Gove County, Kansas

**Gove County** (county code **GO**) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 2,718 people lived there. Its county seat is Gove City. Its biggest city is Quinter.

### 19th century

In 1868, **Gove County** was created. It was named after Granville Llewellyn Gove, member of the 11th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. He was also the son of Moses Gove, a former mayor of Manhattan, Kansas.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has an area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.01%) is water.

### Presidential elections

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**87.8%** _1,291_|style="text-align:center;"|11.3% _166_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _14_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**84.9%** _1,140_|style="text-align:center;"|11.1% _149_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.0% _54_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**84.5%** _1,168_|style="text-align:center;"|12.7% _176_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.8% _39_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**80.1%** _1,136_|style="text-align:center;"|18.4% _261_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% _21_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**81.5%** _1,196_|style="text-align:center;"|16.8% _247_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _24_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.1%** _1,122_|style="text-align:center;"|19.8% _296_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.2% _77_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.2%** _1,123_|style="text-align:center;"|21.6% _351_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.2% _149_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**46.4%** _792_|style="text-align:center;"|22.2% _379_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|31.4% _535_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.4%** _966_|style="text-align:center;"|39.4% _663_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.3% _55_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.4%** _1,310_|style="text-align:center;"|23.9% _426_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.7% _48_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.1%** _1,263_|style="text-align:center;"|22.3% _396_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.6% _117_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**49.0%** _860_|style="text-align:center;"|48.3% _848_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.8% _49_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.9%** _1,226_|style="text-align:center;"|26.6% _466_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.6% _63_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.1%** _1,018_|style="text-align:center;"|31.2% _538_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.7% _168_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|42.7% _774_|style="text-align:center;"|**56.4%** _1,022_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _17_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.9%** _1,065_|style="text-align:center;"|43.4% _828_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _14_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.3%** _1,315_|style="text-align:center;"|27.1% _492_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _12_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.8%** _1,453_|style="text-align:center;"|23.6% _453_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _10_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.5%** _1,030_|style="text-align:center;"|40.1% _719_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% _43_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.0%** _1,125_|style="text-align:center;"|26.9% _420_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _17_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.3%** _1,352_|style="text-align:center;"|32.3% _659_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _28_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|**49.8%** _1,107_|style="text-align:center;"|49.0% _1,090_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% _28_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|45.8% _1,043_|style="text-align:center;"|**52.0%** _1,186_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _51_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.0%** _1,470_|style="text-align:center;"|28.5% _590_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _12_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.8%** _1,211_|style="text-align:center;"|22.4% _400_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.9% _176_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.9%** _950_|style="text-align:center;"|22.5% _285_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% _33_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|40.1% _642_|style="text-align:center;"|**53.8%** _862_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.1% _98_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|18.6% _170_|style="text-align:center;"|38.8% _355_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**42.7%** _391_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.2%** _632_|style="text-align:center;"|39.8% _456_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.1% _58_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.2%** _470_|style="text-align:center;"|27.4% _204_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.4% _70_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.4%** _368_|style="text-align:center;"|40.2% _253_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _9_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.4%** _279_|style="text-align:center;"|40.5% _204_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.2% _21_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.9%** _327_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|43.1% _248_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.8%** _586_|style="text-align:center;"|31.2% _278_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.9% _26_|

### Laws

Although the Kansas Constitution was changed in 1986 to allow the sale of alcohol, Gove County is still a "dry" county.

### Unified school districts

- Grinnell USD 291
- Grainfield USD 292
- Quinter USD 293

## Attractions

- Castle Rock
- Monument Rocks

### Cities

- Gove
- Grainfield
- Grinnell
- Oakley (part)
- Park
- Quinter

## References

- Notes

## More reading

- _Standard Atlas of Gove County, Kansas_; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 61 pages; 1907.

## Other websites

- County
- Gove County - Directory of Public Officials
- Maps
- Gove County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Gove County
- **state**: Kansas
- **ex image**: Grainfieldoperahouse.jpg
- **ex image size**: 220px
- **ex image cap**: Historic Opera House in Grainfield, Kansas, Grainfield
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **founded**: March 11, 1868
- **named for**: Grenville L. Gove
- **seat wl**: Gove City
- **largest city wl**: Quinter
- **area total sq mi**: 1072
- **area land sq mi**: 1072
- **area water sq mi**: 0.1
- **area percentage**: 0.01%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 2718
- **population density sq mi**: 2.5
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Central