Gove City, Kansas

Gove City is a city in Gove County, Kansas, United States.[5] It is also the county seat of Gove County. In 2010, 80 people lived there.[6]

Gove City, Kansas
City and County seat
Location within Gove County and Kansas
KDOT map of Gove County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°57′28″N 100°29′19″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyGove
Founded1885
Incorporated1888
Named forGrenville Gove
Area
[1]
 • Total0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2)
 • Land0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
2,631 ft (802 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total80
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
74
 • Density320/sq mi (120/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code20-27050 [4]
GNIS ID471381

History

Gove City was created in 1885.[7] It became the county seat in 1886, and it incorporated in 1888.[8] It is named after Grenville Gove. He was a member of the 11th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry.[9]

Geography

Gove City is at 38°57′34″N 100°29′14″W (38.959576, -100.487316).[10] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.25 square miles (0.65 km2). All of it is land.[1]

People
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1890118—
190016237.3%
191019621.0%
1920132−32.7%
193024182.6%
194028417.8%
1950206−27.5%
196022810.7%
1970172−24.6%
1980148−14.0%
1990103−30.4%
20001051.9%
201080−23.8%
2016 (est.)74[3]−7.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 80 people, 37 households, and 22 families living in Gove City.[2]

Education

Gove is a part of USD 292 Wheatland. The Wheatland High School mascot is a Thunderhawk.[11]

Gove High School was closed through school unification. The Gove High School mascot was the Gove Panthers.[12]

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  3. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  6. "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  7. Kansas State Historical Society (1916). Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas State Printing Plant. p. 195.
  8. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 766. ISBN 9780722249055.
  9. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 140.
  10. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  11. "USD 292 Wheatland". USD 292. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  12. "Gove Snaps Lucas Win Streak at 23", The Salina Journal, 15 March 1964, p.21.

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