Greeley County, Kansas

Greeley County
Greeley County Courthouse in Tribune (2010)
Greeley County Courthouse in Tribune (2010)
Map of Kansas highlighting Greeley County
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Map of the United States highlighting Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°28′00″N 101°49′59″W / 38.4667°N 101.833°W / 38.4667; -101.833
Country United States
State Kansas
FoundedMarch 20, 1873
Named forHorace Greeley
SeatTribune
Largest cityTribune
Area
 • Total
778 sq mi (2,020 km2)
 • Land778 sq mi (2,020 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km2)  0.0%
Population
 • Total
1,284
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
1,304 Increase
 • Density1.7/sq mi (0.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district1st
Websitegreeleycounty.org

Greeley County is a county located in western Kansas, in the Central United States. Its county seat and largest city is Tribune.[3] As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,284,[1] 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.[4] The county is named after Horace Greeley,[5] editor of the New York Tribune, who encouraged western settlement with the motto "Go West, young man".[6]

  1. ^ a b "QuickFacts; Greeley County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021". Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/ksdata/ksah/population/popden2.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 143.
  6. ^ Josiah Busnell Grinnell (1891). Men and Events of Forty Years. Boston: D. Lothrop. p. 87. ISBN 9780598638700. Retrieved February 13, 2009.