Drinking water stations with addresses in Bison and their reported violations in the past:
BISON, CITY OF (Population served: 220, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUN-30-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2000)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1993 and MAR-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-30-1994)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 4 minor monitoring violations
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.4 people | | Kansas: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 72.2% | | Whole state: | 67.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 1.0% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 5.3% | | Whole state: | 9.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 0.0% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bison, KS
Bison 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.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age 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 Bison (2009 data):
- Bison State Bank: at Main Street, branch established on 1901-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $8.4 mil, Deposits: $7.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Rush County Kansas:
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Religion statistics for Bison
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 35.8% | 29.8% | 25.5% | 5.1% | 3.8% |
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| Congregations | 21.4% | 35.7% | 28.6% | 7.1% | 7.1% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| 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 | $110 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $178 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $5,430 | $65,160 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $5,430 | $65,160 | 8 | $288 |
Bison government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $11,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $43,000
General - Other: $35,000
Regular Highways: $6,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Libraries: $1,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $6,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $35,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $38,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $7,000
General Support: $3,000
- Tax - Property: $53,000
Public Utilities: $2,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $16,000
5.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,912 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.19% | | 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:
7.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,735 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.32% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Bison:
- KVGB (1590 AM; 5 kW; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO INC.)
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KNNS (1510 AM; daytime; 1 kW; LARNED, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KAYS (1400 AM; 1 kW; HAYS, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KWLS (1290 AM; 5 kW; PRATT, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KGNO (1370 AM; 5 kW; DODGE CITY, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bison:
- KBGL (106.9 FM; LARNED, KS; Owner: HULL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KHCT (90.9 FM; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- KHOK (100.7 FM; HOISINGTON, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
- KVGB-FM (104.3 FM; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
- KZLS (107.9 FM; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KJLS (103.3 FM; HAYS, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC)
- KKQY (101.9 FM; HILL CITY, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC)
- KPRD (88.9 FM; HAYS, KS; Owner: THE PRAISE NETWORK INC.)
- KHAZ (99.5 FM; HAYS, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Bison:
- KOOD (Channel 9; HAYS, KS; Owner: SMOKY HILLS PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP.)
- KSNC (Channel 2; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF WICHITA)
- KBSH-TV (Channel 7; HAYS, KS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KBDK (Channel 14; HOISINGTON, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KSCC-LP (Channel 14; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- 600 Ft E Of Main St, Type: Tank, Structure height: 42 m, Overall height: 46 m, Call Sign: KNNQ356
Assigned Frequencies : 935.387 MHz, 935.400 MHz, 935.412 MHz, 935.425 MHz
Grant Date: 04/17/2001, Expiration Date: 04/12/2011, Certifier: Richard S Stegelman
Registrant: Western Resources, 818 S. Kansas Ave., Topeka, KS 66601, Phone: (785) 575-1199, Fax: (785) 575-8446, Email:
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