Council Grove, Kansas

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Population (year 2000): 2,321. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,280 (-1.8% change)

Males: 1,094	(47.1%)
Females: 1,227	(52.9%)

Morris County

Median resident age:	41.6 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 66846.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,500 (it was $28,949 in 2000)

Council Grove	$29,500
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $51,300 (it was $49,700 in 2000)

Council Grove	$51,300
Kansas:	$107,800

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Races in Council Grove:

White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
Hispanic (2.1%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (20.2%), United States (16.5%), English (13.7%), Irish (6.3%), French (3.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1858

Elevation: 1233 feet

Land area: 1.79 square miles.

Population density: 1271 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Council Grove

High school or higher: 81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
Unemployed: 3.2%
Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Council Grove city

Never married: 15.0%
Now married: 58.8%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 11.7%
Divorced: 12.7%

62 residents are foreign born (2.3% Latin America).

This city:	2.7%
Kansas:	5.0%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Council Grove, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Council Grove to the number of sex offenders is 1141 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Council Grove:	1.2% ($574)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Topeka, KS (60.9 miles , pop. 122,377).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Wichita, KS (88.9 miles , pop. 344,284).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (405.9 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Dunlap, KS (10.3 miles) , Wilsey, KS (12.9 miles) , Parkerville, KS (13.9 miles) , Alta Vista, KS (14.1 miles ), Dwight, KS (14.6 miles ), Bushong, KS (16.0 miles) , Strong City, KS (18.7 miles ), Americus, KS (19.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 11 buildings, average cost: $93,900
1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $93,100
1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $75,300
1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $97,700
2000: 1 building, cost: $64,800
2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $78,400
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $103,400
2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $146,300
2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $88,700
2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $154,800
2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $157,600

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 38.66 N, Longitude: 96.49 W

68 people in nursing homes
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 620

Council Grove household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: -45 (-1.9%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Plastics and rubber products (7%)
Health care (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Public administration (5%)
Rail transportation (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (16%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Public administration (8%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Construction laborers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Rail and water transportation workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

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Crime in Council Grove by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	1	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	42.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	43.8	0.0	0.0
Assaults	5	4	1	3	11
per 100,000	213.2	172.3	43.8	132.7	480.1
Burglaries	16	14	11	9	11
per 100,000	682.3	603.2	481.4	398.1	480.1
Thefts	30	44	32	29	42
per 100,000	1279.3	1895.7	1400.4	1282.6	1833.3
Auto thefts	2	4	1	4	2
per 100,000	85.3	172.3	43.8	176.9	87.3
Arson	4	2	0	0	0
per 100,000	170.6	86.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5)	182.5	166.3	115.1	119.9	210.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.63
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Council Grove, Kansas

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Council Grove, Kansas average temperatures

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Council Grove-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 93% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/8/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.9 miles away from the Council Grove city center killed 6 people and injured 177 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/8/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 43.1 miles away from the city center killed 16 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Hospital/medical center in Council Grove:

MORRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL (600 N WASHINGTON ST KPOB 275)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Council Grove:

EMPORIA SURGICAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; EMPORIA, KS)
NEWMAN REGIONAL HEALTH (about 29 miles; EMPORIA, KS)
HERINGTON MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; HERINGTON, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Council Grove:

MANHATTAN RGNL (about 35 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; ID: MHK)
FORBES FIELD (about 62 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
SALINA MUNI (about 81 miles; SALINA, KS; ID: SLN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Council Grove:

COUNCIL GROVE MUNI (about 6 miles; COUNCIL GROVE, KS; ID: K63)
HERINGTON REGIONAL (about 22 miles; HERINGTON, KS; ID: HRU)
CHASE COUNTY (about 22 miles; COTTONWOOD FALLS, KS; ID: 9K0)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Council Grove:

EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 57 miles; TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; EL DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 87 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 2,983)
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)

Public high school in Council Grove:

COUNCIL GROVE HIGH (Students: 342; Location: 129 HOCKADAY; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Council Grove:

COUNCIL GROVE ELEM (Students: 454; Location: 706 E MAIN; Grades: KG - 08)

Library in Council Grove:

COUNCIL GROVE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $73,787; Location: 303 W. MAIN ST.; 19,164 books; 530 audio materials; 700 video materials; 53 serial subscriptions)

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Radio Stations heard in Council Grove, Kansas. Add KNGM, 91.9 FM, Emporia

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Cemetery: Greenwood Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Kaw Mission Museum (500 North Mission Street), Council Grove Convention & Visitors Bureau (212 West Main Street).

