Harvey County, Kansas

Harvey County
	Harvey County, Kansas
	Former Carnegie Library in Kansas, currently is the Harvey County Historical Museum
	; Location in the state of Kansas
	; Kansas's location in the U.S.
Founded	March 7, 1872
Named for	James Harvey
Seat	Newton
Largest city	Newton
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 541 sq mi (1,401 km²); 540 sq mi (1,399 km²); , 1.0
Population; - (2020); - Density	; 34,024 ;
Congressional district	4th
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

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Harvey County (county code HV) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 34,024.^[1] Its county seat and most populous city is Newton.^[2]

History[]

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 541 square miles (1,400 km²), of which 540 square miles (1,400 km²) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²) (0.2%) is water.^[5] The Little Arkansas River flows through the county.

Adjacent counties[]

Marion County (northeast)
Butler County (east)
Sedgwick County (south)
Reno County (west)
McPherson County (northwest)

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	11,451	—
1890	17,601	53.7%
1900	17,591	−0.1%
1910	19,200	9.1%
1920	20,744	8.0%
1930	22,120	6.6%
1940	21,712	−1.8%
1950	21,698	−0.1%
1960	25,865	19.2%
1970	27,236	5.3%
1980	30,531	12.1%
1990	31,028	1.6%
2000	32,869	5.9%
2010	34,684	5.5%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6] 1790-1960^[7] 1900-1990^[8] 1990-2000^[9] 2010-2020^[1]

USA Harvey County, Kansas age pyramid — Population pyramid based on 2000 census age data

Harvey County is part of the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

2000 census[]

As of the 2000 census,^[10] there were 32,869 people, 12,581 households, and 8,932 families residing in the county. The population density was 61 people per square mile (24/km²). There were 13,378 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile (10/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.04% White, 1.59% Black or African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 4.17% from other races, and 2.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.97% of the population.

There were 12,581 households, out of which 32.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.20% were married couples living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.00% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 16.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,907, and the median income for a family was $48,793. Males had a median income of $35,037 versus $22,492 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,715. About 4.20% of families and 6.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.50% of those under age 18 and 5.00% of those age 65 or over.

Government[]

Presidential elections[]

United States presidential election results for Harvey County, Kansas^[11]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	10,182	58.52%	6,747	38.78%	470	2.70%
2016	8,668	57.34%	5,068	33.53%	1,380	9.13%
2012	8,588	60.08%	5,373	37.59%	333	2.33%
2008	9,006	57.40%	6,318	40.27%	367	2.34%
2004	9,534	63.10%	5,331	35.28%	245	1.62%
2000	8,271	60.44%	4,591	33.55%	822	6.01%
1996	8,382	57.79%	4,918	33.91%	1,204	8.30%
1992	6,259	41.71%	5,047	33.63%	3,700	24.66%
1988	6,893	54.23%	5,503	43.29%	315	2.48%
1984	8,507	64.06%	4,599	34.63%	174	1.31%
1980	7,045	54.56%	4,173	32.32%	1,694	13.12%
1976	6,624	51.00%	6,003	46.22%	360	2.77%
1972	8,287	67.23%	3,555	28.84%	485	3.93%
1968	6,682	61.64%	3,351	30.91%	808	7.45%
1964	4,979	47.81%	5,306	50.95%	130	1.25%
1960	7,798	68.38%	3,537	31.02%	69	0.61%
1956	7,367	70.20%	3,084	29.39%	43	0.41%
1952	7,154	70.87%	2,726	27.00%	215	2.13%
1948	5,270	57.72%	3,615	39.59%	245	2.68%
1944	5,339	61.35%	3,300	37.92%	64	0.74%
1940	5,539	56.76%	4,087	41.88%	133	1.36%
1936	4,456	45.28%	5,357	54.44%	28	0.28%
1932	4,192	49.28%	4,091	48.09%	224	2.63%
1928	6,330	77.62%	1,748	21.43%	77	0.94%
1924	4,499	58.96%	1,744	22.86%	1,387	18.18%
1920	4,454	63.09%	2,457	34.80%	149	2.11%
1916	3,479	48.98%	3,131	44.08%	493	6.94%
1912	703	17.70%	1,499	37.74%	1,770	44.56%
1908	2,305	58.30%	1,475	37.30%	174	4.40%
1904	2,362	70.66%	690	20.64%	291	8.70%
1900	2,266	56.65%	1,658	41.45%	76	1.90%
1896	2,082	54.57%	1,678	43.98%	55	1.44%
1892	2,025	52.80%	0	0.00%	1,810	47.20%
1888	2,145	54.25%	1,065	26.93%	744	18.82%
1884	2,143	60.32%	1,172	32.99%	238	6.70%
1880	1,554	68.37%	584	25.69%	135	5.94%

Laws[]

