Gove County, Kansas

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Gove County is one of the 105 county of Kansas, located towards the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. As of 2000 the population was 3068. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 2548, making it Kansas's 12th smallest county. It is spread over 1071.47 square miles (2775.09 square kilometre), of which, 1071.38 square miles (2774.86 square kilometre ) of it is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 12th largest by area in the U.S. state of Kansas.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 3068 people, 1245 households, and 861 families living in the county. The population density was 2.9 people per square mile (1.12/kmē), it would be the ninth least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Kansas. There were 1423 housing units at an average density of 1.3 per square mile (0.5/kmē). The average household size was 2.42 people, and the average family size was 3.01 people. In the county the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 2548, The racial makeup of the county was 2509 White, 3 Black or African American, 7 American Indian, 3 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 26 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $33510, making it the 53rd wealthiest county by median household income among the Kansas. The median income for a family in the county was $40438, it is Kansas's 59th wealthiest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $17852, making it the 30th highest county by per capita income in Kansas.

In 2000, 753 pupils and students, of which 362 are male and 391 are female, 24.54% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 52 nursery or pri school, 48 kindergarten, 372 elementary school, 220 high school and 61 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Gove City City	Gove County	0.38	0.38	0	105	279.3	11870	23438
2	Grainfield City	Gove County	0.47	0.47	0	327	690.3	17443	33958
3	Grinnell City	Gove County	0.5	0.5	0	329	662.2	20056	35833
4	Park City	Gove County	0.32	0.32	0	151	477	16303	28750
5	Quinter City	Gove County	0.98	0.98	0	961	978	15588	32098
6	Oakley City	Logan County, Thomas County, Gove County	1.89	1.89	0	2173	1149.9	16882	30781

Year	Population
April 2000 census	3068
April 2000 Estimate	3068
July 2000 Estimate	3067
July 2001 Estimate	3005
July 2002 Estimate	2958
July 2003 Estimate	2868
July 2004 Estimate	2800
July 2005 Estimate	2725
July 2006 Estimate	2706
July 2007 Estimate	2629
July 2008 Estimate	2548

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	18	34	52
Kindergarten	18	30	48
Elementary school	193	179	372
High school	116	104	220
College or graduate school	17	44	61

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Gove County, Kansas	$33510	$40438	$17852
Kansas, United States	$40624	$49624	$20506
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587