Grant County, Kansas

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Grant County, Kansas
Location in the state of Kansas
Kansas's location in the U.S.
Founded	March 20, 1873
Seat	Ulysses
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	575.04 sq mi (1,489 km²) 574.86 sq mi (1,489 km²) 0.18 sq mi (0 km²), 0.03%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	7,829 13.1/sq mi (5.1/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.GrantCoKS.org

Grant County (county code GT) is a county located in southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 7,829. Its county seat and only city is Ulysses.

History

For indepth detailed history of Grant County, Kansas, see the Main Article: History of Grant County, Kansas

In 1873, the part of Kansas west of Range 25 was divided into 25 new counties. The new counties were Decatur, Rawlins, Cheyenne, Sheridan, Thomas, Sherman, Lane, Buffalo, Foote, Meade, Scott, Sequoyah, Arapahoe, Seward, Wichita, Kearny, Greeley, Hamilton, Stanton, Kansas, Stevens, and Grant.

Grant County, Kansas was named after Ulysses S Grant, the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877), four star Union General in the USA Civil War, and fought in the Mexican–American War of 1846-1848. The initial survey establishing county boundaries was in the summer of 1874.

In 1883, Kearny, Sequoyah, Arapahoe, Kansas, Stevens, Meade, Clark and Grant counties disappeared. Hamilton, Ford, Seward, and Hodgeman counties enlarged and Finney County was created. Grant County was split with the western portion becoming a part of Hamilton County and the eastern portion becoming a part of the newly created Finney County.

On June 9, 1888, Grant County was again established as a Kansas county, with original county boundaries, with the first officers of the new Grant County being sworn in on June 18, 1888.

Legend: Green Lines = present highways, Purple circles = springs, at least in wet years, Blue = creeks, major ravines, & river basins, Gold dot triangles = Indian camps, burial sites, Red 1 = Military Redoubt, Red 2 = "Old" Ulysses. Red 3 = Surprise-Tilden, Red 4 = Cincinnati-Appomattox, Red 5 = Lawson, Red 6 = Waterford, Red 7 = Zionville, Red 8 = Golden, Red 9 = Spanish sword found, Red 10 = Shockeyville, Red 11 = "New" Ulysses

In October 1888, the county seat election for Grant County resulted in victory for Ulysses, Kansas, election results were:.

Ulysses = 578

Appomattox = 268

Shockeyville = 41

Golden = 31

Spurgeon = 2

Early Day Settlements

• "Old" Ulysses, subsequently moved to New Ulysses in 1909
• Surprise-Tilden
• Cincinnati-Appomattox
• Shockey (Shockeyville)
• Golden
• Zionville
• Lawson
• Waterford
• Gognac
• Spurgeon

Law and government

Grant County was a prohibition, or "dry", county until the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 and voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 575.04 square miles (1,489.3 km²), of which 574.86 square miles (1,488.9 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.18 square miles (0.47 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Kearny County (north)
• Finney County (northeast)
• Haskell County (east)
• Stevens County (south)
• Stanton County (west)
• Hamilton County (northwest)

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1890	1,308		—
1900	422		−67.7%
1910	1,087		157.6%
1920	1,087		0%
1930	3,092		184.5%
1940	1,946		−37.1%
1950	4,638		138.3%
1960	5,269		13.6%
1970	5,961		13.1%
1980	6,977		17.0%
1990	7,159		2.6%
2000	7,909		10.5%
2010	7,829		−1.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

Population pyramid

As of the U.S. Census in 2000, there were 7,909 people, 2,742 households, and 2,097 families residing in the county. The population density was 14 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 3,027 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 77.00% White, 0.86% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.21% Black or African American, 19.46% from other races, and 2.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 34.67% of the population.

There were 2,742 households out of which 43.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.40% were married couples living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.50% were non-families. 21.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.34.

In the county the population was spread out with 32.80% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 20.20% from 45 to 64, and 9.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 100.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,854, and the median income for a family was $44,914. Males had a median income of $34,464 versus $22,000 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,072. About 6.50% of families and 10.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.60% of those under age 18 and 7.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Incorporated cities

Name and population (2010 census):

• Ulysses, 6,161 (county seat)

Unincorporated places

• Hickok
• Ryus
• Stano
• Sullivans Tracks

Townships

Grant County is divided into three 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
Lincoln	40725	Ulysses	7,058	19 (49)	372 (144)	0 (0)	0.10%	37°34′26″N 101°20′30″W
Sherman	64975		498	1 (2)	559 (216)	0 (0)	0.01%	37°39′23″N 101°17′59″W
Sullivan	68875		353	1 (2)	558 (215)	0 (0)	0.01%	37°28′12″N 101°18′11″W
Sources: "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places2k.html.

Education

2005 KDOT Map of Grant County (map legend)

Unified school districts

• Ulysses USD 214

See also

• Dry counties

Information on this and other counties in Kansas

• List of counties in Kansas
• List of Kansas county name etymologies
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Kansas
• Kansas locations by per capita income

Other information for Kansas

• List of cities in Kansas
• List of unified school districts in Kansas
• List of colleges and universities in Kansas

Further reading

• History of the State of Kansas; William G. Cutler; A.T. Andreas Publisher; 1883. (Online HTML eBook)
• Kansas : A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc; 3 Volumes; Frank W. Blackmar; Standard Publishing Co; 944 / 955 / 824 pages; 1912. (Volume1 - Download 54MB PDF eBook),(Volume2 - Download 53MB PDF eBook), (Volume3 - Download 33MB PDF eBook)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Grant County, Kansas

Official sites

• Grant County

Additional information

• Blue Skyways
• Kansas Statistical Abstract
• Detailed Grant County map

Maps

• Grant County Map, GrantCoKs.org
• Grant County Map, KDOT
• Kansas Highway Map, KDOT
• Kansas Railroad Map, KDOT
• Kansas School District Boundary Map, KSDE