Editing Harper County, Kansas (section)

===21st century===
Due to new and high-paying jobs at area oil fields and wind farms, Harper County experienced an economic boom; as of 2012, rental housing and office space in towns such as Danville, Harper, and Anthony had more than quadrupled in price, in properties ranging from [[double-wide trailer]]s to a [[List of Carnegie libraries in Kansas|Carnegie library]].<ref>{{cite web| title= Where trailer homes rent for $2,000 a month | url= https://money.cnn.com/2012/06/01/pf/kansas-housing-america-boomtown/ | date= June 1, 2012 | author= Blake Ellis | work= CNN Money| publisher= CNN.com| access-date=June 2, 2012}}</ref> However, by 2016, the oil [[fracking]] boom had largely played out and the economies of Harper and adjacent counties suffered under the impact.<ref>[http://www.kansasagland.com/news/stateagnews/downward-flow-s-ripples-oil-gas-downturn-hitting-counties-on/article_b928e615-cd5b-570e-b1f6-2618e5164136.html Downward flow's ripples: Oil, gas downturn hitting counties on many levels], ''Kansas Agland'', Amy Bickel, February 13, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2017.</ref> Earthquakes, due to induced seismicity from injection wells, had also substantially reduced in frequency and intensity, thanks to a [[Kansas Corporation Commission]] order mandating cutbacks in volumes and pressures. [[SandRidge Energy]], which along with [[Chesapeake Energy]] was one of the two major producers in Harper county, appealed the order, but soon went into bankruptcy.<ref>[http://www.kansan.com/news/fracking-divides-small-town-of-anthony-kansas/article_f6c59722-2901-11e5-a0b8-2317e0115117.html Fracking divides small town of Anthony, Kansas], ''[[University Daily Kansan]]'', Rebecca Dowd, July 12, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://kmuw.org/post/increasing-number-earthquakes-prompts-new-regulations-kansas-oklahoma-oil-industries Increasing Number Of Earthquakes Prompts New Regulations In Kansas, Oklahoma Oil Industries], ''[[KMUW]]'', Abigail Beckman, January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://newsok.com/article/5520992 SandRidge Energy emerges from bankruptcy], ''[[The Oklahoman]]'', Adam Wilmoth, October 4, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2017.</ref>