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Gray CountyKansas

Gray County is a county in Kansas with its seat in Cimarron. The county was first created on March 13, 1881 from parts of Buffalo and Foote counties, and was named after Alfred Gray.

  • Founded1881
  • County seatCimarron
  • Named forAlfred Gray
  • Land area869 sq mi + 0.4 sq mi water
  • Population5,653 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped6,531 checked 14 October 2026
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FinneyMeadeFord Cimarron Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Gray on the map of Kansas

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History

Formed in 1881 from Buffalo County and Foote County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Gray County was created on March 13, 1881 from parts of Buffalo County and all of Foote County, though it was not fully organized at the time. By February 22, 1883, Gray County lost all its territory to Ford and Hodgeman counties and to the newly created Finney County, and was eliminated. On March 23, 1887, Gray County was re-created from Finney, Ford, and Hodgeman counties with modified boundaries, initially attached to Ford County for judicial purposes. Gray County became fully organized on July 20, 1887, when it was detached from Ford County.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1881
    Gray County created Gray created from part of Buffalo and all of Foote; Buffalo and Foote eliminated. Gray not fully organized.
    from Buffalofrom Foote
    · Kans. Laws 1881, 19th leg., ch. 48, sec. 7/p. 133
  2. 1883
    Lost territory Gray lost all territory to Ford and Hodgeman, and to the creation of Finney; Gray eliminated.
    to Fordto Hodgemanto Finney
    · Kans. Laws 1883, 20th leg., ch. 70, secs. 2-4/p. 114
  3. 1887
    Gray County created Gray re-created from Finney, Ford, and Hodgeman with slightly different boundaries from Gray that was eliminated 22 February 1883. Gray not fully organized, attached to Ford "for judicial purposes."
    from Finneyfrom Fordfrom Hodgeman
    · Kans. Laws 1887, 22d leg., ch. 81, sec. 5/p. 112 and ch. 132/p. 195
  4. 1887
    Changed Gray fully organized, detached from Ford.
    Ford
    · Kansas Counties, KSHS, http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/places/counties.htm, 20 October 2004

Land and parcels

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People and land

Gray by the Census

Population
5,653 2020 Census count
Housing units
2,327 2020 Census count
Land area
869 square miles
Water area
0.4 square miles
People per sq mi
7 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

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Questions

Common questions about Gray County

When was Gray County founded?
Gray County was founded in 1881, formed from Buffalo County and Foote County, and named after Alfred Gray.
What is the county seat of Gray County?
The county seat of Gray County is Cimarron.
Is there an online parcel map for Gray County?
Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 6,531 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Gray County's boundary or name changed?
Gray County was created in 1881 from Buffalo County and Foote County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 3 later changes, chiefly involving Ford County, Finney County and Hodgeman County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Gray County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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