Summary for Harpster

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Located in: Ford County (see below)

Time Zone: Harpster lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)<1>

Elevation: 740 feet [225.55 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Harpster:

Lat: 40.405600° (or 40°24'20" N)

Lon: -88.448700° (or -88°26'55" W)

USGS Topo Map: Gibson City West<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Harpster

GNIS ID: 422783

FIPS State / Place Code: 17 / 33084

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About Ford County

The community of Paxton is the County Seat for Ford County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Ford)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	12,961 (7.95% decrease since 2010)
2010	14,081 (1.12% decrease since 2000)
2000:	14,241

Total Area:<6> 486.2 sq. miles [1,259.4 km²]

Housing Units: <7> 6,282

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Ford

GNIS ID: 424228

FIPS State / County Code: 17 / 053

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About Illinois

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	12,667,017 (1.28% decrease since 2010)
2010:	12,830,632 (3.31% increase since 2000)
2000:	12,419,293

Websites for State of Illinois

Official Website: https://illinois.gov

Tourism: https://www.enjoyillinois.com/

Parks: https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/

Fishing: https://www.ifishillinois.org/

Hunting: https://dnr.illinois.gov/hunting.html

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Illinois

GNIS ID: 1779784

FIPS State: 17

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The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Harpster is in the Central Time Zone, the area to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harpster - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Harpster, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Harpster.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Harpster. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).