  greeley county (county code gl) is a county located in west central kansas, in the central united states. as of the 2010 census, the population was 1,247, which makes it the least populous county in kansas. its county seat and largest city is tribune. the county is named after horace greeley of chappaqua, new york, editor of the new york tribune. greeley encourgaged western settlement with the motto "go west, young man". ==law and government== 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 remained a prohibition, or "dry", county until 2008, when voters approved to allow sales of liquor by the drink. as of january 1, 2009, greeley county and the city of tribune have operated as a unified government.http://www.greeleycounty.org/?page_id=947 the resulting government consists of a five-member commission with two members elected by city residents, two by rural residents, and one at-large.greeley county residents pass unification, garden city telegram, 2007-11-07. accessed 2007-11-08. similar to wyandotte county,
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