Gove County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in July 2007: 2,637 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 992
Renter-occupied apartments: 253

% of renters here:	20%
State:	31%

Land area: 1071 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 3 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	10.3%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

2008 cost of living index in Gove County: 76.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (24.5%), Educational,health and social services (24.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 57%
Government: 19%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 23%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Gove County, Kansas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Gove County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Other race (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	42.6 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 1,496	(48.8%)
Females: 1,572	(51.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $20,450
County population in 2003: 2,885
Jobs in 2003: 1,292

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,566
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.1%

Average household size:

Gove County:	2.4 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,404 ($33,510 in 2000)

This county	$35,404
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $64,015

Gove County	$64,015
Kansas:	$107,800

Median monthly rent in 2000: $330
Institutionalized population: 53
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Gove County in 2000: $589

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 15
Thefts: 21
Auto thefts: 2

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 12
Thefts: 24
Auto thefts: 2

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 0 buildings
2001: 1 building, cost: $65,000
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $126,000
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Gove County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 81.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 16.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $554 (1.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Gove County is $378 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $636 a month.

Cities in this county include: Quinter, Grinnell, Grainfield, Park.

Neighboring counties: Graham County , Lane County , Logan County , Ness County , Scott County , Sheridan County , Thomas County , Trego County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Campus (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Gove County: Old Order German Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Zion Norwegian Cemetery (1), Old Order German Baptist Cemetery (2), Alanthus Cemetery (3), Swedish Lutheran Cemetery (4), Morning Star Cemetery (5), Gove Cemetery (6), Sacred Heart Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Hell Creek (A), North Fork Big Creek (B), North Branch Hackberry Creek (C), Salt Creek (D), Sand Creek (E), East Spring Creek (F), Indian Creek (G), Middle Branch Hackberry Creek (H), South Branch Hackberry Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Gove County: Monument Rocks National Natural Landmark (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.9%
Kansas:	4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 61
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 14 (43% naturalized citizens)

Gove County:	0.5%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2 1990 to 1994: 6 1985 to 1989: 1 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 5

Mean travel time to work: 14.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.9%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,269
One, attached: 13
Two: 18
3 or 4: 7
5 to 9: 2
10 to 19: 11
20 or more: 1
Mobile homes: 100
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Gove County with a mortgage: 232 (9 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 415

Agriculture in Gove County
Average size of farms: 1498 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $278339
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $102.35
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 82.50%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $269615
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 31.77%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $170722
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 82.78%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.18
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.68%
Corn for grain: 18406 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 105114 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 4649 harvested acres

Gove County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 1.8 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/5/1964, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (39%)
Construction (10%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Machinery (3%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (2%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (23%)
Health care (21%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (25%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Russia (50%)
Germany (21%)
Korea (14%)
Australia (14%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Gove County:

German (54%)
United States or American (12%)
English (9%)
Irish (4%)
Swedish (3%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
European (1%)

Gove County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,016 (69%)
Carpooled: 117 (8%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 125 (9%)
Other means: 7 (0%)
Worked at home: 198 (13%)

People in group quarters in Gove County, Kansas

48 people in nursing homes
5 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
5 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $36,209.

4.01% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,182 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.01%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.46% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($16,364 average AGI)
1.55% relocated from other states ($12,818 average AGI)
Gove County: 1.55%
Kansas average: 3.56%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

5.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,871 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.56%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.57% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($24,516 average AGI)
0.99% relocated to other states ($5,355 average AGI)
Gove County: 0.99%
Kansas average: 3.95%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

Births per 1000 population in Gove County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Gove County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Gove County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 753 (710 aged, 43 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 35.15
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 32091.39
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 2671.350
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 33602.81

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 832.430
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 832.430
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 36.19

Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 144.770

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,016

In family households: 2,619 (798 male householders, 75 female householders)
782 spouses, 896 children (858 natural, 14 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 12 other relatives, 29 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 397 (149 male householders (141 living alone)), 232 female householders (226 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 52 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 450 2-persons, 122 3-persons, 162 4-persons, 94 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 367 1-person, 12 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

96.4% of residents of Gove County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $40,028,000 ($14070 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $70,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $9,171,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,958,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $18,381,000
Federal grants: $2,177,000
Federal procurement contracts: $266,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,073,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,371,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,507,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,334,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 172

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 229

Here:	83 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -3

Here:	-1 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -239

Here:	-87 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Gove County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.41 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.9
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.7
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 24
1990 to 1994: 25
1980 to 1989: 98
1970 to 1979: 255
1960 to 1969: 168
1950 to 1959: 233
1940 to 1949: 158
1939 or earlier: 456

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gove County, Kansas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 8 4 rooms: 67 5 rooms: 157 6 rooms: 195 7 rooms: 157 8 rooms: 144 9+ rooms: 262

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gove County, Kansas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 30 4 rooms: 36 5 rooms: 47 6 rooms: 38 7 rooms: 30 8 rooms: 22 9+ rooms: 44

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gove County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 20 2 bedrooms: 226 3 bedrooms: 316 4 bedrooms: 293 5+ bedrooms: 137

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gove County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 34 2 bedrooms: 91 3 bedrooms: 76 4 bedrooms: 42 5+ bedrooms: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Gove County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 25 1 vehicle: 215 2 vehicles: 357 3 vehicles: 204 4 vehicles: 127 5+ vehicles: 64

Cars and other vehicles available in Gove County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 26 1 vehicle: 107 2 vehicles: 69 3 vehicles: 33 4 vehicles: 10 5+ vehicles: 8

72% of Gove County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Kansas.

Gove County:	72.3%
State average:	53.5%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2502
Northeast: 25
Midwest: 190
South: 116
West: 210

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (62%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%) Electricity (6%) Wood (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (55%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%) Electricity (13%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5

Here:	1.3%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	2.7%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Here:	5.1%
Kansas:	13.8%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Gove County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Hospital Public: $6,894,000
Solid Waste Management: $124,000

All Other: $66,000
Construction - Own Hospitals: $509,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $7,225,000
Regular Highways: $697,000

General - Other: $550,000

Natural Resources - Other: $289,000

Police Protection: $231,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $175,000

Financial Administration: $158,000

Solid Waste Management: $142,000

Central Staff Services: $128,000

Health Services - Other: $110,000

Corrections - Other: $17,000

Housing & Community Development: $2,000
General - Interest on Debt: $91,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $99,000
Higher Education: $17,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,990,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,910,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,820,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,080,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $306,000
Interest Earnings: $78,000

Property Sale Other: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $448,000
Own Hospitals: $163,000

Judicial: $64,000

Police Protection: $22,000

General - Other: $14,000

Central Staff: $3,000

Financial Administration: $1,000

Natural Resource - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,148,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $90,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $235,000
All Other: $121,000

Health & Hospitals: $33,000

General Support: $7,000

Housing & Community Development: $3,000
Tax - Property: $2,183,000
Total General Sales: $294,000

NEC: $38,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $5,025,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Gove County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)