Arma, Kansas

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Population (year 2000): 1,529. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,490 (-2.6% change)

Males: 717	(46.9%)
Females: 812	(53.1%)

Crawford County

Median resident age:	42.0 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 66712.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,200 (it was $26,658 in 2000)

Arma	$27,200
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $51,700 (it was $50,100 in 2000)

Arma	$51,700
Kansas:	$107,800

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Races in Arma:

White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Hispanic (0.9%)

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Ancestries: German (19.0%), Italian (12.3%), Irish (12.0%), English (9.7%), United States (8.1%), French (6.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 05/18/1909

Elevation: 1003 feet

Land area: 1.04 square miles.

Population density: 1430 people per square mile

(low).

For population 25 years and over in Arma

High school or higher: 80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
Unemployed: 5.2%
Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Arma city

Never married: 18.4%
Now married: 57.6%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 11.3%
Divorced: 11.5%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.1%
Kansas:	5.0%

According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Arma, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Arma to the number of sex offenders is 298 to 1.

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

Arma:	0.8% ($392)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Olathe, KS (92.7 miles , pop. 92,962).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (106.5 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (358.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Mulberry, KS (5.4 miles ), Burgess, MO (5.9 miles) , Frontenac, KS (6.2 miles ), Arcadia, KS (8.6 miles ), Mindenmines, MO (9.0 miles ), Pittsburg, KS (9.2 miles ), Girard, KS (10.1 miles ), Liberal, MO (12.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $125,000
1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $88,800
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 1 building, cost: $65,000
2000: 1 building, cost: $60,000
2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $100,000
2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $37,500
2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $80,000
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $175,000
2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $62,500
2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $76,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 37.54 N, Longitude: 94.70 W

57 people in nursing homes

Area code: 620

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Population change in the 1990s: +4 (+0.3%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Educational services (9%)
Printing and related support activities (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Health care (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (25%)
Health care (20%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)
Personal and laundry services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

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Crime in Arma by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	66.4	0.0	0.0
Assaults	2	8	4	4
per 100,000	129.4	531.6	264.0	266.8
Burglaries	4	3	5	4
per 100,000	258.9	199.3	330.0	266.8
Thefts	8	20	17	21
per 100,000	517.8	1328.9	1122.1	1400.9
Auto thefts	0	1	5	2
per 100,000	0.0	66.4	330.0	133.4
Arson	0	1	0	2
per 100,000	0.0	66.4	0.0	133.4
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 159.8)	64.7	198.7	147.2	138.8

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Average climate in Arma, Kansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Arma-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 103% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/4/2003, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.0 miles away from the Arma city center killed 4 people and injured 30 people and caused $20 million in damages.

On 3/26/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.5 miles away from the city center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Arma:

MT CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; PITTSBURG, KS)
HOSPITAL DISTRICT 1 CRAWFORD COUNTY (about 12 miles; GIRARD, KS)
MERCY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; FORT SCOTT, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Arma:

JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 31 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID: JLN)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 93 miles; FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 94 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; ID: SGF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Arma:

ATKINSON MUNI (about 8 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; ID: PTS)
FORT SCOTT MUNI (about 18 miles; FORT SCOTT, KS; ID: FSK)
LAMAR MUNI (about 29 miles; LAMAR, MO; ID: LLU)

Local government website: WWW.ARMAKANSAS.ORG

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Arma:

PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 33 miles; JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; FT enrollment: 2,612)
JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 97 miles; LEES SUMMIT, MO; FT enrollment: 4,576)

Public high school in Arma:

NORTH EAST HIGH (Students: 189; Location: 1003 E SOUTH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Arma:

NORTHEAST ELEM (Students: 387; Location: 201 NORTH WEST STREET; Grades: PK - 08)

Library in Arma:

ARMA CITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $21,648; Location: 501 NORTH WEST STREET; 5,988 books; 208 audio materials; 293 video materials; 28 serial subscriptions)

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Court: Arma City - Court (701 East Washington).

