Gove County, Kansas

Gove County
Gove County
County
	Historic Opera House in Grainfield
	Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
	Kansas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 38°55′12″N 100°29′48″W / 38.92°N 100.4967°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	March 11, 1868
Named for	Grenville L. Gove
Seat	Gove City
Largest city	Quinter
Area
• Total	1,072 sq mi (2,780 km2)
• Land	1,072 sq mi (2,780 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) 0.01%
Population (2020)
• Total	2,718
• Density	2.5/sq mi (1.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	govecountyks.org

Gove County is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Gove City,^[2] and its most populous city is Quinter. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,718.^[1] The county was named for Granville Gove, a captain of Company G of the 11th Kansas Cavalry Regiment Volunteer Cavalry, who died from battle wounds during the American Civil War.

^ ^a ^b "QuickFacts; Gove County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.