Altoona, Kansas

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Population in July 2008: 463. Population change since 2000: -4.5%

Males: 219	(47.4%)
Females: 244	(52.6%)

Median resident age:	37.6 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 66710.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,211 (it was $23,906 in 2000)

Altoona:	$30,211
Kansas:	$47,451

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,713

Altoona:	$16,713
Kansas:	$25,197

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $27,232 (it was $17,600 in 2000)

Altoona:	$27,232
Kansas:	$121,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $38,935; Detached houses: $36,664; Mobile homes: $27,600

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Races in Altoona:

White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
American Indian (2.1%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Altoona: 74.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (16.9%), English (11.8%), German (9.5%), Irish (3.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%), French (2.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 828 feet

Land area: 0.54 square miles.

Population density: 851 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Altoona

High school or higher: 78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
Unemployed: 10.8%
Mean travel time to work: 31.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Altoona city

Never married: 15.6%
Now married: 55.9%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 13.4%
Divorced: 13.1%

4 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.8%
Kansas:	5.0%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Altoona, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Altoona to the number of sex offenders is 463 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Altoona:	1.3% ($227)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wichita, KS (92.4 miles , pop. 344,284).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (333.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Neodesha, KS (2.7 miles ), Benedict, KS (2.9 miles) , Fredonia, KS (3.0 miles ), Thayer, KS (3.2 miles ), Earlton, KS (3.4 miles) , Buffalo, KS (3.6 miles ), Chanute, KS (3.9 miles ), New Albany, KS (3.9 miles) .

Latitude: 37.53 N, Longitude: 95.66 W

Area code: 620

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Population change in the 1990s: +34 (+7.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Mining (13%)
Transportation equipment (12%)
Truck transportation (12%)
Construction (8%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Transportation equipment (18%)
Health care (16%)
Educational services (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Social assistance (7%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Child care workers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

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Average climate in Altoona, Kansas

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Altoona-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 145% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/4/2003, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 31.7 miles away from the Altoona city center killed 4 people and injured 30 people and caused $20 million in damages.

On 4/2/1956, a category 4 tornado 41.4 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 29 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Altoona-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/24/2001 at 14:02:35, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 74.3 miles away from Altoona center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Altoona:

WILSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; NEODESHA, KS)
FREDONIA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; FREDONIA, KS)
NEOSHO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; CHANUTE, KS)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Altoona:

PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; EMPORIA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; EL DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 70 miles; JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 2,983)
UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 97 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,760)

Public elementary/middle schools in Altoona:

Altoona-Midway Elementary School (Students: 89; Location: 118 W 9TH; Grades: Pre-Kindergarten - 5th Grade)
Altoona-Midway Middle School (Students: 58; Location: 9TH & RIVER STREET; Grades: 6th Grade - 8th Grade)

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Library in Altoona:

ALTOONA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $7,340; Location: 714 MAIN; 5,457 books; 82 video materials; 4 serial subscriptions)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Altoona and their reported violations in the past:

ALTOONA, CITY OF (Population served: 472, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-24-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-24-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-22-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-24-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-24-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-22-2006)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-05-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-05-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-01-2006)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-05-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-05-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-01-2006)

7 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In MAR-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-17-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-17-2005)

M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In FEB-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-17-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-17-2005)

M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In JAN-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-17-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-17-2005)

2 minor monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	66.2%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	16.3%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	8.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Altoona, KS

Altoona compared to Kansas state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Altoona mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Wilson County Kansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (85%) Electricity (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Wood (3%)

Religion statistics for Altoona

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Church of the Nazarene
Adherents	21.2%	17.1%	15.2%	11.6%	5.6%
Congregations	16.2%	5.4%	5.4%	13.5%	8.1%

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Assemblies of God	The Wesleyan Church	Mennonite Church of God in Christ	Other religions
Adherents	5.3%	4.2%	4.1%	3.1%	12.6%
Congregations	5.4%	2.7%	2.7%	2.7%	37.8%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	1	$2,454	$29,448	1	$618
Water Supply	2	$3,824	$22,944	0	$0
Totals for Government	3	$6,278	$25,112	1	$618

