U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Axtell, Kansas



Back to Axtell, KS housing info, Marshall County, Kansas, KS smaller cities, KS small cities, All Cities.




We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

  • General Map
  • Google Map
  • MSN Map
Axtell, KS map

Marshall County

Population in July 2007: 423. Population change since 2000: -4.7%
 

Males: 201  (47.6%)
Females: 222  (52.4%)

Median resident age:  39.9 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 66403.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,154 (it was $30,192 in 2000)
Axtell:  $38,154
Kansas:  $47,451

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $60,033 (it was $38,800 in 2000)
Axtell:  $60,033
Kansas:  $121,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $67,450; Detached houses: $68,518; Townhouses or other attached units: $16,025; Mobile homes: $25,000

Axtell, KS residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Axtell:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Other race (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Axtell: 70.5 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

Axtell, KS forum
Discuss Axtell, Kansas on our local forum with over 600,000 registered users

Latest news from Axtell, KS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: German (49.9%), English (16.2%), United States (6.5%), Irish (4.3%), Swedish (2.7%), French (2.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1368 feet

Land area: 0.50 square miles.

Population density: 839 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Axtell, Kansas map

For population 25 years and over in Axtell

  • High school or higher: 84.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 1.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Axtell city

  • Never married: 23.6%
  • Now married: 59.8%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.4%
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:

Axtell:  1.1% ($426)
Kansas:  1.2% ($999)
Axtell satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Topeka, KS (65.1 miles , pop. 122,377).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lincoln, NE (68.5 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (468.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Beattie, KS (2.9 miles ), Summerfield, KS (3.1 miles ), Seneca, KS (3.2 miles ), Vermillion, KS (3.3 miles) , Centralia, KS (3.5 miles ), Frankfort, KS (3.8 miles ), Du Bois, NE (4.0 miles) , Bern, KS (4.1 miles ).

Latitude: 39.87 N, Longitude: 96.26 W

Area code: 785

Axtell household income distribution Axtell home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +6 (+1.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (10%)
  • Utilities (10%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (22%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (10%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
  • Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Private households (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (20%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Religious workers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)



Axtell races chart

Average climate in Axtell, Kansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Axtell, Kansas average temperatures Axtell, Kansas average precipitation
 
Axtell, Kansas humidity
 
Axtell, Kansas wind speed
 
Axtell, Kansas snowfall
 
Axtell, Kansas sunshine
 
Axtell, Kansas clear and cloudy days
 

Back to the top

Axtell-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 158% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/6/1962, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 35.2 miles away from the Axtell city center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 9/25/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 32.6 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Axtell topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Axtell:
  • NEMAHA VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; SENECA, KS)
  • PAWNEE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; PAWNEE CITY, NE)
  • COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE INC (about 21 miles; MARYSVILLE, KS)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Axtell:
  • KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
  • WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 64 miles; TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 67 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 70 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
  • NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,620)
  • MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 83 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; FT enrollment: 4,329)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 83 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
Public high school in Axtell:
  • Axtell High School (Students: 90; Location: 504 PINE STREET; Grades: 7th Grade - 12th Grade)
Private elementary/middle school in Axtell:
  • SAINT MICHAELS CATHOLIC ELEMEN (Students: 43; Location: 605 ELM; Grades: 1 - 6)
See full list of schools located in Axtell

Library in Axtell:
  • AXTELL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $4,854; Location: 401 MAPLE PO BOX A; 4,408 books; 115 audio materials; 440 video materials; 24 serial subscriptions)

Axtell map

Click to draw/clear city borders

 
Drinking water stations with addresses in Axtell that have no violations reported:
  • AXTELL, CITY OF (Address: PO BOX A, Population served: 433, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Kansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  71.4%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  1.1%
Whole state:  4.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  11.1%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  1.6%
Whole state:  4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Axtell, KS



Axtell compared to Kansas state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage 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.
  • Renting percentage significantly 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.


