Cawker City, Kansas
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Population change since 2000: -14.2%
Males: 218 | (48.8%) |
Females: 229 | (51.2%) |
Median resident age: | 46.3 years |
Kansas median age: | 37.3 years |
Zip codes: 67430.
Cawker City: | $42,860 |
KS: | $64,124 |
Estimated per capita income in 2021: $23,883 (it was $13,693 in 2000)
Cawker City city income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $83,312 (it was $41,200 in 2000)
Cawker City: | $83,312 |
KS: | $183,800 |
Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $116,661; detached houses: $98,288; mobile homes: $303,194
Median gross rent in 2021: $768.
(27.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 46.9% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cawker City, KS
- 43589.1%White alone
- 224.5%American Indian alone
- 91.8%Asian alone
- 40.8%Two or more races
Races in Cawker City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Kansas and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in Cawker City, Kansas as of March 19, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Cawker City is 530 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is lower than the state average.
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Ancestries: German (41.6%), American (15.1%), European (13.9%), English (10.9%), Irish (2.9%), Northern European (2.1%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 1500 feet
Land area: 0.99 square miles.
Population density: 451 people per square mile (low).
6 residents are foreign born
This city: | 1.2% |
Kansas: | 5.0% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,635 (2.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,524 (1.7%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (129.4 miles , pop. 225,581).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (473.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 39.51 N, Longitude: 98.43 W
Area code: 785
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2018: 1 building, cost: $390,000
- 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $60,000
Here: | 2.1% |
Kansas: | 3.0% |
- Machinery (13.0%)
- Construction (11.7%)
- Health care (11.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.8%)
- Educational services (5.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.5%)
- Warehousing & storage (4.0%)
- Construction (21.5%)
- Machinery (12.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (9.1%)
- Warehousing & storage (7.4%)
- Truck transportation (6.6%)
- Educational services (5.8%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (4.1%)
- Health care (24.5%)
- Machinery (13.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.8%)
- Social assistance (6.9%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.9%)
- Finance & insurance (4.9%)
- Educational services (4.9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.9%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (3.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.1%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9.1%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.8%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.1%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.9%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4.9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.9%)
- Occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides (3.9%)
Average climate in Cawker City, Kansas
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Cawker City-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 102% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/4/1955, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.2 miles away from the Cawker City city center .
On 6/15/1992, a category F4 tornado 13.0 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Cawker City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 572% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 228.5 miles away from Cawker City center
On 6/22/2019 at 08:50:24, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 56.8 miles away from the city center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 289.9 miles away from Cawker City center
On 11/12/2014 at 21:40:00, a magnitude 4.9 (4.9 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 160.9 miles away from the city center
On 2/13/2016 at 17:07:06, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 5.2 mi) earthquake occurred 209.4 miles away from Cawker City center
On 1/19/2020 at 19:08:42, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 105.6 miles away from Cawker City center
Magnitude types: moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Mitchell County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 6, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cawker City:
- Fort Hays State University (about 66 miles; Hays, KS; Full-time enrollment: 8,728)
- Barton County Community College (about 79 miles; Great Bend, KS; FT enrollment: 4,108)
- University of Nebraska at Kearney (about 90 miles; Kearney, NE; FT enrollment: 6,047)
- Central Community College (about 96 miles; Grand Island, NE; FT enrollment: 4,159)
- Kansas State University (about 102 miles; Manhattan, KS; FT enrollment: 20,703)
- Hutchinson Community College (about 104 miles; Hutchinson, KS; FT enrollment: 4,174)
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln (about 129 miles; Lincoln, NE; FT enrollment: 20,817)
Public elementary/middle schools in Cawker City:
- LAKESIDE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 69, Location: 605 MAPLE, Grades: PK-6)
- LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 50, Location: 913 7TH ST, Grades: 7-8)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Cawker City: Agmark Grain Elevator Number 4 (A), Cawker City Police Department (B), Cawker City Public Library (C), Cawker City Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Cawker City include: Cawker City United Methodist Church (A), First Baptist Church (B), Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotel: Lakeside Lodge (817 Oak Street).
Birthplace of: Merwin Coad - Politician.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Cawker City that have no violations reported:
- CAWKER CITY, CITY OF (Population served: 465, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
This city: | 1.9 people |
Kansas: | 2.5 people |
This city: | 54.1% |
Whole state: | 66.0% |
This city: | 4.9% |
Whole state: | 5.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
Banks with branches in Cawker City (2011 data):
- The Farmers & Merchants State Bank of Cawker City: The Farmers & Merchants State Bank O at 719 Wisconsin St, branch established on 1897/04/05. Info updated 2010/06/21: Bank assets: $15.7 mil, Deposits: $12.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: F & M State Bancshares, Inc.
