Attica, Kansas

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Population in July 2008: 586. Population change since 2000: -7.9%

Males: 267	(45.6%)
Females: 319	(54.4%)

Median resident age:	47.8 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 67009.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,191 (it was $31,012 in 2000)

Attica:	$39,191
Kansas:	$47,451

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,645

Attica:	$19,645
Kansas:	$25,197

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $50,905 (it was $32,900 in 2000)

Attica:	$50,905
Kansas:	$121,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $62,317; Detached houses: $62,926; Mobile homes: $27,500

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Races in Attica:

White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Attica: 70.1 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (20.6%), United States (19.8%), English (12.9%), Irish (7.5%), French (3.8%), Dutch (2.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1453 feet

Land area: 0.58 square miles.

Population density: 1011 people per square mile

(low).

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For population 25 years and over in Attica

High school or higher: 77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
Unemployed: 4.4%
Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Attica city

Never married: 15.4%
Now married: 52.9%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 22.3%
Divorced: 7.9%

4 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.6%
Kansas:	5.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Attica:	1.0% ($338)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wichita, KS (57.9 miles , pop. 344,284).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (317.9 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Sharon, KS (3.2 miles ), Harper, KS (3.4 miles ), Anthony, KS (3.5 miles ), Zenda, KS (3.8 miles) , Hazelton, KS (3.8 miles) , Spivey, KS (3.8 miles) , Waldron, KS (4.1 miles) , Nashville, KS (4.2 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $350,000
2008: 1 building, cost: $100,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 37.24 N, Longitude: 98.23 W

Area code: 620

Population change in the 1990s: -89 (-12.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Mining (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (21%)
Health care (19%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Construction (7%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Top executives (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
Waiters and waitresses (8%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Other healthcare support occupations (4%)

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.71
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Attica, Kansas

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Attica-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 183% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/17/1976, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.5 miles away from the Attica city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/12/2004, a category 4 tornado 13.6 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused $280,000 in damages.

Attica-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/15/1995 at 00:31:33, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 36.3 miles away from Attica center
On 10/30/1998 at 17:41:22, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 46.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/14/1993 at 17:06:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 44.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/29/1994 at 03:28:58, a magnitude 3.0 (2.8 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 69.0 miles away from Attica center
On 7/24/2001 at 14:02:35, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.5 miles away from the city center
On 1/24/1991 at 05:00:26, a magnitude 3.0 (2.9 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.8 miles away from Attica center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Attica:

HARPER HOSPITAL DISTRICT 5 (about 12 miles; HARPER, KS)
HOSPITAL DISTRICT #6 OF HARPER COUNTY (about 14 miles; ANTHONY, KS)
KIOWA DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; KIOWA, KS)

Political contributions by individuals in Attica, KS

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Attica:

WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 2,983)
HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; EL DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
LANGSTON UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles; LANGSTON, OK; FT enrollment: 2,324)

Public high school in Attica:

Attica High School (Students: 50; Location: 718 N MAIN; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle school in Attica:

Puls Elementary School (Students: 83; Location: 716 N. MAIN; Grades: Pre-Kindergarten - 8th Grade)

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Library in Attica:

ATTICA CITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $14,075; Location: 125 NORTH MAIN; 11,779 books; 136 audio materials; 356 video materials; 45 serial subscriptions)

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

ATTICA, CITY OF (Population served: 604, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Single Sample - Between OCT-1997 and DEC-1997, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-10-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-10-1997), St Public Notif received (JAN-12-1998), St Compliance achieved (NOV-16-1998)

MCL, Single Sample - Between JUL-1997 and SEP-1997, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-22-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-22-1997), St Public Notif received (OCT-22-1997), St Compliance achieved (NOV-16-1998)

MCL, Single Sample - Between APR-1997 and JUN-1997, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-16-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-16-1997), St Compliance achieved (NOV-16-1998)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-1997 and MAR-1997, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-18-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-18-1997), St Public Notif received (JUN-04-1997), St Compliance achieved (NOV-16-1998)

MCL, Single Sample - Between OCT-1996 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-27-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-27-1996), St Public Notif received (JAN-06-1997), St Compliance achieved (NOV-16-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-01-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-1999)

Average household size:

This city:	2.1 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	61.0%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	1.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	9.1%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This city:	3.5%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Attica, KS

90 people in nursing homes

Attica compared to Kansas state average:

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 significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Attica (2009 data):

Citizens National Bank: Attica Branch at 114 North Main Street, branch established on 1887-10-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $46.0 mil, Deposits: $41.4 mil, headquarters in Arlington, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens National Corporation

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Attica mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Harper County Kansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (95%) Electricity (5%)

Religion statistics for Attica

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mennonite Church USA
Adherents	26.5%	21.9%	18.8%	7.6%	5.7%
Congregations	3.6%	17.9%	10.7%	7.1%	7.1%

Name	Churches of Christ	Assemblies of God	Presbyterian Church (USA)	United Church of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	4.7%	4.1%	3.5%	3.3%	3.8%
Congregations	14.3%	10.7%	10.7%	7.1%	10.7%

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
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$100
Other Government Administration	2	$3,744	$22,464	5	$221
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$443
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,566	$30,792	0	$0
Streets and Highways	5	$10,373	$24,895	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$199
Totals for Government	8	$16,683	$25,025	8	$963

