Greeley County, Kansas

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Greeley County is a United States county located in the United States of Kansas. Greeley County had an official population of 1534 in 2000. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 1266, making it the least populous county in Kansas. It is spread over 778.01 sq mi (2015.04 square kilometre), it is the 49th largest by area in the U.S. state of Kansas.


As of the census of 2000, there were 1534 people, 602 households, and 414 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (0.77/kmē), it is the second least populated county in terms of population density. There were 712 housing units at an average density of 0.9 per square mile (0.35/kmē). The average household size was 2.5 people, and the average family size was 3.1 people. The population's age distribution was 28.2% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males. In July 2008, its estimated population was 1266, The racial makeup of the county was 1239 White, 4 Black or African American, 8 American Indian, 7 Asian, 1 Native Hawaiian, and 7 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $34605, making it the 44th wealthiest county by median household income among the Kansas. The median income for a family in the county was $45625, making it the 23rd highest county by median family income in Kansas. The per capita income for the county was $19974, it is eighth wealthiest county by per capita income in Kansas.

In 2000, 395 pupils and students, of which 52.66% are male and 47.34% are female, 25.75% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.3% nursery or pri school, 6.58% kindergarten, 55.19% elementary school, 29.11% high school and 4.81% 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	Horace City	Greeley County	0.24	0.24	0	143	592.3	15602	26875
2	Tribune City	Greeley County	0.75	0.75	0	835	1117	20020	32969

Year	Population
April 2000 census	1534
April 2000 Estimate	1534
July 2000 Estimate	1540
July 2001 Estimate	1538
July 2002 Estimate	1439
July 2003 Estimate	1396
July 2004 Estimate	1389
July 2005 Estimate	1322
July 2006 Estimate	1279
July 2007 Estimate	1289
July 2008 Estimate	1266

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	14	3	17
Kindergarten	5	21	26
Elementary school	123	95	218
High school	56	59	115
College or graduate school	10	9	19

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Greeley County, Kansas	$34605	$45625	$19974
Kansas, United States	$40624	$49624	$20506
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587