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Tourist attractions: Roniger Memorial Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; Courthouse Square), Government Offices-U S - Strong City- Tallgrass Prairie Nat'l Preserve (RR 1 Box 14).
Hotels: Grand Central Hotel & Grill (215 Broadway Street), Millstream Resort Motel (401 Mill).
Court: Chase-County - Clerk Of District Court (Courthouse).
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Chase County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Cottonwood Falls and their reported violations in the past:
COTTONWOOD FALLS, CITY OF (Population served: 959, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-26-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-26-2003), St Public Notif received (OCT-21-2003)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-17-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-17-1998), St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-1998), St Public Notif received (MAR-02-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Cottonwood Falls that have no violations reported:
- TALLGRASS PRAIRIE NATIONAL PRESERVE (Address: PO BOX 585, Population served: 400, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.9%
(14.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | Kansas: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 60.8% | | Whole state: | 67.6% |
| This city: | 5.3% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cottonwood Falls, KS
70 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
43 people in nursing homes
Cottonwood Falls compared to Kansas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Cottonwood Falls (2011 data):
- Cottonwood Valley Bank: 200 Broadway Branch at 200 Broadway, branch established on 05/21/2007. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $2.1 mil, Deposits: $1.8 mil, headquarters in Cedar Point, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Cedar Point Bancshares, Inc.
- The Exchange National Bank of Cottonwood Falls: The Exchange National Bank Of Cotton at 235 Broadway, branch established on 01/01/1903. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $3.4 mil, Deposits: $0.3 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (87%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Chase County Kansas:
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Religion statistics for Cottonwood Falls:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 52.21%
| Here | | 52.2% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
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| Adherents | 34.8% | 25.3% | 20.2% | 8.1% | 11.6% |
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| Congregations | 41.7% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 33.3% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 1 | Here: | 3.51 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 2 | This county: | 7.02 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 3 | Chase County: | 10.53 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Chase County: | 8.8% | | State: | 8.1% |
| 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 |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $20 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $3,806 | $45,672 | 6 | $131 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $106 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $84 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $1,716 | $20,592 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $5,214 | $62,568 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $10,736 | $42,944 | 18 | $341 |
Cottonwood Falls government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $25,000 ($28.54)
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $63,000 ($71.92)
Sewerage: $20,000 ($22.83)
Parks & Recreation: $13,000 ($14.84)
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $111,000 ($126.71)
Water Utilities: $98,000 ($111.87)
Regular Highways: $83,000 ($94.75)
General - Other: $81,000 ($92.47)
Solid Waste Management: $61,000 ($69.63)
Parks & Recreation: $50,000 ($57.08)
Air Transportation: $46,000 ($52.51)
Sewerage: $15,000 ($17.12)
Housing & Community Development: $6,000 ($6.85)
- General - Interest on Debt: $15,000 ($17.12)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $83,000 ($94.75)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $410,000 ($468.04)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $330,000 ($376.71)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $80,000 ($91.32)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $13,000 ($14.84)
General Revenue, NEC: $11,000 ($12.56)
Rents: $6,000 ($6.85)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $18,000 ($20.55)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $200,000 ($228.31)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $140,000 ($159.82)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $12,000 ($13.70)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $28,000 ($31.96)
General Support: $20,000 ($22.83)
- Tax - Property: $214,000 ($244.29)
Public Utilities: $26,000 ($29.68)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $303,000 ($345.89)
6.43% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,269 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.43% | | Kansas average: | 7.39% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
7.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,228 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.50% | | 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 Cottonwood Falls:
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WIBW (580 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KVOE (1400 AM; 1 kW; EMPORIA, KS; Owner: EMPORIA RADIO STATIONS, INC.)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFH (1330 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
- KSAL (1150 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: EBC INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Cottonwood Falls:
- KRWV (96.1 FM; EMPORIA, KS; Owner: C & C CONSULTING, INC)
- KANS (92.9 FM; OSAGE CITY, KS; Owner: C&C CONSULTING, INC.)
- KNGM (91.9 FM; EMPORIA, KS; Owner: CHRISTIAN ACTION TEAM, INC.)
- KFFX (104.9 FM; EMPORIA, KS; Owner: EMPORIA RADIO STATIONS, INC.)
