Greeley County, Kansas

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Greeley County is a county located in western Kansas, in the Central United States. Its county seat and largest city is Tribune.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,284,[2] making it the least populous county in Kansas. As of 2018, it is tied with Wallace County as the least densely populated county in the state.[3] The county is named after Horace Greeley,[4] editor of the New York Tribune, who encouraged western settlement with the motto "Go West, young man".[5]

History

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote".In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, and Kansas became the 34th U.S. state in 1861. In 1873, Greeley County was established. It was the last county in the state to be organized, which finally occurred in July 1888 after a lawsuit to stop organization on the basis of insufficient population was dismissed. Tribune was named the temporary county seat, defeating Horace in an election held that November.[6]

Settlement in Greeley County was sparse until 1885, when the influx of settlers led to numerous town claims, with Horace, Tribune, and Reid among the settlements that boasted banks, newspapers, and basic amenities. The Missouri Pacific Railroad's arrival in 1887, with a depot at Tribune, facilitated further development. By 1910, the population had significantly increased, leading to the establishment of 13 school districts and a scattering of post offices including at Tribune, Horace, Hurt, Sidney, Thelma, and Youngville.[6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., all of which is land.[7] It is the largest of five United States counties and twelve (Virginia) independent cities that officially have no water area.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

The county's landscape is predominantly prairie, with an elevation between 3,000 and 4,000 feet. White Woman Creek, the county's most notable watercourse, often runs dry.[6]

Adjacent counties

Demographics

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Population pyramid based on 2000 census age data

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Historical population
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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 1,284. The median age was 40.3 years, 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18, and 20.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.8 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[13][14]

The racial makeup of the county was 83.7% White, 0.2% Black or African American, 0.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 6.5% from some other race, and 8.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 15.5% of the population.[15]

There were 531 households in the county, of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 23.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[14]

There were 638 housing units, of which 16.8% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 72.9% were owner-occupied and 27.1% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 15.7%.[14]

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,534 people, 602 households, and 414 families residing in the county. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 712 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the county was 93.09% White, 0.26% Native American, 0.20% Black or African American, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 0.07% Asian, 5.22% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.54% of the population.

There were 602 households, out of which 34.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.10% were married couples living together, 4.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.20% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 28.20% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 19.90% from 45 to 64, and 17.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,605, and the median income for a family was $45,625. Males had a median income of $29,018 versus $18,984 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,974. About 8.20% of families and 11.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.20% of those under age 18 and 6.80% of those age 65 or over.

Government

County

As of January 1, 2009, Greeley County and the City of Tribune have operated as a unified government.[16] The resulting government consists of a five-member commission with two members elected by city residents, two by rural residents, and one at-large.[17] Similar to Wyandotte County, the only other consolidated city-county in the state, part of the county was not included: Horace decided against consolidation.[18]

Presidential elections

This county is often carried by Republican candidates, as are most rural western Kansas counties. The last time a Democratic candidate won the county was in 1976, and a Democratic candidate has only won the county three times in its history: 1932 (Franklin D. Roosevelt), 1964 (Lyndon B. Johnson), and most recently in 1976 by Jimmy Carter.

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Presidential election results

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Laws

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.[19]

Education

Unified school districts

Communities

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2005 map of Greeley County[20] (map legend)

List of townships / incorporated cities / unincorporated communities / extinct former communities within Greeley County.[20]

Cities

Ghost towns

Townships

Greeley County was previously divided into three townships. However, in 1992, Colony Township and Harrison Township were merged into Tribune Township, leaving only one township for the county. This was not reported to the U.S. census until 2006, thus the 2000 census did not reflect the merger, but the 2010 census did.[21]

None of the cities within the county are considered governmentally independent, and all figures for the townships include those of the cities. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Township FIPS Population
center 		Population Population
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/km2 (/sq mi) 		Land area
km2 (sq mi)		 Water area
km2 (sq mi)		 Water % Geographic coordinates
Colony 14975 172 0 (0) 919 (355) 0 (0) 0% Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Harrison 30325 107 0 (1) 511 (197) 0 (0) 0% Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Tribune 71475 Tribune 1,255 2 (6) 586 (226) 0 (0) 0% Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
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In popular culture

Greeley County appears in several episodes of the television series Prison Break.[22]

See also

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Community information for Kansas

References

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  18. ↑ TRIBUNE | City and county to unify, The Kansas City Star, November 7, 2007. Accessed November 8, 2007.
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Further reading

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External links

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County
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