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.

People


 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.Association of Religious Data Archives: Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Counties (2010)  Retrieved May 2, 2015

 Government 

 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.

+ Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202083.5% 1,91114.9% 3411.6% 36201682.2% 1,69812.7% 2635.1% 105201281.9% 1,60316.6% 3241.6% 31200877.5% 1,64320.6% 4361.9% 40200480.9% 1,81618.2% 4080.9% 21200075.5% 1,63122.3% 4822.2% 47199671.5% 1,45719.8% 4048.6% 176199247.8% 1,03920.4% 44331.8% 691198861.6% 1,18036.3% 6962.1% 41198474.3% 1,58024.2% 5141.5% 32198063.7% 1,31028.3% 5838.0% 164197642.1% 83755.9% 1,1112.1% 41197269.2% 1,23528.6% 5112.2% 40196855.3% 95235.5% 6129.2% 159196435.9% 64363.4% 1,1360.8% 14196060.6% 1,15039.2% 7440.3% 5195666.8% 1,27832.8% 6270.5% 9195273.5% 1,51526.1% 5370.4% 9194853.7% 1,03545.1% 8691.2% 24194457.0% 1,05741.8% 7751.2% 22194051.9% 1,05647.3% 9620.9% 18193634.3% 76465.6% 1,4590.1% 2193239.3% 91058.2% 1,3482.6% 59192867.5% 1,29431.6% 6060.9% 18192459.3% 95928.7% 46312.0% 194192062.2% 96232.8% 5075.0% 78191638.7% 66052.1% 8899.3% 158191216.0% 11234.6% 24349.4% 347190846.8% 37242.5% 33810.7% 85190464.5% 28525.6% 11310.0% 44190055.8% 18843.0% 1451.2% 4189653.5% 15346.5% 1330.0% 0189254.4% 27445.6% 230188853.8% 41734.6% 26811.6% 90

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

 Education 

 Unified school districts 
 Cimarron-Ensign USD 102
 Montezuma USD 371
 Copeland USD 476
 Ingalls USD 477 

 Communities 

 Cities and Towns 
 Cimarron (county seat)
 Copeland
 Ensign
 Ingalls
 Montezuma

 References 

 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


Category:1881 establishments in Kansas