Attica government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $19,000
All Other: $6,000

Parks & Recreation: $4,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $459,000
Gas Utilities: $283,000

Financial Administration: $127,000

Regular Highways: $83,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $64,000

Water Utilities: $44,000

Parks & Recreation: $29,000

General Public Buildings: $15,000

Fire Protection: $14,000

Sewerage: $13,000

Libraries: $10,000

General - Other: $4,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $38,000
General Revenue, NEC: $5,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $28,000
Sewerage: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $755,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $560,000
Gas Utilities: $284,000

Water Utilities: $73,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $19,000
General Support: $7,000
Tax - Property: $66,000
Public Utilities: $5,000

NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $229,000

6.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,113 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.10%
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 Sedgwick County, KS	1.13% ($26,308 average AGI)
from Kingman County, KS	0.43% ($32,400)
from Sumner County, KS	0.43% ($21,600)

7.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,807 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.11%
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 Sedgwick County, KS

2.27% ($26,943 average AGI)

Strongest AM radio stations in Attica:

KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KWLS (1290 AM; 5 kW; PRATT, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KCRC (1390 AM; 10 kW; ENID, OK; Owner: CHISHOLM TRAIL BROADCASTING CO.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KMYR (1410 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AGAPE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KFH (1330 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
KQAM (1480 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Attica:

KTCM (100.3 FM; KINGMAN, KS; Owner: MARIA L. SALAZAR)
KQBL (96.9 FM; ENID, OK; Owner: CHAMPLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
KREJ (101.7 FM; MEDICINE LODGE, KS; Owner: FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
KSNS (91.5 FM; MEDICINE LODGE, KS; Owner: FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)

Attica fatal accident list:
Aug 15, 1996 08:10 AM, 160, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jun 28, 1976 06:03 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

Debbie Branch, Attica Site, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00914781
Registrant: Evergreen Industries, LLC, 13704 South 18th Place, Bixby, OK 73750, Phone: (405) 529-8936, Email:
Neal Brown, Attica Site, Type: Tower, Structure height: 89.9 m, Overall height: 89.9 m, , Licensee ID: L00085110
Registrant: Cellular Network Partnership, Kingfisher, OK 73750, Phone: (405) 375-0671, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4

302 Botkin, Call Sign: WZJ479, Licensee ID: L00024754
Assigned Frequencies : 453.550 MHz, 458.550 MHz
Grant Date: 03/17/1999, Expiration Date: 05/15/2004, Cancelation Date: 12/04/2002
Registrant: County Of Harper, Attica, KS 67009, Phone: (316) 254-7253
.35 Mi E Of Bnsf Depot, Type: Tower, Structure height: 40 m, Overall height: 42 m, Call Sign: WPQK241
Assigned Frequencies : 935.887 MHz, 935.937 MHz, 935.987 MHz, 936.887 MHz, 936.937 MHz, 936.987 MHz
Grant Date: 08/14/2000, Expiration Date: 08/14/2005, Cancelation Date: 06/17/2005
Registrant: Transportation Technology Center Inc, 55500 D O T Rd, Pueblo, CO 81001, Fax: (719) 584-7145
Int Of Cr 9 Mi N, Structure height: 91 m, Call Sign: KVT220
Assigned Frequencies : 49.4400 MHz
Grant Date: 10/05/1997, Expiration Date: 10/05/2002, Cancelation Date: 10/16/2002
Registrant: Mcdermott, Will & Emery, 600 13th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 756-8282, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
.35 Mi E Of Santa Fe Depot, Structure height: 40 m, Call Sign: WNSZ220
Assigned Frequencies : 161.190 MHz
Grant Date: 08/03/2005, Expiration Date: 08/08/2015
Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co, 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4568, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

9 Mi N, Overall height: 92 m, Call Sign: WNTW705
Assigned Frequencies : 952.181 MHz, 928.181 MHz
Grant Date: 12/03/1999, Expiration Date: 11/29/2009, Certifier: Richard S Stegelman
Registrant: Oneok Inc., 100 W. 5th St., Tulsa, OK 74103, Phone: (918) 591-5183, Fax: (918) 732-1440, Email:
Attica, N Myrtle St @ Row, Type: Tower, Structure height: 39.6 m, Overall height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: WIA710
Assigned Frequencies : 6315.84 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6635.00 MHz, 6595.00 MHz
Grant Date: 11/05/1999, Expiration Date: 12/20/2009
Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co., 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4958, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KD0CML, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01352163
Grant Date: 12/19/2007, Expiration Date: 12/19/2017, Certifier: Mike A Loreg Iii
Registrant: Mike A Loreg Iii, 120 North Kiowa, Attica, KS 67009
Call Sign: KD0DOY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01387097
Grant Date: 04/04/2008, Expiration Date: 04/04/2018, Certifier: Mike A Loreg Iv
Registrant: Mike A Loreg Iv, 120 N Kiowa, Attica, KS 67009

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CESSNA 177 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3319T , Serial Number: 17700619, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 03/20/1969
Registrant (Partnership): Clarence Blanton, 414 Main, Attica, KS 67009, Other Owners: Dorothy Blanton

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 36
Hazardous Condition: 4

Incident types - Attica

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