Map of Harper city, Kansas

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

Harper city overview:
Name:	Harper city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Kansas
County:	Harper County
Founded:	1877
Incorporated:	1880
Elevation:	1,421 ft (433 m)
Total Area:	1.62 sq mi (4.20 km²)
Land Area:	1.62 sq mi (4.20 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,313
Population Density:	810/sq mi (310/km²)
ZIP code:	67058
Area code:	620
FIPS code:	2030175
Website:	cityofharper.com

Online Interactive Map

Harper online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Harper location map. Where is Harper city?

Harper location on the U.S. Map. Where is Harper city. — Harper location on the U.S. Map.

Harper location on the Kansas map. Where is Harper city. — Location of Harper in Kansas.

History

Harper was founded in 1877 by a colony from Iowa. The city of Harper, like Harper County, is named for Sergeant Marion Harper of the 2nd Kansas Cavalry, who fell in the (American) Civil War. Harper was incorporated as a city in 1880.

The first post office in Harper was established in May 1877 as Cora City, but in June of that year, the post office was renamed Harper.

Harper Road Map

Harper city Satellite Map

Geography

Harper is located at 37°17′07″N 98°01′36″W / 37.285252°N 98.026615°W / 37.285252; -98.026615 (37.285252, -98.026615). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.63 square miles (4.22 km), all of it land.