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Sedgwick County

Population in July 2008: 1,407. Population change since 2000: +14.5%

Males: 700	(49.8%)
Females: 707	(50.2%)

Median resident age:	31.7 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 67030.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $56,774 (it was $51,346 in 2000)

Colwich:	$56,774
Kansas:	$47,451

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,638

Colwich:	$23,638
Kansas:	$25,197

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $130,009 (it was $90,500 in 2000)

Colwich:	$130,009
Kansas:	$121,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $128,441; Detached houses: $126,933; Mobile homes: $112,500
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Races in Colwich:

White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Colwich: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (54.5%), Irish (8.7%), United States (4.5%), English (4.4%), French (2.8%), Scottish (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1380 feet

Land area: 0.74 square miles.

Population density: 1892 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Colwich

High school or higher: 90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
Unemployed: 0.9%
Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Colwich city

Never married: 21.3%
Now married: 62.2%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 8.5%
Divorced: 7.1%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.2%
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:

Colwich:	1.1% ($963)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wichita, KS (12.8 miles , pop. 344,284).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (347.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Maize, KS (2.0 miles ), Andale, KS (2.2 miles ), Bentley, KS (2.7 miles ), Goddard, KS (2.9 miles ), Mount Hope, KS (3.0 miles ), Valley Center, KS (3.2 miles ), Garden Plain, KS (3.4 miles ), Sedgwick, KS (3.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $108,300
1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $119,600
1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $105,000
1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $141,100
2000: 10 buildings, average cost: $137,900
2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $132,500
2002: 7 buildings, average cost: $139,400
2003: 14 buildings, average cost: $109,600
2004: 13 buildings, average cost: $106,400
2005: 10 buildings, average cost: $120,600
2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $103,900
2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $107,600
2008: 5 buildings, average cost: $122,800

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 37.78 N, Longitude: 97.54 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 316

Population change in the 1990s: +100 (+8.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (19%)
Transportation equipment (14%)
Educational services (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Machinery (3%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (19%)
Educational services (15%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Social assistance (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

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Crime in Colwich (2007):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
2 assaults (144.9 per 100,000)
1 burglary (72.5 per 100,000)
6 thefts (434.8 per 100,000)
0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 51.4 (higher means more crime, US average = 302.7)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.13
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Colwich, Kansas

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Colwich-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 189% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/26/1991, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 21.7 miles away from the Colwich city center killed 17 people and injured 225 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 3/13/1990, a category 5 tornado 26.2 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 60 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Colwich-area historical earthquake activity is near Kansas state average. It is 96% 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 89.2 miles away from Colwich 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 67.9 miles away from the city center
On 7/24/2001 at 14:02:35, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 30.1 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 91.4 miles away from Colwich 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 97.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Birthplace of: Jimmy Wegerer - College football player (Southern Illinois Salukis).

Hospitals/medical centers near Colwich:

WESLEY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; WICHITA, KS)
VIA CHRISTI RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; WICHITA, KS)
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL WICHITA (about 14 miles; WICHITA, KS)

Political contributions by individuals in Colwich, KS

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Colwich:

WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 2,983)
HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; EL DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; EMPORIA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)

Public elementary/middle schools in Colwich:

Colwich Elementary School (Students: 328; Location: 401 SOUTH MARION; Grades: Kindergarten - 8th Grade)
St Marks Elementary School (Students: 308; Location: 19001 W 29TH ST. NORTH; Grades: Kindergarten - 8th Grade)

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Library in Colwich:

COLWICH COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $49,502; Location: 432 W. COLWICH, P.O. BOX 8; 10,630 books; 130 audio materials; 13 video materials; 55 serial subscriptions)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Colwich that have no violations reported:

COLWICH, CITY OF (Address: PO BOX 158, Population served: 1328, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	3.1 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	83.8%
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: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	2.3%
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 Colwich, KS

52 people in nursing homes

Colwich compared to Kansas state average:

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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 below 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.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.

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Banks with branches in Colwich (2009 data):

Legacy Bank: at Main Street, branch established on 1886-02-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $212.0 mil, Deposits: $172.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Colwich Financial Corporation

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2004 Presidential Election results in Sedgwick County Kansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (90%) Electricity (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Colwich

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Lutheran Church
Adherents	29.6%	15.1%	12.8%	7.2%	3.6%
Congregations	8.2%	10.2%	12.2%	4.3%	2.8%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Assemblies of God	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Other religions
Adherents	3.4%	2.7%	2.6%	2.2%	20.8%
Congregations	4.3%	4.3%	4.6%	4.3%	44.6%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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
Other Government Administration	1	$2,307	$27,684	7	$789
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		2	$765
Police Protection - Officers	3	$7,528	$30,112	2	$413
Firefighters	0	$0		3	$916
Streets and Highways	2	$6,274	$37,644	1	$60
Totals for Government	6	$16,109	$32,218	15	$2,943

