Gray County, Kansas

**Gray County** (county code **GY**) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 5,653 people lived there. Its county seat is Cimarron. Cimarron is also the biggest city in Gray County.

## History

Gray County was created in 1881. It was named after Alfred Gray. Between 1887 and 1893, a county seat war happened in Gray County that involved several notable Old West figures, such as Bat Masterson, Bill Tilghman, and Ben Daniels. Because of this, Cimarron became the permanent county seat of Gray County.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.05%) is water.

Since 2001, NextEra Energy Resources has operated the biggest wind farm in Kansas. They have 170 turbines. They can generate up to 110 megawatts. It is on a  site near Montezuma.

### Religion

Gray County has the highest percentage of followers of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite in the US. There were 1,032 members of the Church in Gray County in 2010, which is 17.18% of the total number of people in Gray County. It is the biggest Church in the county.

### Presidential elections

Gray county is often won by Republican candidates. The last time a Democratic candidate won this county was in 1976 by Jimmy Carter.

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**83.5%** _1,911_|style="text-align:center;"|14.9% _341_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _36_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**82.2%** _1,698_|style="text-align:center;"|12.7% _263_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.1% _105_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**81.9%** _1,603_|style="text-align:center;"|16.6% _324_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _31_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**77.5%** _1,643_|style="text-align:center;"|20.6% _436_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _40_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**80.9%** _1,816_|style="text-align:center;"|18.2% _408_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _21_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.5%** _1,631_|style="text-align:center;"|22.3% _482_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _47_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.5%** _1,457_|style="text-align:center;"|19.8% _404_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.6% _176_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**47.8%** _1,039_|style="text-align:center;"|20.4% _443_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|31.8% _691_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.6%** _1,180_|style="text-align:center;"|36.3% _696_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% _41_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.3%** _1,580_|style="text-align:center;"|24.2% _514_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% _32_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.7%** _1,310_|style="text-align:center;"|28.3% _583_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.0% _164_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|42.1% _837_|style="text-align:center;"|**55.9%** _1,111_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% _41_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.2%** _1,235_|style="text-align:center;"|28.6% _511_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _40_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.3%** _952_|style="text-align:center;"|35.5% _612_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.2% _159_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|35.9% _643_|style="text-align:center;"|**63.4%** _1,136_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _14_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**60.6%** _1,150_|style="text-align:center;"|39.2% _744_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _5_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.8%** _1,278_|style="text-align:center;"|32.8% _627_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _9_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.5%** _1,515_|style="text-align:center;"|26.1% _537_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _9_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**53.7%** _1,035_|style="text-align:center;"|45.1% _869_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _24_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.0%** _1,057_|style="text-align:center;"|41.8% _775_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _22_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**51.9%** _1,056_|style="text-align:center;"|47.3% _962_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _18_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|34.3% _764_|style="text-align:center;"|**65.6%** _1,459_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% _2_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|39.3% _910_|style="text-align:center;"|**58.2%** _1,348_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% _59_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.5%** _1,294_|style="text-align:center;"|31.6% _606_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _18_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.3%** _959_|style="text-align:center;"|28.7% _463_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|12.0% _194_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.2%** _962_|style="text-align:center;"|32.8% _507_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.0% _78_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|38.7% _660_|style="text-align:center;"|**52.1%** _889_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.3% _158_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|16.0% _112_|style="text-align:center;"|34.6% _243_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**49.4%** _347_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**46.8%** _372_|style="text-align:center;"|42.5% _338_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.7% _85_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.5%** _285_|style="text-align:center;"|25.6% _113_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.0% _44_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.8%** _188_|style="text-align:center;"|43.0% _145_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _4_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|**53.5%** _153_|style="text-align:center;"|46.5% _133_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% _0_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.4%** _274_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|45.6% _230_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**53.8%** _417_|style="text-align:center;"|34.6% _268_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|11.6% _90_|

### Laws

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

### Unified school districts

- Cimarron-Ensign USD 102
- Montezuma USD 371
- Copeland USD 476
- Ingalls USD 477

### Cities and Towns

- Cimarron (county seat)
- Copeland
- Ensign
- Ingalls
- Montezuma

## Other websites

- County
- Gray County – Directory of Public Officials
- Other
- Gray County Wind Farm, largest wind farm in Kansas
- Maps
- Gray 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**: Gray County
- **state**: Kansas
- **ex image**: Old Gray County Kansas courthouse from NE 1.JPG
- **ex image size**: 220px
- **ex image cap**: Former Old Gray County Courthouse, Gray County courthouse in Cimarron, Kansas, Cimarron (2015)
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **founded**: March 13, 1881
- **named for**: Alfred Gray (Kansas politician), Alfred Gray
- **seat wl**: Cimarron
- **largest city wl**: Cimarron
- **area total sq mi**: 869
- **area land sq mi**: 869
- **area water sq mi**: 0.4
- **area percentage**: 0.05%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 5653
- **population density sq mi**: 6.5
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Central