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  • Largest town: Oakley

Gove County, Kansas

Gove County had 2,658 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,071.7 square miles of land. It ranks 87th of 105 in Kansas by population and 12th by land area.

Population
2,658
#87 of 105 in Kansas · #2,985 in US
Area
1,071.7 sq mi
#12 of 105 in Kansas · #600 in US
Density
2.5 / sq mi
#97 of 105 in Kansas · #2,949 in US
Median household income
$65,003
#38 of 105 in Kansas · #1,371 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Gove County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Gove County population, land area and income

Gove County had 2,658 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,071.7 square miles of land. It ranks 87th of 105 in Kansas by population and 12th by land area. That works out to 2.5 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Kansas has 6,946 residents, so Gove County has 38% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $65,003 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

2,658

3144th1st

2985th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,072 sq mi

3144th1st

600th of 3,144 (US)

Density

2.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

2949th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$65,003

3143rd1st

1371st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

2,658

105th1st

87th of 105 (KS)

Land area

1,072 sq mi

105th1st

12th of 105 (KS)

Density

2.5 / sq mi

105th1st

97th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$65,003

105th1st

38th of 105 (KS)

How Gove County's population changed since 2020

Gove County lost 58 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.1%. That ranks 70th of 105 in Kansas for growth. The median Kansas county changed by -1.0%, and the state as a whole by +1.1%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Gove County recorded 141 births and 190 deaths, a natural change of -49. Net international migration added +1 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -16. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 49 people.

2,71620202,75020212,74120222,73320232,6582024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
141
Deaths
190
Net international migration
+1
Net domestic migration
-16
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-75

Where Gove County is

The Census internal point of Gove County is at 38.917200, -100.487400. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Kansas's 105 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Gove County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Harper County: -1.0%Phillips County: -4.6%Seward County: -2.7%Grant County: -3.1%Pawnee County: -3.8%Haskell County: -4.5%Ness County: -2.3%Logan County: -1.8%Wichita County: -3.6%Greenwood County: -1.7%Stanton County: -0.7%Edwards County: -5.3%Gray County: +1.6%Franklin County: +1.0%Saline County: -1.5%Allen County: -0.9%Lyon County: +1.3%Cloud County: -3.3%Brown County: -3.6%Rice County: -1.1%Lincoln County: -0.6%Osborne County: -4.0%Rooks County: -2.8%Russell County: -0.8%Jefferson County: +0.0%Jewell County: -1.0%Lane County: -5.6%Sheridan County: -1.9%Gove County: -2.1%Trego County: -1.1%Montgomery County: -3.0%Sumner County: +0.1%Graham County: -1.5%Marion County: -1.0%Washington County: +0.8%Stevens County: -4.0%Kiowa County: -0.7%Mitchell County: +0.4%Cheyenne County: +1.3%Ellis County: +0.2%Rush County: -4.6%Scott County: -4.3%Comanche County: +0.7%Wallace County: -2.6%Nemaha County: -2.0%Linn County: +2.6%Ford County: -0.4%Dickinson County: +1.4%Ellsworth County: -0.9%Labette County: -2.3%Cowley County: -1.0%Neosho County: -2.2%Wilson County: -2.2%Thomas County: -1.7%Greeley County: -9.6%Osage County: -0.0%Finney County: +0.1%Kearny County: -3.8%Kingman County: -6.4%Republic County: -1.3%Ottawa County: +2.1%Smith County: -0.5%Crawford County: -0.1%Elk County: -1.5%Miami County: +4.4%Hodgeman County: -3.7%Morris County: -1.7%Morton County: -8.1%Harvey County: -1.0%Meade County: -4.2%Sedgwick County: +2.1%Geary County: -3.6%Woodson County: +0.4%Bourbon County: +0.6%Chase County: -2.6%Pratt County: -0.0%Reno County: -0.8%Chautauqua County: -1.2%Norton County: -2.1%Marshall County: -0.7%Doniphan County: +1.4%Cherokee County: -0.9%Barton County: -2.3%Riley County: +0.8%Butler County: +2.6%Stafford County: -3.7%Anderson County: +0.9%Sherman County: -1.8%Rawlins County: -5.5%Pottawatomie County: +5.7%McPherson County: +0.5%Coffey County: -0.7%Hamilton County: +0.0%Atchison County: -0.5%Shawnee County: -0.4%Leavenworth County: +3.3%Jackson County: +2.2%Clark County: -5.3%Douglas County: +2.7%Clay County: -1.9%Barber County: -3.2%Johnson County: +3.5%Wabaunsee County: +3.2%Decatur County: -1.1%Wyandotte County: +0.3%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.6%
  2. < -1.7%
  3. < -0.7%
  4. < +0.6%
  5. ≥ +0.6%
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Orange pin: Gove County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
38.917200, -100.487400
DMS
38°55'1.92"N 100°29'14.64"W
UTM
14N 371050.4E 4308639.8N
Geohash
9ybt3kem1
Plus code
85CXWG87+V2

Towns in Gove County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Gove County, 5 people together, or 0% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Gove County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Oakley with 5.

  1. 01Oakley (part)5
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Gove County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Gove County. The most populous is Thomas County, KS, with 7,802 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 258.4 miles E of Gove County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita, KS (population 400,991), 190.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Hays, KS (population 21,213), 62.7 miles away.

Gove County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Gove County is 20063: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 063. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $65,003.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Gove County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 2,658. That is down 58 people (2.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 2,716.

What is the FIPS code of Gove County?

20063. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (063) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Gove County?

Oakley, with 5 residents inside Gove County in 2024 (1,996 across all 3 counties it spans).

Which counties border Gove County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Thomas County, KS; Scott County, KS; Trego County, KS; Logan County, KS; Ness County, KS; Sheridan County, KS; Graham County, KS; Lane County, KS.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.