Hotels: Old Trail Motel (1219 Old USHighway 56), Cottage House Hotel-Motel (25 North Neosho Street), Aunt Jo's Gift Parlor (25 North Neosho Street), The Cottage House (25 North Neosho Street).

Courts: Morris County - District Court (501 West Main Street), Council Grove City - Municipal Court (303 West Main Street).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Council Grove and their reported violations in the past:

COUNCIL GROVE, CITY OF (Population served: 2275, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-07-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-07-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-23-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-22-2005)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-07-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-07-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-29-2005)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-13-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-13-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-02-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-22-2005)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-13-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-13-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-02-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-29-2005)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-02-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-22-2005)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-02-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-29-2005)

3 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-12-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-12-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-24-2006)

Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 1 NTU - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-06-2006)

Notification, State - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: SWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-06-2006)

Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-31-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-31-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-23-2006)

Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-07-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-07-2005)

6 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	63.3%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.8%
Whole state:	4.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	8.5%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	2.9%
Whole state:	4.1%

Council Grove compared to Kansas state average:

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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.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage 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 Council Grove (2007 data):

Farmers and Drovers Bank: Drive-In Facility, West Main Branch, Farmers And Drovers Bank. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $112.1 mil, Deposits: $75.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices
Emprise Bank: Council Grove Branch at 20 South Mission, branch established on 1878-08-21. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $1,078.9 mil, Deposits: $948.3 mil, headquarters in Wichita, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 41 total offices, Holding Company: Emprise Financial Corporation

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Council Grove mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Morris County Kansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Council Grove government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $219,000
Sewerage: $173,000

Solid Waste Management: $68,000

Parks & Recreation: $40,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $278,000
Parks & Recreation: $233,000

Regular Highways: $228,000

General - Other: $200,000

Police Protection: $183,000

Financial Administration: $128,000

Solid Waste Management: $68,000

Libraries: $60,000

Sewerage: $55,000

Fire Protection: $36,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $16,000
General - Interest on Debt: $46,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $122,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $924,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $260,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $371,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $745,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $68,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $45,000
General Revenue, NEC: $28,000

Special Assessments: $8,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $56,000
General - Other: $37,000

Regular Highways: $24,000

Fire Protection: $9,000

Parks & Recreation: $7,000

Police Protection: $4,000

Financial Administration: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,036,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $330,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $11,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $573,000
Highways: $90,000

General Support: $53,000
Tax - Property: $477,000
Public Utilities: $106,000

NEC: $41,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $449,000

6.42% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,174 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.42%
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:

from Geary County, KS

0.98% ($22,571 average AGI)

7.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,187 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.84%
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:

to Riley County, KS	1.10% ($19,000 average AGI)
to Lyon County, KS	0.73% ($20,375)
to Dickinson County, KS	0.69% ($33,733)

Strongest AM radio stations in Council Grove:

WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
WIBW (580 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KVOE (1400 AM; 1 kW; EMPORIA, KS; Owner: EMPORIA RADIO STATIONS, INC.)
KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Council Grove:

WIBW-FM (94.5 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KMAJ-FM (107.7 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KTPK (106.9 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: KANSAS CAPITAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
KBUZ (90.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
KANS (92.9 FM; OSAGE CITY, KS; Owner: C&C CONSULTING, INC.)
KBLS (102.5 FM; NORTH FORT RILEY, KS; Owner: EBC, INC.)
KRWV (96.1 FM; EMPORIA, KS; Owner: C & C CONSULTING, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Council Grove:

WIBW-TV (Channel 13; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
KTKA-TV (Channel 49; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: NORTHEAST KANSAS BROADCAST SERVICE, INC.)

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