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Home to 77 people, the town was founded in 1885.
Only one of the 152 Kansas towns we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Gove City. Gove City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 118 in 1890, a peak of 284 in 1940, 80 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1972 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Gove City, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Gove City.
The peak summer temperature for Gove City comes to 93°F, above both the Kansas town median (91°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Gove City: 16% of adults smoke cigarettes, against 15% in Kansas’ towns and 14% across U.S. towns. Against the Kansas average, Gove City comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 3. For adults locally, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 32%.
| Gove City | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 77% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| What stands out | Gove City | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9% | 11.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.8% | 8.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.8% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected losses in Gove City break down as 27% from hail and 25% from inland flooding. Compared with 54% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Gove City; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Gove City residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
City in Gove County, Kansas
Gove City, more commonly known as Gove, is a city in and the county seat of Gove County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 80.
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Gove City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.