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Tourist attractions: Hopalong Cassidy Cowboy Museum (15231 Southwest Parallel Street), Prairie Rose Chuckwagon Supper (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 15231 Southwest Parallel Street).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Benton and their reported violations in the past:
BUTLER CO RWD 5 (Population served: 4000, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-26-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-26-2000)
BENTON, CITY OF (Population served: 817, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-03-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-03-2000)
- One minor monitoring violation
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  5.5% | | Whole state: |  9.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 0.9% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Benton compared to Kansas state average:
- Median house value 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.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Benton (2007 data):
- The Peabody State Bank: Benton Branch at 234 North Main, branch established on 1998-02-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $37.8 mil, Deposits: $30.0 mil, headquarters in Peabody, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Peabody State Bancorp
- Community National Bank: at 14500 Sw 20th Street, branch established on 2006-11-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $426.5 mil, Deposits: $343.9 mil, headquarters in Chanute, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bancorp, Inc.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $170 |
| Other and Unallocable |
2 | $6,341 | $38,046 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $3,071 | $36,852 | 1 | $300 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,805 | $33,660 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $161 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $12,217 | $36,651 | 3 | $631 |
Benton government finances in 2002:
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $109,000
Regular Highways: $56,000
Police Protection: $29,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $36,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $600,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $595,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $5,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $31,000
Interest Earnings: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $309,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $82,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $20,000
- Tax - Property: $152,000
Public Utilities: $58,000
NEC: $5,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $138,000
7.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,526 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.93% | | Kansas average: | 7.39% |
0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($341 average AGI)| Butler County: | 0.08% | | Kansas average: | 0.18% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,023 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.01% | | Kansas average: | 7.67% |
0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($250 average AGI)| Butler County: | 0.07% | | Kansas average: | 0.08% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Benton:
- KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KFH (1330 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
- KQAM (1480 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- KMYR (1410 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AGAPE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KNSS (1240 AM; 1 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KAHS (1360 AM; 1 kW; EL DORADO, KS; Owner: REUNION BROADCASTING L.L.C.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Benton:
- KTLI (99.1 FM; EL DORADO, KS; Owner: ADONAI RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KEYN-FM (103.7 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
- KFXJ (104.5 FM; AUGUSTA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KYQQ (106.5 FM; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KMUW (89.1 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KRZZ-FM (96.3 FM; DERBY, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFDI-FM (101.3 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KRBB (97.9 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFBZ (105.3 FM; HAYSVILLE, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
- KZSN (102.1 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KICT-FM (95.1 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KKRD (107.3 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KMXW (92.3 FM; NEWTON, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KCFN (91.1 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KDGS (93.9 FM; ANDOVER, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
- KBDD (91.9 FM; WINFILED, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- K218DR (91.5 FM; BELLAIRE, KS; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KYFW (88.3 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Benton:
- KTQW-LP (Channel 53; WICHITA, KS; Owner: KNOWLEDGE L.C.)
- KSNW (Channel 3; WICHITA, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF WICHITA)
- KSAS-TV (Channel 24; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KWCV (Channel 33; WICHITA, KS; Owner: WLBB BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- KAKE-TV (Channel 10; WICHITA, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- KSCC (Channel 36; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KFVT-LP (Channel 40; WICHITA, KS; Owner: LOCKE SUPPLY CO.)
- KCTU-LP (Channel 55; WICHITA, KS; Owner: RIVER CITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KSMI-LP (Channel 51; WICHITA, KS; Owner: RIVER CITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- K59DA (Channel 59; WICHITA, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K15DD (Channel 15; WICHITA, KS; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- KWCH-TV (Channel 12; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
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