Back to the top

Banks with branches in Axtell (2009 data):
  • The State Bank of Bern: Axtell Branch at 413 Maple Street, branch established on 2004-02-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $51.1 mil, Deposits: $44.5 mil, headquarters in Bern, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Bern Bancshares, Inc.



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Axtell travel time to work


Axtell mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Marshall County Kansas:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (94%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religon statistics for Axtell

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchLutheran ChurchUnited Church of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents39.5%18.3%13.6%6.5%5.1%
Congregations18.6%18.6%11.6%4.7%9.3%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)General Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesVineyard USAOther religions
Adherents4.8%3.1%1.8%1.5%5.8%
Congregations7.0%2.3%7.0%2.3%18.6%
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 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Health 0$0 12$300
Financial Administration 1$1,706$20,4721$125
Water Supply 1$2,054$24,6480$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$250
Electric Power 1$2,822$33,8640$0
Totals for Government 3$6,582$26,32819$675



Axtell government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $24,000
    Sewerage: $22,000
    All Other: $3,000
    Parks & Recreation: $0
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $170,000
    Water Utilities: $58,000
    Regular Highways: $38,000
    Central Staff Services: $29,000
    Solid Waste Management: $24,000
    Sewerage: $13,000
    Health Services - Other: $13,000
    Police Protection: $8,000
    General - Other: $5,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $4,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $48,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $2,000
    Electric Utilities: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $491,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $196,000
    Water Utilities: $59,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $16,000
    Highways: $13,000
    General Support: $6,000
  • Tax - Property: $72,000
    Public Utilities: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $96,000

4.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,410 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.70%
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 Washington County, KS  0.48% ($42,500 average AGI)
from Riley County, KS  0.41% ($42,941)


5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,300 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.73%
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 Riley County, KS  0.57% ($23,333 average AGI)
to Nemaha County, KS  0.50% ($27,762)
to Shawnee County, KS  0.41% ($27,706)


Strongest AM radio stations in Axtell:
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • WIBW (580 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
  • KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KFEQ (680 AM; 5 kW; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
  • KYFR (920 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Axtell:
  • KMZA (92.1 FM; SENECA, KS; Owner: KNZA, INC.)



Axtell fatal accident list:
Feb 11, 1998 02:50 AM, 5th, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 16, 1981 07:00 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Elevated Storage Tank City Water Twr, Call Sign: WNPI470, Licensee ID: L00043318
    Assigned Frequencies : 173.337 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/23/2004, Expiration Date: 02/26/2015
    Registrant: City Of Axtell Kansas, 401 Maple St, Axtell, KS 66403, Phone: (913) 736-2834

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5
  • Call Sign: N0PPP, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 10/08/1991, Expiration Date: 10/08/2001, Cancelation Date: 10/09/2003
    Registrant: Wesley A Neal, 103 3rd St, Axtell, KS 66403
  • Call Sign: N0SZR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00497724
    Grant Date: 04/13/2002, Expiration Date: 06/09/2012, Certifier: Lila M Alfers
    Registrant: Lila M Alfers, 504 South St, Axtell, KS 66403
  • Call Sign: N0SZS, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00497735
    Grant Date: 04/13/2002, Expiration Date: 06/09/2012, Certifier: Bernard H Alfers
    Registrant: Bernard H Alfers, 504 South St, Axtell, KS 66403
  • Call Sign: N0UKT, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 10/13/1992, Expiration Date: 10/13/2002, Cancelation Date: 10/14/2004
    Registrant: Mary A Neal, 103 3rd St, Axtell, KS 66403
  • Call Sign: N0VXT, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00700581
    Grant Date: 06/17/2003, Expiration Date: 06/17/2013, Certifier: Bernard H Alfers Iii
    Registrant: Bernard H Alfers Iii, 407 South Street, Axtell, KS 66403


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 14
  • Hazardous Condition: 1

Incident types - Axtell


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Axtell, KS

Back to Axtell, KS housing info, Marshall County, Kansas, KS smaller cities, KS small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top



City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.