Altoona government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $49,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $146,000
Financial Administration: $44,000

Sewerage: $26,000

Regular Highways: $20,000

Fire Protection: $5,000

General - Other: $2,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $105,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $177,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $95,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $87,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $73,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $17,000
Water Utilities: $10,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $12,000
General Revenue, NEC: $4,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $239,000
Regular Highways: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $322,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $146,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $14,000
General Support: $5,000
Tax - Property: $28,000
Public Utilities: $7,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $77,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000

7.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,924 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.02%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Montgomery County, KS	1.40% ($27,260 average AGI)
from Neosho County, KS	0.98% ($22,629)
from Sedgwick County, KS	0.48% ($26,706)

7.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,125 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.77%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Montgomery County, KS	1.56% ($26,804 average AGI)
to Neosho County, KS	1.09% ($21,744)
to Crawford County, KS	0.39% ($20,857)

Strongest AM radio stations in Altoona:

KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKOY (1460 AM; 1 kW; CHANUTE, KS; Owner: SOUTHEAST KANSAS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Altoona:

KGGF-FM (104.1 FM; FREDONIA, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
KINZ (95.3 FM; HUMBOLDT, KS; Owner: SUTCLIFFE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KARF (91.9 FM; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KUSN (98.1 FM; DEARING, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
KIND-FM (102.9 FM; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: CENTRAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKRK (98.9 FM; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
KKOY-FM (105.5 FM; CHANUTE, KS; Owner: SOUTHEAST KANSAS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Altoona:

K54GC (Channel 54; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Altoona fatal accident list:
Sep 14, 1979 09:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total costs: $109,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,890
Total average daily truck traffic: 302
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 2,306

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3

Lottie L Thompson, Altoona (Altoona # 35739), Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 106.4 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508
William B Wachter, 5 Miles North Of Altoona (Kkoy-Fm), Type: Tower, Structure height: 151.5 m, Overall height: 152.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00746623
Registrant: My Town Media, Inc., 250 N. Water, Suite 300, Wichita, KS 67202, Phone: (316) 267-3241, Email:
Bruce Gluckman, 15th & Main, Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.1 m, Overall height: 74.1 m
Registrant: 100 Crystal Run Road, Middletown, NY 10941, Phone: (914) 695-2700, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Tower Transmitter No 2, Type: Tank, Structure height: 15 m, Call Sign: WDN539
Assigned Frequencies : 154.456 MHz
Grant Date: 03/09/2000, Expiration Date: 03/09/2005, Cancelation Date: 05/14/2005, Certifier: Dale Johnson
Registrant: Micro Comm Inc, 6980 W 153rd St, Overland Park, KS 66223, Fax: (913) 681-2753

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: KB0ZEA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00795551
Grant Date: 10/26/2006, Expiration Date: 12/16/2016
Registrant: Donald A Busby Sr, 828 Adams Street, Altoona, KS 66710
Call Sign: N0XLM, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 06/08/1993, Expiration Date: 06/08/2003, Cancelation Date: 06/09/2005
Registrant: Jamie L Raymond, 1316 N State, Altoona, KS 66710
Call Sign: KC0LMH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00408697
Grant Date: 10/10/2001, Expiration Date: 10/10/2011, Certifier: Kendall L Pierce
Registrant: Kendall L Pierce, Rt 1 Box 67, Altoona, KS 66710
Call Sign: KC0SZF, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00910644
Grant Date: 08/26/2004, Expiration Date: 08/26/2014, Cancelation Date: 09/18/2004, Certifier: Donald L Songer
Registrant: Donald L Songer, Rr1 - Box 152, Altoona, KS 66710
Call Sign: W0FAO, Previous Call Sign: KC0SZF, Licensee ID: L00910644
Grant Date: 09/18/2004, Expiration Date: 09/18/2014, Certifier: Donald L Songer
Registrant: Donald L Songer, Rr1 - Box 152, Altoona, KS 66710

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2

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