Gray County, Kansas

Gray County
	Gray County, Kansas
	; Location in the state of Kansas
	; Kansas's location in the U.S.
Founded	March 13, 1881
Seat	Cimarron
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 869.34 sq mi (2,252 km²); 868.90 sq mi (2,250 km²); 0.44 sq mi (1 km²), 0.05%
Population; - (2010); - Density	; 6,006 ; 6.7/sq mi (2.6/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.GrayCo.org

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Coordinates: 37°44′N 100°26′W / 37.733, -100.433

Gray County (county code GY) is a county located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 6,006.^[1] Its county seat and most populous city is Cimarron.^[2]

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, Gray County has remained a prohibition, or "dry", county.^[3]

Geography[]

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 869.34 square miles (2,251.6 km²), of which 868.90 square miles (2,250.4 km²) (or 99.95%) is land and 0.44 square miles (1.1 km²) (or 0.05%) is water.^[4]

Since 2001, Next Era Energy Resources has operated the largest wind farm in Kansas—170 turbines with a generating capacity of 110 megawatts—on a 12,000-acre (49 km²) site near Montezuma.^[5]

Adjacent counties[]

Finney County (north)
Hodgeman County (northeast)
Ford County (east)
Meade County (south)
Haskell County (west)

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	2,415	—
1900	1,264	−47.7%
1910	3,121	146.9%
1920	4,711	50.9%
1930	6,211	31.8%
1940	4,773	−23.2%
1950	4,894	2.5%
1960	4,380	−10.5%
1970	4,516	3.1%
1980	5,138	13.8%
1990	5,396	5.0%
2000	5,904	9.4%
2010	6,006	1.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

USA Gray County, Kansas age pyramid — Population pyramid

As of the U.S. Census in 2000,^[6] there were 5,904 people, 2,045 households, and 1,556 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 2,181 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 92.31% White, 0.46% Native American, 0.19% Black or African American, 0.10% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 5.42% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.81% of the population.

There were 2,045 households out of which 42.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.70% were married couples living together, 5.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.90% were non-families. 21.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the county the population was spread out with 31.60% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 20.20% from 45 to 64, and 12.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 100.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,000, and the median income for a family was $45,299. Males had a median income of $31,519 versus $21,563 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,632. About 6.50% of families and 9.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.80% of those under age 18 and 8.00% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns[]

Incorporated cities[]

Name and population (2004 estimate):

Cimarron, 2,037 (county seat)
Montezuma, 961
Copeland, 329
Ingalls, 325
Ensign, 206

Unincorporated places[]

Charleston
Haggard

Townships[]

Gray County is divided into seven 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
Cimarron	13300	Cimarron	2,379	9 (24)	254 (98)	0 (0)	0.03%	37°48′22″N 100°20′52″W / 37.80611, -100.34778
Copeland	15500		540	2 (6)	233 (90)	0 (0)	0.15%	37°33′57″N 100°37′14″W / 37.56583, -100.62056
East Hess	19525		372	1 (3)	281 (108)	0 (0)	0.03%	37°37′45″N 100°15′39″W / 37.62917, -100.26083
Foote	23675		126	0 (1)	310 (120)	0 (0)	0.02%	37°55′44″N 100°20′46″W / 37.92889, -100.34611
Ingalls	34250		646	2 (5)	349 (135)	0 (0)	0.03%	37°47′43″N 100°30′23″W / 37.79528, -100.50639
Logan	41900		216	1 (2)	309 (119)	0 (0)	0.04%	37°55′20″N 100°33′52″W / 37.92222, -100.56444
Montezuma	47900	Montezuma	1,625	3 (8)	514 (198)	0 (0)	0.07%	37°35′56″N 100°26′11″W / 37.59889, -100.43639
Sources: "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places2k.html.

Education[]

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

Unified school districts[]

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.
^ "Gray County Wind Farm". Aquila, Inc. http://www.aquilaenergyresources.com/aer/renewable/graycounty.shtml. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links[]

Official

Gray County

Additional information

Blue Skyways
Kansas Statistical Abstract
Gray County Wind Farm the largest wind farm in Kansas

Maps

Gray 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.

[5] "Gray County Wind Farm". Aquila, Inc. http://www.aquilaenergyresources.com/aer/renewable/graycounty.shtml. Retrieved 2007-06-02.

[GR2-6] "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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