Editing Gove County, Kansas (section)

==Demographics==
[[Image:USA Gove County, Kansas age pyramid.svg|thumb|175px|left|[[Population pyramid]] based on 2000 census age data]]
{{US Census population
|1880= 1196
|1890= 2994
|1900= 2441
|1910= 6044
|1920= 4748
|1930= 5643
|1940= 4793
|1950= 4447
|1960= 4107
|1970= 3940
|1980= 3726
|1990= 3231
|2000= 3068
|2010= 2695
|2020= 2718
|estyear=2023
|estimate=2735
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 3, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 24, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 24, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ks190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 24, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 24, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

As of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>  3,068 people, 1,245 households, and 861 families resided in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. The 1,423 housing units had an average density of {{convert|1|/mi2|/km2|}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 97.95% [[White American|White]], 0.10% [[Black American|Black]] or [[African American]], 0.16% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.72% from other races, and 0.98% from [[Multiracial|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic]]s or [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latinos]] of any race were 1.24% of the population.
 
Of the 1,245 [[household]]s, 28.4% had children under 18 living with them, 63.5% were married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were not families. About 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county, the age distribution was 26.2% under 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.7% who were 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.20 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 92.30 males.

The [[Median household income|median income for a household]] in the county was $33,510, and for a family was $40,438. Males had a median income of $26,863 versus $21,357 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $17,852. About 8.0% of families and 10.30% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.9% of those under 18 and 6.9% of those 65 or over.

In 2020, Gove County had 2,600 residents, and the median age was about 50, a decade older than the national average.<ref name=":0" />