Hesper is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. It is located two and a half miles southeast of Eudora.
Hesper, Kansas | |
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Unincorporated community | |
![]() Hesper Friends Church, organized in 1858 | |
![]() KDOT map of Douglas County (legend) | |
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Coordinates: 38°53′55″N 95°04′29″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Douglas |
Elevation | 922 ft (281 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 785 |
GNIS ID | 479160 [1] |
Hesper was founded in 1858 by Quakers wanting to lend support to the free-state cause. In 1884, the Hesper Academy was opened but it closed in 1912.[2]
A post office was opened in Hesper in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1900.[3]
The community is served by Eudora USD 491 public school district.
Friends University in Wichita was founded by James Davis, who was a native of Hesper.[4] The town is also the birthplace of the college football player and coach John H. Outland, namesake of the Outland Trophy. Walter R. Stubbs, Governor of Kansas from 1909-1913 grew up in the Hesper area.
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County seat: Lawrence | ||
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