For population 15 years and over in Cawker City:
- Never married: 19.8%
- Now married: 55.9%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 10.3%
- Divorced: 13.5%
For population 25 years and over in Cawker City:
- High school or higher: 88.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.3 minutes
Here: | 9.5 |
Kansas average: | 11.4 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Cawker City, KS (based on Mitchell County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 2,010 | 3 |
Evangelical Protestant | 1,738 | 8 |
Mainline Protestant | 1,300 | 10 |
Other | - | 1 |
None | 1,325 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Mitchell County: | 4.77 / 10,000 pop. |
Kansas: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.94 / 10,000 pop. |
Kansas: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 12.71 / 10,000 pop. |
Kansas: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Mitchell County: | 9.8% |
Kansas: | 8.1% |
Here: | 27.9% |
State: | 27.9% |
Mitchell County: | 15.9% |
State: | 13.4% |
Health and Nutrition:
Cawker City: | 47.6% |
Kansas: | 49.2% |
Cawker City: | 45.0% |
Kansas: | 46.3% |
Cawker City: | 29.4 |
Kansas: | 28.6 |
Cawker City: | 20.2% |
State: | 21.2% |
Cawker City: | 8.4% |
Kansas: | 10.5% |
This city: | 6.6 |
Kansas: | 6.8 |
Cawker City: | 31.6% |
Kansas: | 33.5% |
Cawker City: | 53.1% |
State: | 56.0% |
Here: | 83.3% |
Kansas: | 78.6% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Cawker City, KS Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2017) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water Supply | 2 | $5,715 | $34,290 | 0 | $0 |
Police Protection - Officers | 1 | $5,890 | $70,680 | 0 | $0 |
Other Government Administration | 1 | $2,442 | $29,304 | 1 | $36 |
Electric Power | 1 | $3,100 | $37,200 | 0 | $0 |
Local Libraries | 0 | $0 | 1 | $715 | |
Totals for Government | 5 | $17,147 | $41,153 | 2 | $751 |
Cawker City government finances - Expenditure in 2018 (per resident):
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $113,000 ($252.80)
General - Other: $74,000 ($165.55)
Regular Highways: $53,000 ($118.57)
Sewerage: $37,000 ($82.77)
Police Protection: $36,000 ($80.54)
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000 ($24.61)
Parks and Recreation: $7,000 ($15.66)
Water Utilities: $6,000 ($13.42)
Financial Administration: $4,000 ($8.95)
Central Staff Services: $4,000 ($8.95)
Solid Waste Management: $3,000 ($6.71)
Local Fire Protection: $2,000 ($4.47)
- General - Interest on Debt: $8,000 ($17.90)
- Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $14,000 ($31.32)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $240,000 ($536.91)
Cawker City government finances - Revenue in 2018 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $62,000 ($138.70)
Solid Waste Management: $44,000 ($98.43)
Parks and Recreation: $16,000 ($35.79)
- Local Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $58,000 ($129.75)
Highways: $43,000 ($96.20)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $14,000 ($31.32)
Interest Earnings: $3,000 ($6.71)
Fines and Forfeits: $1,000 ($2.24)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $472,000 ($1055.93)
Water Utilities: $88,000 ($196.87)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $9,000 ($20.13)
- Tax - Public Utilities Sales: $12,000 ($26.85)
Cawker City government finances - Debt in 2018 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $197,000 ($440.72)
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $181,000 ($404.92)
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,000 ($35.79)
Cawker City government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $684,000 ($1530.20)
Strongest AM radio stations in Cawker City:
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- KVSV (1190 AM; 2 kW; BELOIT, KS; Owner: MCGRATH PUBLISHING COMPANY)
- KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- KSAL (1150 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: EBC INC.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Cawker City:
- KZDY (96.3 FM; CAWKER CITY, KS; Owner: WACONDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KDNS (94.1 FM; DOWNS, KS; Owner: HOEFLICKER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KVSV-FM (105.5 FM; BELOIT, KS; Owner: MCGRATH PUBLISHING COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Cawker City:
- KOOD (Channel 9; HAYS, KS; Owner: SMOKY HILLS PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP.)
- KSNB-TV (Channel 4; SUPERIOR, NE; Owner: COLINS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 18Number of bridges
- 220ft / 67.0mTotal length
- $135,000Total costs
- 10,346Total average daily traffic
- 1,735Total average daily truck traffic
- 12,241Total future (year 2041) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11910-1919
- 11930-1939
- 21940-1949
- 121960-1969
- 21980-1989
Most common first names in Cawker City, KS among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 16 | 80.1 years |
Mary | 12 | 81.3 years |
George | 9 | 76.9 years |
Frank | 9 | 81.9 years |
Charles | 7 | 70.6 years |
James | 6 | 67.8 years |
Florence | 6 | 87.7 years |
Lois | 5 | 74.2 years |
Lawrence | 5 | 79.8 years |
Elizabeth | 5 | 86.0 years |
Most common last names in Cawker City, KS among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Koster | 8 | 80.6 years |
Debey | 7 | 79.6 years |
Schultz | 7 | 79.1 years |
Thull | 7 | 77.3 years |
Inskeep | 6 | 81.3 years |
Brummer | 5 | 78.0 years |
Remus | 5 | 78.2 years |
Schreuder | 5 | 82.0 years |
Stoeber | 5 | 75.0 years |
Mcgee | 4 | 78.5 years |
- 93.3%Utility gas
- 4.4%Electricity
- 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.1%Wood
- 63.3%Utility gas
- 26.5%Electricity
- 10.2%Other fuel
Cawker City 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.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.