Gove County, Kansas

Gove County
	Gove County, Kansas
	; Location in the state of Kansas
	; Kansas's location in the U.S.
Founded	March 11, 1868
Seat	Gove City
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 1,071.47 sq mi (2,775 km²); 1,071.38 sq mi (2,775 km²); 0.09 sq mi (0 km²), 0.01%
Population; - (2010); - Density	; 2,695 ; 2.5/sq mi (1.0/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

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Coordinates: 38°55′N 100°29′W / 38.917, -100.483

Gove County (county code GO) is a county located in Northwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,695.^[1] Its county seat is Gove City,^[2] and its most populous city is Quinter.

Law and government[]

Although the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 to allow the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with the approval of voters, Gove County has remained a prohibition, or "dry", county.^[3]

Geography[]

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 1,071.47 square miles (2,775.1 km²), of which 1,071.38 square miles (2,774.9 km²) (or 99.99%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) (or 0.01%) is water.^[4]

Adjacent counties[]

Sheridan County (north)
Graham County (northeast)
Trego County (east)
Ness County (southeast)
Lane County (south)
Scott County (southwest)
Logan County (west)
Thomas County (northwest)

See also: List of counties bordering eight counties

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	1,196	—
1890	2,994	150.3%
1900	2,441	−18.5%
1910	6,044	147.6%
1920	4,748	−21.4%
1930	5,643	18.9%
1940	4,793	−15.1%
1950	4,447	−7.2%
1960	4,107	−7.6%
1970	3,940	−4.1%
1980	3,726	−5.4%
1990	3,231	−13.3%
2000	3,068	−5.0%
2010	2,695	−12.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

USA Gove County, Kansas age pyramid — Population pyramid

Map of Gove Co, Ks, USA — 2005 KDOT Map of Gove County (map legend)

As of the U.S. Census in 2000,^[5] there were 3,068 people, 1,245 households, and 861 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,423 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.95% White, 0.10% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.72% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.24% of the population.

There were 1,245 households out of which 28.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.50% were married couples living together, 3.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 29.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 5.40% from 18 to 24, 22.10% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 22.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 95.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,510, and the median income for a family was $40,438. Males had a median income of $26,863 versus $21,357 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,852. About 8.00% of families and 10.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.90% of those under age 18 and 6.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns[]

Incorporated cities[]

Name and population (2010):

Quinter, 918
Grinnell, 259
Grainfield, 277
Park, 126
Gove, 80 (county seat)
Oakley (only a small portion)

Unincorporated places[]

Campus
Karli

Townships[]

Gove County is divided into nine townships. None of the cities within the county are considered governmentally independent, and all figures for the townships include those of the cities. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Township	FIPS	Population center	Population	Population density /km² (/sq mi)	Land area km² (sq mi)	Water area km² (sq mi)	Water %	Geographic coordinates
Baker	03775	Quinter	1,357	4 (11)	324 (125)	0 (0)	0%	39°2′18″N 100°13′56″W / 39.03833, -100.23222
Gaeland	25000		46	0 (1)	208 (80)	0 (0)	0%	38°56′21″N 100°44′30″W / 38.93917, -100.74167
Gove	27075		215	1 (2)	301 (116)	0 (0)	0%	38°57′19″N 100°31′44″W / 38.95528, -100.52889
Grainfield	27225	Grainfield	430	2 (6)	184 (71)	0 (0)	0%	39°5′41″N 100°28′28″W / 39.09472, -100.47444
Grinnell	28925	Grinnell	480	2 (4)	320 (123)	0 (0)	0.04%	39°5′50″N 100°41′41″W / 39.09722, -100.69472
Jerome	35425		132	0 (1)	370 (143)	0 (0)	0.01%	38°48′3″N 100°28′45″W / 38.80083, -100.47917
Larrabee	38750		80	0 (1)	371 (143)	0 (0)	0.01%	38°47′24″N 100°15′14″W / 38.79, -100.25389
Lewis	39750		13	0 (0)	372 (144)	0 (0)	0%	38°46′23″N 100°43′39″W / 38.77306, -100.7275
Payne	55050		315	1 (3)	324 (125)	0 (0)	0%	39°3′4″N 100°20′42″W / 39.05111, -100.345
Sources: "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places2k.html.

Education[]

Unified school districts[]

Attractions[]

Castle Rock (Kansas)
Monument Rocks (Kansas)

Gallery[]

References[]

^ "2010 County Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST05&prodType=table. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
^ "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2004. http://www.ksrevenue.org/abcwetdrymap.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-21.
^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links[]

Additional information

Gove County, Blue Skyways
Kansas Statistical Abstract

Maps

Gove County Map, KDOT
Kansas Highway Map, KDOT
Kansas Railroad Map, KDOT
Kansas School District Boundary Map, KSDE

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[Census2010-1] "2010 County Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST05&prodType=table. Retrieved March 31, 2011.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

[3] "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2004. http://www.ksrevenue.org/abcwetdrymap.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-21.

[4] "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13.

[GR2-5] "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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