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EspañolGRAY COUNTY, KANSAS
'Gray County' (county code 'GY') is a county located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. The population was estimated to be 5,852 in the year 2006. Its county seat and most populous city is Cimarron.
| Contents |
| Law and government |
| Geography |
| Adjacent counties |
| Demographics |
| Cities and towns |
| Incorporated cities |
| Unincorporated places |
| Townships |
| Education |
| Unified school districts |
| See also |
| References |
| External links |
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.[1]
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,252 km² (869 mi²), of which 2,250 km² (869 mi²) is land and 1 km² (0 mi²), or 0.05%, is water.
Since 2001, Aquila, Inc. has operated the largest wind farm in Kansas—170 turbines with a generating capacity of 110 megawatts—on a 12,000 acre site near Montezuma.[2]
Adjacent counties
★ Finney County (north)
★ Hodgeman County (northeast)
★ Ford County (east)
★ Meade County (south)
★ Haskell County (west)
Demographics
Gray County's population was estimated to be 5,852 in the year 2006, a decrease of 61, or -1.0%, over the previous six years.[3]
As of the U.S. Census in 2000, there were 5,904 people, 2,045 households, and 1,556 families residing in the county. The population density was 3/km² (7/mi²). There were 2,181 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/mi²). 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
Map of Gray County ()
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.
Education
Unified school districts
★ Cimarron-Ensign USD 102
★ Montezuma USD 371
★ Copeland USD 476
★ Ingalls USD 477
See also
★ Dry counties
References
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3. Annual estimates of the population to 2006-07-01. Released 2007-03-22. Six year change is from 2000-07-01 to 2006-07-01.
External links
'Additional information'
★ Gray County Wind Farm the largest wind farm in Kansas
★ Blue Skyways
★ Kansas Statistical Abstract
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