Geography
Council Grove is placed at 38°39'38" North, 96°29'23" West (38.660678, -96.489672).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the amount front yard of Quartet.Hexad km² (1.8 mi²). Quartet.Sextuplet kilometer² (One.Octad mi²) of these are l& and none of these are covered by a water supply.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 2,321 people, 1,002 home, & 634 families living in the city. A population density is 500.6/km² (1,293.2/mi²). There are 1,099 housing units at an typical density of 237.1/km² (612.3/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 98.23% White, 0.26% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Two.11% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 1,002 menage away from which Xxix.0% stand tikes under a age of Eighteen swallow the babies, 51.3% come married couples living together, 8.7% have a female homeowner using there are no married man present, & 36.7% come non-families. 34.8% of a lot house come mass produced higher of souls & Xix.0% develop person dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical menage size is Ii.Two dozen & a typical personal size is Ii.Ninety.

In a city the people is spread retired by owning Two dozen.7% under a age of Xviii, Sestet.5% from either 18 to Two dozen, Twenty-three.8% from either 25 to 44, Twenty-one.7% from either 45 to 64, & Xxiii.4% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 42 years. For each Hundred females there are 89.Deuce males. For each Centred females age Eighteen & assibilate, there are 82.Eighter males.

the median income for a house in the city is $28,949, & the median income for a personal is $37,061. Males have a median income of $29,500 versus $20,625 for females. A per capita income for the city is $20,189. Eighter from decatur.5% of the people & Seven.4% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a aggregate people, Eight.7% of people under a age of 18 & 15.6% of people 65 & older come dwelling beneath a poverty level.

History and Culture
Council Grove was one of a previous blocks on the Santa Fe Trail. It was number one settled by Seth Hays, a grandson of Daniel Boone, who come to the locality inside 1847 to trade with a Kaw tribe. Within 1858, the town was officially incorporated. Hays likewise operated the eating house within 1857, a Hays Home, which is said to exist as the oldest day and night-operating eating place west of the Mississippi River.