The county is bounded on the north by Kingman, east by Sumner, south by the State line and the Indian Territory, west by Barber County.
The organization of the county in 1873 was through a fraud of the worst description, though legal in form, and was by a decision of 1878 decided to be an actual organization.
The earliest settlement in HarperCounty was by M. Devore and family, H. Jesseph and family, John Lamar and family, and William Thomas and family, all of whom were settled near the east line of the county in 1876.
HarperCounty has lost ground in nearly every area necessary to sustain itself. If something is not begun immediately to reverse the obvious trends and indicators, our rural community way of life will surely disappear through nothing more certain than the passage of time.
This plan is intended to promote the revitalization and development of the County of Harper by stimulating new construction of residential, commercial and agricultural properties, and the rehabilitation, conservation or redevelopment of residential, commercial and agricultural properties within the area by offering certain incentives, which include tax rebates.
SECTION II The participating Municipalities agree that the Board of County Commissioners of HarperCounty, Kansas, acting through the County Clerk’s Office, shall administer the Plan. It is agreed that the County shall be responsible for creating and administering a Neighborhood Revitalization Fund as defined in K.S.A. 2000 Supp.
HarperCounty (standard abbreviation: HP) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.70% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 22.00% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 23.20% who were 65 years of age or older.
The cities of Anthony and Harper are considered governmentally independent and are excluded from the census figures for the townships.
The first bank in the county was the HarperCounty Bank of Anthony, established in July 1879, by P. Anderson and Son.
The county then had between 800 and 900 legal voters, while the returns showed up 2,960 (which did look a little suspicious; and some said there were unscrupulous frauds practiced in some precincts).
A writ of quo warranto was at once brought, by common consent, of all parties and by request of the Governor, to test the validity of the Governor's appointments; the results were that the Supreme Court sustained the appointments.
HarperCounty is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
In the county, the population was spread out with 23.30% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 23.40% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 21.70% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county was $33,705, and the median income for a family was $40,907.
One of the drawbacks of living in HarperCounty is not having the availability and service of a health department.
County health departments provide a vital service and many of the other orgainzations in HarperCounty have had to take on the duties that normally provided by the health department.
HarperCounty health statistics, economic development and services that a county department could provide and/or assist with were discussed.
Created by the legislature in 1868, HarperCounty lands were part of the "Osage Trust Lands" that the Osage Indians had received from a treaty in 1825.
By law, the governor had to declare that HarperCounty was organized, and he did so on August 20, 1973.
An investigation into the fraud began in September 1884 in which it was found "that there never have been forty bona fide inhabitants in HarperCounty; that gross and inexcusable frauds have been practiced by those who engaged in planning and procuring the organization of said county,...
Eleven tornadoes move across the central portions of Harpercounty producing one F4 and three F2's.
At printing, the National Weather Service in Wichita, KS has officially documented, assessed, and tracked 11 tornadoes across the central portions of HarperCounty.
All of the tornadoes were spawned by cyclical Supercells that moved across the county between the hours of 730 pm and 10 pm.
Jeffrey Chalfant (R) On Tuesday, November 7, 2006, I was selected by the people of Monroe County to be the first judge elected to Monroe Circuit Court 8.
Frank Harper, my father, who printed all notes and gave me the opportunity not only to grow up to believe that I can do whatever I set my mind to but also to imagine.
Marge Harper, my mother, who served as the campaign accountant, kept the account balanced to the penny and encouraged me every morning before 8 a.m.
Kansas may lead the nation in wheat production, but it is Sumner County that once again outranks all other Kansas counties in growing the crop, a newly released government report shows.
Sedgwick County will not build a landfill in the northeast part of the county near Furley, primarily because of opposition from Raytheon Aircraft, said County Commissioner Dave Unruh.
Eddie Harper, county supervisor of District 1, for a job well done for having North Hills Street overlaid on Saturday.
One of the rail lines that served HarperCounty was the Hutchinson and Southern, a remarkable railroad built by a group of Kansas businessmen without spending any of their own money.
The Special Collections of the Ablah Library at WSU contain historical images of Anthony, Attica, Bluff City, Harper, and Waldron.
The Kansas State Historical Society also has more historical data for HarperCounty online including a rich bibliography and lists of cemeteries, post offices, and newspapers.
For convenient presentation of this material, the site includes a page for each of the more than 3,000 counties in the U.S., as well as for various U.S. and foreign territories and countries.
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries.
HarperCounty, Kansas is currently accepting applications for the position of Solid Waste Operations Manager.
This position is responsible for the planning, directing and supervising of all operations for the county’s solid waste facility, for the monitoring and inspection of a privately owned landfill recently located in the county.
Job description and application may be obtained by contacting the HarperCounty Clerk’s Office, 201 N Jennings, Anthony, KS 67003, phone 620-842-5555, or e-mail to clerk@harpercountyks.gov.
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