Colwich government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $116,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $512,000
Financial Administration: $161,000

Sewerage: $54,000

Regular Highways: $54,000

Libraries: $38,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000
General - Interest on Debt: $113,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $179,000
Highways: $45,000

All Other: $23,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $3,845,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,690,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $705,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $3,787,000
Other, NEC: $852,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $133,000
Water Utilities: $58,000
Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $111,000
General Revenue, NEC: $109,000

Interest Earnings: $44,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $70,000
Sewerage: $9,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $239,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $29,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $33,000
Highways: $10,000
Tax - Property: $422,000
Public Utilities: $57,000

NEC: $10,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $194,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $231,000

5.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,747 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.21%
Kansas average:	7.39%

0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($751 average AGI)
Sedgwick County: 0.19%
Kansas average: 0.18%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Butler County, KS	0.48% ($35,572 average AGI)
from Sumner County, KS	0.19% ($32,218)
from Harvey County, KS	0.18% ($34,868)

5.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,461 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.20%
Kansas average:	7.67%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($562 average AGI)
Sedgwick County: 0.10%
Kansas average: 0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Butler County, KS	0.48% ($51,024 average AGI)
to Johnson County, KS	0.24% ($45,354)
to Sumner County, KS	0.14% ($37,277)

Strongest AM radio stations in Colwich:

KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KMYR (1410 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AGAPE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KQAM (1480 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KFH (1330 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KNSS (1240 AM; 1 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
KSGL (900 AM; 0 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AGAPE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KJRG (950 AM; 1 kW; NEWTON, KS)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
KWLS (1290 AM; 5 kW; PRATT, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Colwich:

KFDI-FM (101.3 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
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)
KRBB (97.9 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KFBZ (105.3 FM; HAYSVILLE, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
KEYN-FM (103.7 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
KHCC-FM (90.1 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY JR. COLLEGE)
KRZZ-FM (96.3 FM; DERBY, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KMUW (89.1 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY)
KYQQ (106.5 FM; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
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)
KCVW (94.3 FM; KINGMAN, KS; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSKU (97.1 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: AD ASTRA PER ASPERA BROADCASTING, IN)
KANR (92.7 FM; BELLE PLAINE, KS; Owner: DANIEL D. SMITH)
KHMY (93.1 FM; PRATT, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
KFH-FM (98.7 FM; CLEARWATER, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
KTLI (99.1 FM; EL DORADO, KS; Owner: ADONAI RADIO GROUP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Colwich:

KAKE-TV (Channel 10; WICHITA, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
KSNW (Channel 3; WICHITA, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF WICHITA)
KWCV (Channel 33; WICHITA, KS; Owner: WLBB BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KSAS-TV (Channel 24; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KCTU-LP (Channel 55; WICHITA, KS; Owner: RIVER CITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
KSMI-LP (Channel 51; WICHITA, KS; Owner: RIVER CITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
KSCC (Channel 36; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KTQW-LP (Channel 53; WICHITA, KS; Owner: KNOWLEDGE L.C.)
KWCH-TV (Channel 12; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
KPTS (Channel 8; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: KANSAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, INC.)
KFVT-LP (Channel 40; WICHITA, KS; Owner: LOCKE SUPPLY CO.)
K59DA (Channel 59; WICHITA, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
K15DD (Channel 15; WICHITA, KS; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Colwich)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Colwich, KS)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 22 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: KB0PZG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00919816
Grant Date: 09/21/2004, Expiration Date: 12/14/2014, Certifier: Monte P Wilson
Registrant: Monte P Wilson, 609 Cardinal Ln, Colwich, KS 67030
Call Sign: WA0RAJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00671707
Grant Date: 04/16/2003, Expiration Date: 06/01/2013
Registrant: Curtis D Lindsted, 453 S Fourth St, Colwich, KS 67030
Call Sign: KC0TMK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00946866
Grant Date: 12/01/2004, Expiration Date: 12/01/2014, Certifier: Kevin S Harris
Registrant: Kevin S Harris, 20505 W 37th N, Colwich, KS 67030
Call Sign: KC0UIE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01010667
Grant Date: 04/29/2005, Expiration Date: 04/29/2015, Certifier: Matthew J Spexarth
Registrant: Matthew J Spexarth, 6455 N 151st W, Colwich, KS 67030

FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Colwich)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 13 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$94,680	1	$61,350
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0105.00

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 24
Hazardous Condition: 7
Service Call: 5
Good Intent Call: 13

Incident types - Colwich

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