Map of Harper CDP, Texas

Harper is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP), located 23 miles (37 km) west of Fredericksburg on U.S. Highway 290, in Gillespie County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 1,192 at the 2010 census.

Harper CDP overview:
Name:	Harper CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Gillespie County
Elevation:	2,054 ft (626 m)
Total Area:	56.6 sq mi (146.7 km²)
Land Area:	56.6 sq mi (146.5 km²)
Water Area:	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km²)
Total Population:	1,192
Population Density:	21/sq mi (8.1/km²)
ZIP code:	78631
Area code:	830
FIPS code:	4832456
GNISfeature ID:	1374000

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.

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

Harper location on the Texas map. Where is Harper CDP. — Location of Harper in Texas.

History

On December 15, 1847, a petition was submitted to create Gillespie County. In 1848, the legislature formed Gillespie County from Bexar and Travis Counties. While the signers were overwhelmingly German immigrants, names also on the petition were Castillo, Pena, Munos, and a handful of Anglo names.

The first white settlers were the families of Eli McDonald and Matthew Taylor in 1863. A historical marker just south of U.S. Highway 290 commemorates the McDonald massacre of August 1864. This incident involved the killing of two family members and the kidnapping of five more by Kiowa Indians.

A post office was established in 1883 by George Franklin Harper, for whom the town was named. By 1985, the town served a large ranching area and had six churches, a fire department and ambulance services, a public school, and growing residential subdivisions. The population of the area exceeded 1,000 by 2000.

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Geography

Harper is located in western Gillespie County at 30°18′04″N 99°14′36″W / 30.301009°N 99.243326°W / 30.301009; -99.243326 (30.301009, -99.243326). This is about 84 miles (135 km) northwest of San Antonio and 101 miles (163 km) west of Austin.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 56.6 square miles (146.7 km), of which 56.6 square miles (146.5 km) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km), or 0.14%, is covered by water. The headwaters of the Pedernales River flow through the community.