- KJRL (105.7 FM; HERINGTON, KS; Owner: GREAT PLAINS CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC)
- KPOR (90.7 FM; EMPORIA, KS; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KVOE-FM (101.7 FM; EMPORIA, KS; Owner: EMPORIA RADIO STATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Cottonwood Falls:
- KETM-CA (Channel 17; EMPORIA, KS; Owner: MONTGOMERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4 - Edwin D Geer, 6.4 Km Sw (Lat: 38.306111 Lon: -96.590278), Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 64.9 m, Licensee ID: L00001782
Registrant: Kansas Department Of Transportation, 700 Sw Harrison, 7th Floor, Topeka, KS 66603-3754, Phone: (785) 296-3661 - 4 Mi W (Lat: 38.370556 Lon: -96.614722), Type: Tower, Structure height: 62.2 m, Overall height: 71.3 m
Registrant: Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Three Bell Plz 810a1, Dallas, TX 75202-5933, Phone: (214) 858-0838 - 4.0 Mi W (Lat: 38.370556 Lon: -96.614722), Type: Tower, Structure height: 62.2 m, Overall height: 71.3 m
Registrant: Liberty Cellular, Inc., 621 Westport Boulevard, Salina, KS 67402-5090, Phone: (785) 823-5049 - 6.4 Km Sw (Lat: 38.306111 Lon: -96.590278), Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 64.9 m
Registrant: State Of Kansas, Dsob, Bureau Of Const. & Maint., Topeka, KS 66612-1568, Phone: (785) 296-3661
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 - 500 E Of Hwy K177 (Lat: 38.368361 Lon: -96.536944), Call Sign: KBB631, Licensee ID: L00023999
Assigned Frequencies: 37.9800 MHz
Grant Date: 02/21/2004, Expiration Date: 04/18/2014
Registrant: County Of Chase, Box 100, Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845, Phone: (620) 273-6386, Fax: (620) 273-6617, Email:
- 500 E Of Hwy K177 (Lat: 38.368361 Lon: -96.536944), Call Sign: KAD731, Licensee ID: L00023999
Assigned Frequencies: 39.4600 MHz, 39.5800 MHz
Grant Date: 02/04/2005, Expiration Date: 12/13/2014
Registrant: County Of Chase, Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845, Phone: (620) 273-6313, Fax: (620) 273-6442, Email:
- 322 S. Walnut (Lat: 38.371167 Lon: -96.538194), Type: Pole, Structure height: 10 m, Overall height: 15 m, Call Sign: WQCN878
Assigned Frequencies: 1.68000 MHz
Grant Date: 04/19/2005, Expiration Date: 10/16/2005, Cancellation Date: 01/07/2006, Certifier: Danny R Riggs
Registrant: Highway Information Systems, Inc., 4021 Stirrup Creek Drive, Suite 100, Durham, NC 27703, Phone: (919) 361-2479, Fax: (919) 361-2948, Email:
- 322 S. Walnut (Lat: 38.371167 Lon: -96.538194), Type: Pole, Structure height: 10 m, Overall height: 15 m, Call Sign: WQCU481
Assigned Frequencies: 1.68000 MHz
Grant Date: 05/26/2005, Expiration Date: 05/26/2015, Certifier: Danny R Riggs
Registrant: Highway Information Systems, Inc., 4021 Stirrup Creek Drive, Suite 100, Durham, NC 27703, Phone: (919) 361-2479, Fax: (919) 361-2948, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - CHASE COUNTY, 6.4 Km Sw (Lat: 38.306111 Lon: -96.590278), Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 64.9 m, Call Sign: WQGM971
Assigned Frequencies: 6651.25 MHz
Grant Date: 03/06/2007, Expiration Date: 03/06/2017, Certifier: Edwin Geer
Registrant: State Of Kansas, 700 Sw Harrison, Topeka, KS 66603-3754, Phone: (785) 296-3661, Fax: (785) 296-0999, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 - 4 Miles West Of (Lat: 38.370472 Lon: -96.614861), Type: Tower, Structure height: 62.2 m, Overall height: 71.3 m, Call Sign: KNKO220
Assigned Frequencies: 454.400 MHz, 454.500 MHz, 454.600 MHz, 454.650 MHz
Grant Date: 02/26/1999, Expiration Date: 11/01/2008, Cancellation Date: 08/10/2001
Registrant: Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, 308 S. Akard Three Bell Plaza Room 810.A1, Dallas, TX 75202-5399, Phone: (214) 858-0824, Fax: (214) 858-0510
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: W5EWM, Licensee ID: L00145725
Grant Date: 09/22/1999, Expiration Date: 11/14/2009
Registrant: Walter F Hardgrave, Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845-0389
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: 8E (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 86 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1350B , Serial Number: 5977, Year manufactured: 1948, Airworthiness Date: 08/24/1955
Registrant (Individual): Robert K Carrier, 1972 Airport Rd # C, Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845 - Aircraft: 172 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6405E , Serial Number: 46505, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 04/04/1959
Registrant (Corporation): Riggs Aviation, 410 Cherry St, Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Cottonwood Falls, KS among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Charles | 19 | 76.0 years |
| William | 19 | 76.5 years |
| John | 18 | 76.1 years |
| Mary | 16 | 83.9 years |
| George | 15 | 80.9 years |
| Robert | 12 | 73.8 years |
| James | 11 | 74.4 years |
| Mildred | 10 | 80.9 years |
| Fred | 9 | 84.9 years |
| Helen | 9 | 75.1 years |
| Most common last names in Cottonwood Falls, KS among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Glanville | 10 | 80.8 years |
| Pinkston | 9 | 76.7 years |
| Brown | 7 | 72.7 years |
| Campbell | 7 | 81.6 years |
| Cahoone | 7 | 76.3 years |
| Wilcox | 6 | 82.1 years |
| Keener | 6 | 75.3 years |
| Selves | 6 | 84.0 years |
| Jones | 6 | 85.0 years |
| Lawrence | 6 | 78.5 years |
Cottonwood Falls on our top lists:
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Engineers"
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)"
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