Greeley County, Kansas
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| Greeley County, Kansas | |
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 Location in the state of Kansas |
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 Kansas's location in the USA |
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| Founded | March 20, 1873 |
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| Seat | Tribune |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
778 sq mi (2,015 km²) 778 sq mi (2,015 km²) 0 sq mi (0 km²), 0.00% |
| Population - (2005) - Density |
1,349 1.7/sq mi (0.7/km²) |
| Time zone | Mountain : UTC-7/-6 |
Greeley County (standard abbreviation: GL) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of 2000, the population is 1,534. The largest city and county seat is Tribune.
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[edit] 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, Greeley County has remained a prohibition, or "dry", county.[1]
[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,015 km² (778 mi²). 2,015 km² (778 mi²) of it is land and 0 km² (0 mi²) of it (0.00%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Wallace County (north)
- Wichita County (east)
- Hamilton County (south)
- Prowers County, Colorado (southwest)
- Kiowa County, Colorado (west)
- Cheyenne County, Colorado (northwest)
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 1,264 |
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| 1900 | 493 | -61.0% | |
| 1910 | 1,335 | 170.8% | |
| 1920 | 1,028 | -23.0% | |
| 1930 | 1,712 | 66.5% | |
| 1940 | 1,638 | -4.3% | |
| 1950 | 2,010 | 22.7% | |
| 1960 | 2,087 | 3.8% | |
| 1970 | 1,819 | -12.8% | |
| 1980 | 1,845 | 1.4% | |
| 1990 | 1,774 | -3.8% | |
| 2000 | 1,534 | -13.5% | |
Greeley County's population was estimated to be 1,349 in the year 2005, a decrease of 191, or -12.4%, over the previous five years.[2]
As of the U.S. Census in 2000,GR2 there were 1,534 people, 602 households, and 414 families residing in the county. The population density was 1/km² (2/mi²). There were 712 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.09% White, 0.20% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 5.22% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.54% of the population.
There were 602 households out of which 34.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.10% were married couples living together, 4.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.20% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the county the population was spread out with 28.20% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 19.90% from 45 to 64, and 17.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,605, and the median income for a family was $45,625. Males had a median income of $29,018 versus $18,984 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,974. About 8.20% of families and 11.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.20% of those under age 18 and 6.80% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Cities and towns
[edit] Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
[edit] Townships
Greeley County is divided into three 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.
| Township | FIPS | Population center |
Population | Population density /km² (/mi²) |
Land area km² (mi²) |
Water area km² (mi²) |
Water % | Geographic coordinates |
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| Colony | 14975 | 172 | 0 (0) | 919 (355) | 0 (0) | 0 % | ||
| Harrison | 30325 | 107 | 0 (1) | 511 (197) | 0 (0) | 0 % | ||
| Tribune | 71475 | 1,255 | 2 (6) | 586 (226) | 0 (0) | 0 % |
[edit] Education
[edit] Unified school districts
See also the complete list of unified school districts in Kansas.
- Greeley County USD 200
[edit] Trivia
- In "The Killing Box", an episode of the television series Prison Break, Brad Bellick is in a Greeley County courthouse, being arraigned on capital murder charges.
[edit] See also
- Greeley County Sites
[edit] External links
- General County Information
- County Level Data
