Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home

County:

Gove County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20063

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.55

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

28

Mean July Temp:

77

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

3,940

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

3,726

-5.4%

-10.8%

5.3%

1990:

3,231

-13.3%

-18.0%

4.7%

2000:

3,068

-5.0%

-4.6%

-0.4%

2005:

2,763

-9.9%

-8.1%

-1.9%

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,989

97.4%

0-to-19:

881

28.7%

Black:

3

0.1%

20-to-39:

526

17.1%

Hispanic:

38

1.2%

40-to-59:

809

26.4%

American Indian:

5

0.2%

60-plus:

852

27.8%

Other:

33

1.1%

Median Age:

42.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

2.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

18.4%

Median Family Income:

$40,437

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.0%

Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home