Seen 2026-07-05

silverleaf nightshade

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Seen 2026-06-06

plains coreopsis

Coreopsis tinctoria

Seen 2026-05-30

Bullsnake

Pituophis catenifer sayi

Seen 2026-05-30

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

Seen 2026-05-30

honey-vine climbing milkweed

Cynanchum laeve

Seen 2026-05-30

Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer

Coluber constrictor flaviventris

Seen 2026-05-26

Six-lined Racerunner

Aspidoscelis sexlineatus

Seen 2026-05-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).