Kansas Counties
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Gove County, Kansas
| Date Established: | March 11, 1868 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | Gove |
| Origin of Name: | In honor of Capt. Grenville L. Gove of Co. G, Eleventh Kansas Cavalry, who died 7 Nov 1864. |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
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| Baker Township | 1,357 |
| Gaeland Township | 46 |
| Gove Township | 215 |
| Grainfield Township | 430 |
| Grinnell Township | 480 |
| Jerome Township | 132 |
| Larrabee Township | 80 |
| Lewis Township | 13 |
| Payne Township | 315 |
| Total population: | 3,068 | |
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| Population: |
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1880
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 (1,196) |
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1890
|
(2,994) |
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1900
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(2,441) |
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1910
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(6,044) |
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1920
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(4,748) |
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1930
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(5,643) |
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1940
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(4,793) |
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1950
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(4,447) |
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1960
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(4,107) |
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1970
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(3,940) |
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1980
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(3,726) |
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1990
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(3,231) |
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2000
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(3,068) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Gove County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Gove County
Post offices in Gove County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Gove County page [Blue Skyways]
Gove County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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