Gray County, Kansas

Gray County
	Gray County, Kansas
	Map
	; Location in the state of Kansas
	; Kansas's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	March 13, 1881
Seat	Cimarron
Largest City	Cimarron
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 869 sq mi (2,251 km²); 869 sq mi (2,251 km²); 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), 0.05%
PopulationEst.; - (2016); - Density	; 6,034 ; 6.9/sq mi (3/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
	Named for: Gray Television

Gray County (county code GY) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 6,006 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Cimarron. Cimarron is also the biggest city in Gray County.^[2]

History

Gray County was created in 1881. It was named after Alfred Gray.^[3] Between 1887 and 1893, a county seat war happened in Gray County that involved several notable Old West figures, such as Bat Masterson, Bill Tilghman, and Ben Daniels. Because of this, Cimarron became the permanent county seat of Gray County.^[4]

Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 869 square miles (2,250 km²). Of that, 869 square miles (2,250 km²) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) (0.05%) is water.^[5]

Since 2001, NextEra Energy Resources has operated the biggest wind farm in Kansas. They have 170 turbines. They can generate up to 110 megawatts. It is on a 12,000-acre (49 km²) site near Montezuma.^[6]

People

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1890	2,415		—
1900	1,264		−47.7%
1910	3,121		146.9%
1920	4,711		50.9%
1930	6,211		31.8%
1940	4,773		−23.2%
1950	4,894		2.5%
1960	4,380		−10.5%
1970	4,516		3.1%
1980	5,138		13.8%
1990	5,396		5.0%
2000	5,904		9.4%
2010	6,006		1.7%
Est. 2016	6,034	^[7]	2.2%
U.S. Decennial Census^[8] 1790–1960^[9] 1900–1990^[10] 1990–2000^[11] 2010–2016^[1]

Population pyramid

Religion

Gray County has the highest percentage of followers of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite in the US. There were 1,032 members of the Church in Gray County in 2010, which is 17.18% of the total number of people in Gray County. It is the biggest Church in the county.^[12]

Government

Presidential elections

Gray county is often won by republican candidates. The last time a democratic candidate won this county was in 1976 by Jimmy Carter.

Presidential Elections Results

Laws

Although the Kansas Constitution was changed in 1986 to allow the sale of alcohol, Gray County is still a "dry" county.^[14]

Education

Unified school districts

Communities

2005 KDOT Map of Gray County (map legend)

Cities and Towns

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 142.
↑ "Feudin' and Fightin' Friday: County Seat Wars – Diggin' History". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
↑ "Gray County Wind Farm". Aquila, Inc. Archived from the original on 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
↑ Association of Religious Data Archives: Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Counties (2010) Retrieved May 2, 2015
↑ http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS
↑ "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2004. Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2007-01-21.

Other websites

County

Other

Gray County Wind Farm, largest wind farm in Kansas

Maps

Gray County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

Coordinates: 37°44′N 100°26′W / 37.733°N 100.433°W / 37.733; -100.433

[QF-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2014.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

[3] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 142.

[wordpress.com-4] "Feudin' and Fightin' Friday: County Seat Wars – Diggin' History". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-06.

[GR1-5] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

[6] "Gray County Wind Farm". Aquila, Inc. Archived from the original on 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2007-06-02.

[USCensusEst2016-7] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[8] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2014.

[9] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 24, 2014.

[10] "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2014.

[11] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2014.

[12] Association of Religious Data Archives: Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Counties (2010) Retrieved May 2, 2015

[13] ttp://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS

[14] "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2004. Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2007-01-21.

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Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2016	82.2% 1,698	12.7% 263	5.1% 105
2012	81.9% 1,603	16.6% 324	1.6% 31
2008	77.5% 1,643	20.6% 436	1.9% 40
2004	80.9% 1,816	18.2% 408	0.9% 21
2000	75.5% 1,631	22.3% 482	2.2% 47
1996	71.5% 1,457	19.8% 404	8.6% 176
1992	47.8% 1,039	20.4% 443	31.8% 691
1988	61.6% 1,180	36.3% 696	2.1% 41
1984	74.3% 1,580	24.2% 514	1.5% 32
1980	63.7% 1,310	28.3% 583	8.0% 164
1976	42.1% 837	55.9% 1,111	2.1% 41
1972	69.2% 1,235	28.6% 511	2.2% 40
1968	55.3% 952	35.5% 612	9.2% 159
1964	35.9% 643	63.4% 1,136	0.8% 14
1960	60.6% 1,150	39.2% 744	0.3% 5
1956	66.8% 1,278	32.8% 627	0.5% 9
1952	73.5% 1,515	26.1% 537	0.4% 9
1948	53.7% 1,035	45.1% 869	1.2% 24
1944	57.0% 1,057	41.8% 775	1.2% 22
1940	51.9% 1,056	47.3% 962	0.9% 18
1936	34.3% 764	65.6% 1,459	0.1% 2
1932	39.3% 910	58.2% 1,348	2.6% 59
1928	67.5% 1,294	31.6% 606	0.9% 18
1924	59.3% 959	28.7% 463	12.0% 194
1920	62.2% 962	32.8% 507	5.0% 78
1916	38.7% 660	52.1% 889	9.3% 158
1912	16.0% 112	34.6% 243	49.4% 347
1908	46.8% 372	42.5% 338	10.7% 85
1904	64.5% 285	25.6% 113	10.0% 44
1900	55.8% 188	43.0% 145	1.2% 4
1896	53.5% 153	46.5% 133	0.0% 0
1892	54.4% 274		45.6% 230
1888	53.8% 417	34.6% 268	11.6% 90

Gray County, Kansas
Map
Location in the state of Kansas
Kansas's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	March 13, 1881
Seat	Cimarron
Largest City	Cimarron
Area - Total - Land - Water	869 sq mi (2,251 km²) 869 sq mi (2,251 km²) 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), 0.05%
Population^Est. - (2016) - Density	6,034 6.9/sq mi (3/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Named for: Gray Television