Gray County, Kansas

Gray County, Kansas is a county located in the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. The county has a population of 5904 as per the 2000 census data. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 5688, It is the 64th largest in terms of population. The county encompasses an area of 869.34 sq mi (2251.58 square kilometre ), of which, 868.9 square miles (2250.44 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.44 square miles (1.14 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 39th largest in terms of geographical size.

Gray County Kansas
Map of Gray County, Kansas

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 5904 people, 2045 households, and 1556 families residing in the county. The population density was 6.8 people per square mile (2.63/kmē), it is the 67th most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Kansas. There were 2181 housing units at an average density of 2.5 per square mile (0.97/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.82 persons, and the average family size was 3.31 persons. In the county Population was distributed with 31.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 5688, The racial makeup of the county was 5559 White, 15 Black or African American, 41 American Indian, 6 Asian, 4 Native Hawaiian, and 63 from two or more races.

Gray County Kansas Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Gray County Kansas School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Gray County Kansas GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $40000, it is the 17th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Kansas. The median income for a family in the county was $45299, making it the 24th highest county by median family income in Kansas. The per capita income for the county was $18632, making it the 15th highest county by per capita income in Kansas.

In 2000, 1565 pupils and students, of which 53.48% are male and 46.52% are female, 26.51% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.69% nursery or pri school, 7.8% kindergarten, 55.59% elementary school, 22.43% high school and 8.5% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Cimarron CityGray County0.910.91019342119.91797041379
2Copeland CityGray County0.260.2603391322.71561535625
3Ensign CityGray County0.280.280203727.13563748438
4Ingalls CityGray County0.250.2503281297.41489835357
5Montezuma CityGray County0.710.71096613651905236719
YearPopulation
April 2000 census5904
April 2000 Estimate5904
July 2000 Estimate5903
July 2001 Estimate5906
July 2002 Estimate5955
July 2003 Estimate5950
July 2004 Estimate5915
July 2005 Estimate5833
July 2006 Estimate5735
July 2007 Estimate5633
July 2008 Estimate5688
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school513889
Kindergarten7547122
Elementary school485385870
High school179172351
College or graduate school4786133
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Gray County, Kansas$40000$45299$18632
Kansas, United States$40624$49624$20506
United States$41994$50046$21587