Harper County, Oklahoma

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Harper County is one of the 77 county of Oklahoma, located towards the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. The county has a population of 3562 as per the 2000 census data. In July 2008, its estimated population was 3290, giving it the third smallest population among Oklahoma's county. Its area is just over 1040.96 square miles (2696.07 square kilometre), of which, 1039 square miles (2691 square kilometre) of it is land and 1.96 square miles (5.08 square kilometre) of it is water, making it Oklahoma's 17th largest county by total area.


As of the census of 2000, there were 3562 people, 1509 households, and 1030 families residing in the county. The population density was 3.4 people per square mile (1.31/kmē), it is the fifth least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. There were 1863 housing units at an average density of 1.8 per square mile (0.69/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.33 persons, and the average family size was 2.87 persons. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 23.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 3290, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 97.05% White, 0.03% Black or African American, 1.16% American Indian, 0.09% Asian, 0.09% Native Hawaiian, and 1.58% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $33705, it is the 16th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The median income for a family in the county was $40907, it is the 13th highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The per capita income for the county was $18011, it is tenth wealthiest county by per capita income in Oklahoma.

In 2000, 829 pupils and students, of which 47.53% are male and 52.47% are female, 23.27% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.07% nursery or pri school, 5.91% kindergarten, 52.23% elementary school, 27.86% high school and 8.93% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Buffalo Town	Harper County	0.8	0.8	0	1200	1502.4	15328	30433
2	Laverne Town	Harper County	0.74	0.74	0	1097	1473.2	20424	32222
3	May Town	Harper County	0.18	0.18	0	33	183.6	20319	45625
4	Rosston Town	Harper County	0.32	0.32	0	66	205.3	7297	39167

Year	Population
April 2000 census	3562
April 2000 Estimate	3562
July 2000 Estimate	3547
July 2001 Estimate	3417
July 2002 Estimate	3403
July 2003 Estimate	3302
July 2004 Estimate	3312
July 2005 Estimate	3263
July 2006 Estimate	3286
July 2007 Estimate	3240
July 2008 Estimate	3290

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	17	25	42
Kindergarten	30	19	49
Elementary school	210	223	433
High school	112	119	231
College or graduate school	25	49	74

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Harper County, Oklahoma	$33705	$40907	$18011
Oklahoma, United States	$33400	$40709	$17646
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587