Following amendment to the Kansas Constitution in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or "dry", county until 1996, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement.^[12]

The county voted "No" on the 2022 Kansas Value Them Both Amendment, an anti-abortion ballot measure, by 53% to 47% despite backing Donald Trump with 59% of the vote to Joe Biden's 39% in the 2020 presidential election.^[13]

Education[]

Colleges[]

Bethel College in North Newton
Hesston College in Hesston

Unified school districts[]

Burrton USD 369
Newton USD 373
Sedgwick USD 439
Halstead–Bentley USD 440
Hesston USD 460

School district office in neighboring county

Remington USD 206
Peabody–Burns USD 398
Goessel USD 411
Moundridge USD 423

Communities[]

Map of Harvey Co, Ks, USA — 2005 KDOT Map of Harvey County (map legend)

Cities[]

Burrton
Halstead
Hesston
Newton
North Newton
Sedgwick
Walton

Unincorporated communities[]

McLain
Patterson
Putnam
Zimmerdale

Ghost town[]

Annelly
Van Arsdale

Townships[]

Harvey County is divided into fifteen townships. The cities of Halstead and Newton are considered governmentally independent and are excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Township	FIPS	Population	Population density /km² (/sq mi)	Land area km² (sq mi)	Water area km² (sq mi)	Water %	Geographic coordinates
Alta	01500	221	2 (6)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.48%	38°7′27″N 97°38′44″W / 38.12417, -97.64556
Burrton	09600	1,143	12 (32)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.17%	38°1′32″N 97°39′55″W / 38.02556, -97.66528
Darlington	17025	601	7 (17)	92 (35)	0 (0)	0.10%	37°57′5″N 97°19′32″W / 37.95139, -97.32556
Emma	21025	4,181	45 (116)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0%	38°8′10″N 97°25′46″W / 38.13611, -97.42944
Garden	25300	294	3 (8)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0%	38°7′44″N 97°32′14″W / 38.12889, -97.53722
Halstead	29625	353	4 (10)	92 (35)	0 (0)	0.07%	38°2′9″N 97°31′51″W / 38.03583, -97.53083
Highland	31875	415	5 (12)	92 (35)	0 (0)	0.19%	38°7′38″N 97°19′9″W / 38.12722, -97.31917
Lake	37825	173	2 (5)	92 (36)	1 (0)	1.05%	37°57′46″N 97°39′7″W / 37.96278, -97.65194
Lakin	38150	357	4 (10)	92 (35)	0 (0)	0.06%	37°57′18″N 97°32′20″W / 37.955, -97.53889
Macon	43925	1,056	11 (30)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0%	38°2′8″N 97°24′58″W / 38.03556, -97.41611
Newton	50500	1,950	28 (73)	69 (27)	0 (0)	0.07%	38°3′27″N 97°19′31″W / 38.0575, -97.32528
Pleasant	56250	439	5 (12)	93 (36)	1 (0)	0.81%	38°2′27″N 97°12′8″W / 38.04083, -97.20222
Richland	59350	360	4 (10)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.20%	37°57′39″N 97°12′1″W / 37.96083, -97.20028
Sedgwick	63825	1,711	18 (48)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0%	37°56′24″N 97°25′22″W / 37.94, -97.42278
Walton	75225	552	6 (15)	95 (37)	0 (0)	0.06%	38°7′26″N 97°13′1″W / 38.12389, -97.21694
Sources: "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places2k.html.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "QuickFacts; Harvey County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/harveycountykansas/POP010220.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.
^ Santa Fe Rail History
^ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 772. https://archive.org/details/historyofstateof00andr.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html.
^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html.
^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu.
^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ks190090.txt.
^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov.
^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS.
^ "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2006. http://www.ksrevenue.org/abcwetdrymap.htm.
^ Panetta, Grace (August 3, 2022). "14 of the 19 Kansas counties that rejected an anti-abortion amendment voted for Trump in 2020". Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/14-out-19-counties-that-rejected-kansas-anti-abortion-measure-backed-trump-2022-8. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

Notes

External links[]

County

Historical

Maps

Harvey County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

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[QF-1] "QuickFacts; Harvey County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/harveycountykansas/POP010220.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.

[Santa_Fe_Rail_History-3] Santa Fe Rail History

[4] History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 772. https://archive.org/details/historyofstateof00andr.

[GR1-5] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html.

[6] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html.

[7] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu.

[8] "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ks190090.txt.

[9] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf.

[GR2-10] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov.

[11] "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS.

[12] "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2006. http://www.ksrevenue.org/abcwetdrymap.htm.

[13] Panetta, Grace (August 3, 2022). "14 of the 19 Kansas counties that rejected an anti-abortion amendment voted for Trump in 2020". Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/14-out-19-counties-that-rejected-kansas-anti-abortion-measure-backed-trump-2022-8. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

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