THE HARPER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Edwards Plateau Woodland setting.
Harper CDP has 56.6 square miles of land in Gillespie County. Its Census reference point is in Edwards Plateau Woodland, within Edwards Plateau.
A limestone plateau becomes more dissected toward its southern and eastern margins. Juniper-oak and mesquite-oak landscapes accompany valleys, springs and the region's distinctive underground drainage system.
Regional context: Edwards Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Harper and Gillespie County
Harper is associated with Gillespie County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Harper by land and water
The Census records 0.08 square miles of water within Harper, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points lower than the 0.3% recorded for Gillespie County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Harper CDP has 38.6 times the land area of nearby Ingram city (1.47 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