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

ARMA, CITY OF (Population served: 1495, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-19-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-19-2004)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and NOV-04-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-04-1994)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and JAN-26-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-26-1994)

CRAWFORD CO RWD 2 (Population served: 870, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and AUG-20-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-20-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and AUG-06-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-06-2003)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and AUG-15-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-15-2002)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and APR-08-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-08-1994)

CRAWFORD CO RWD 3 (Population served: 250, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-15-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-15-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-15-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-15-2005)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1994 and AUG-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-29-1994)

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	59.6%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	11.9%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	3.9%
Whole state:	4.1%

Arma compared to Kansas state average:

Arma, Kansas environmental map by EPA

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

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Banks with branches in Arma (2007 data):

The First State Bank: at 401 East South Street, branch established on 1948-02-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $9.6 mil, Deposits: $8.0 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Bedene Insurance Agency, Inc.
University National Bank: Arma Kansas Branch at 501 East Washington Street, branch established on 2005-04-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $106.7 mil, Deposits: $91.7 mil, headquarters in Pittsburg, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: University National Bancshares, Inc.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Arma mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Crawford County Kansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,613	$31,356	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	2	$5,092	$30,552	0	$0
Electric Power	1	$2,878	$34,536	0	$0
Police - Other	0	$0		3	$850
Firefighters	0	$0		21	$525
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$150
Streets and Highways	1	$2,114	$25,368	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	1	$2,291	$27,492	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$1,860	$22,320	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,657	$31,884	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$180
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$175
Totals for Government	8	$19,505	$29,258	32	$1,880

Arma government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $12,000
Charges - Sewerage: $141,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,000
Construction - Sewerage: $728,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $898,000
Financial Administration: $216,000

Water Utilities: $167,000

General - Other: $118,000

Sewerage: $48,000

Regular Highways: $38,000

Parks & Recreation: $29,000

Libraries: $18,000

Fire Protection: $6,000

Police Protection: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $27,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $145,000
Highways: $6,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $372,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $115,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $124,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $133,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $47,000
Interest Earnings: $9,000

Special Assessments: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $40,000
Electric Utilities: $25,000

Regular Highways: $4,000

Police Protection: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $491,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $1,016,000
Water Utilities: $189,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $706,000
Highways: $42,000

General Support: $2,000
Tax - Property: $143,000
Total General Sales: $42,000

Public Utilities: $24,000

NEC: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $426,000

7.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,856 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.38%
Kansas average:	7.39%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($206 average AGI)
Crawford County: 0.27%
Kansas average: 0.18%

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

from Cherokee County, KS	0.44% ($24,965 average AGI)
from Bourbon County, KS	0.41% ($22,192)
from Montgomery County, KS	0.41% ($15,423)

8.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,873 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.05%
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 Cherokee County, KS	0.74% ($31,615 average AGI)
to Johnson County, KS	0.67% ($37,103)
to Jasper County, MO	0.50% ($26,531)

Strongest AM radio stations in Arma:

KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
KSEK (1340 AM; 1 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: INNOVATIVE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KOCR (1310 AM; 5 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE)
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)
KKLL (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KMDO (1600 AM; 1 kW; FORT SCOTT, KS; Owner: FORT SCOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Arma:

KSEK-FM (99.1 FM; GIRARD, KS; Owner: INNOVATIVE BROADCASTING CORP.)
KRPS (89.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
KKOW-FM (96.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS, INC.)
KBZI (100.7 FM; DEERFIELD, MO; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS INC)
KVCY (104.7 FM; FORT SCOTT, KS; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
KIXQ (102.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSYN (92.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
KOMB (103.9 FM; FORT SCOTT, KS; Owner: FORT SCOTT BROADCCASTING CO., INC.)
KJMK (93.9 FM; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC)
KWXD (103.5 FM; ASBURY, MO; Owner: INNOVATIVE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KJML (105.3 FM; COLUMBUS, KS; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Arma:

KOAM-TV (Channel 7; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: SAGA QUAD STATES COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KODE-TV (Channel 12; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
K05KD (Channel 5; CARTHAGE, MO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
KOZJ (Channel 26; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BD. OF GOVERNORS OF SW MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
KJPX-LP (Channel 47; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: GARY M./DEBORAH R. KENNY)
KSNF (Channel 16; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)

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