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Welcome to Harvey County ...

Time Zone: Harvey County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Newton is the Seat for Harvey County.

Harvey County was founded March 7, 1872. Harvey was created by taking area from McPherson, Sedgwick and Reno Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Harvey had a population of 34,429 people. This is a decrease of 0.9% since the last Census (which gave a population of 34,740 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Harvey represented 1.22% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Harvey County:

  • Burrton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Burrton is located in Harvey County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Halstead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hesston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hesston is located in Harvey County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesston <2>
  • Newton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Newton is located in Harvey County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,744 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <2>
  • North Newton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sedgwick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Walton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Walton is located in Harvey County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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