Gove County

administration
US state :	Kansas
Administrative headquarters :	Gove
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 520 Washington Gove, KS 67736-0128
Foundation :	March 2, 1868
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 785
Demographics
Residents :	2695 (2010)
Population density :	1 inhabitant / km ²
geography
Total area :	2775 km²
Water surface :	0 km²
map

Gove County is a county in the state of Kansas in the United States . The county seat is Gove City . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located in central northwest Kansas and covers an area of 2,775 square kilometers with no significant water surface. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Sheridan County , Graham County , Trego County , Ness County , Scott County , Logan County, and Thomas County .

history

Gove County was formed as the original Free Territory County on March 2, 1868. It was named after Grenville L. Gove , an officer in the American Civil War .

5 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of August 29, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1880	1196	-
1890	2994	150.3%
1900	2441	-18.5%
1910	6044	147.6%
1920	4748	-21.4%
1930	5643	18.9%
1940	4793	-15.1%
1950	4447	-7.2%
1960	4107	-7.6%
1970	3940	-4.1%
1980	3726	-5.4%
1990	3231	-13.3%
2000	3068	-5%
2010	2695	-12.2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Gove County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Grainfield Opera House , listed on the NRHP

As of the 2000 census , Gove County had 3,068 people in 1,245 households and 861 families in Gove County. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.95 percent white, 0.10 percent African American, 0.16 percent Native American, 0.10 percent Asian and 0.72 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.98 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.24 percent of the population.

Of the 1,245 households, 28.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 63.5 percent were married couples living together, 3.5 percent were single mothers, and 30.8 percent were non-families. 29.7 percent of all households were single households and 17.5 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.01.

26.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 5.4 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 22.1 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 23.7 percent between 45 and 64 years of age, and 22.7 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 92.3 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 33,510 , and the median income for a family is $ 40,438. Males had a median income of $ 26,863 versus $ 21,357 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,852.
8.0 percent of families and 10.3 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 485000. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 29, 2017.
↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011
↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 2, 2012 @1@ 2

^ Gove County, Kansas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Gove County, Kansas - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

38.92 -100.49666666667Coordinates: 38 ° 55 ′ N , 100 ° 30 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 485000. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 29, 2017.

[3] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

[4] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011

[5] Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 2, 2012 @1@ 2

[6] Gove County, Kansas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .