Buchanan County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 33.6. This is about average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2005 was 2.42. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 10.2 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 28.4. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 11.2 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.2 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2004 was 9.50. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 23.3 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 29.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 18.1 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in De Kalb and their reported violations in the past:
DEKALB (Population served: 256, Purch_groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-29-1998), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-29-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JAN-17-2005), St Public Notif requested (DEC-23-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-23-2005)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-11-2000 and OCT-05-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-05-2004)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between NOV-02-1997 and NOV-01-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-01-1997)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 minor monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 3.0%
(3.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people | | Missouri: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 74.7% | | Whole state: | 67.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.0% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
De Kalb compared to Missouri state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (77%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Buchanan County Missouri:
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Religion statistics for De Kalb (based on Buchanan County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 57.64%
| Here |  | 57.6% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Charismatic Churches Independent | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
| Adherents | 29.0% | 22.0% | 11.2% | 6.9% | 5.2% |
| Congregations | 21.2% | 9.1% | 16.2% | 2.0% | 9.1% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Lutheran Church | Other |
| Adherents | 4.5% | 4.5% | 3.0% | 2.3% | 11.4% |
| Congregations | 4.0% | 4.0% | 8.1% | 2.0% | 24.2% |
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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: 13 | Buchanan County: | 1.46 / 10,000 pop. | | Missouri: | 1.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3 | This county: | 0.34 / 10,000 pop. | | Missouri: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | Buchanan County: | 0.45 / 10,000 pop. | | Missouri: | 0.60 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 39 | Here: | 4.38 / 10,000 pop. | | Missouri: | 4.34 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 60 | Here: | 6.74 / 10,000 pop. | | Missouri: | 7.37 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Buchanan County: | 9.6% | | State: | 8.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Buchanan County: | 32.0% | | State: | 29.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $608 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $608 |
De Kalb government finances in 2002:
- Construction - Regular Highways: $13,000 ($59.09)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $50,000 ($227.27)
Regular Highways: $8,000 ($36.36)
Central Staff Services: $3,000 ($13.64)
Parks & Recreation: $2,000 ($9.09)
Police Protection: $1,000 ($4.55)
Financial Administration: $0 ($0.00)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $30,000 ($136.36)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $25,000 ($113.64)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $5,000 ($22.73)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $0 ($0.00)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $81,000 ($368.18)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $42,000 ($190.91)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,000 ($27.27)
- Tax - Property: $9,000 ($40.91)
Public Utilities: $5,000 ($22.73)
Other Selective Sales: $2,000 ($9.09)
NEC: $1,000 ($4.55)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $35,000 ($159.09)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000 ($4.55)
6.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,554 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.20% | | Missouri average: | 7.87% |
0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($112 average AGI)| Buchanan County: | 0.03% | | Missouri average: | 0.11% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,016 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.50% | | Missouri average: | 7.66% |
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($105 average AGI)| Buchanan County: | 0.03% | | Missouri average: | 0.05% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in De Kalb:
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KAIR (1470 AM; 1 kW; ATCHISON, KS; Owner: KNZA INC.)
- KFEQ (680 AM; 5 kW; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
- KSFT (1550 AM; 5 kW; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC)
- KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
- KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
- KKLO (1410 AM; 5 kW; LEAVENWORTH, KS; Owner: CHARA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KGNM (1270 AM; 1 kW; ST. JOSEPH, MO)
- KCCV (760 AM; daytime; 6 kW; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KCSP (610 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
- KXTR (1660 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
- KCTE (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; INDEPENDENCE, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in De Kalb:
- KKJO-FM (105.5 FM; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC)
- KZPL (97.3 FM; LEE'S SUMMIT, MO; Owner: UNION FIRST BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KFKF-FM (94.1 FM; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KCMO-FM (94.9 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
- K220FX (91.9 FM; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KSRC (102.1 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WDAF-FM (106.5 FM; LIBERTY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
- KUDL (98.1 FM; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
- KQRC-FM (98.9 FM; LEAVENWORTH, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
- KRBZ (96.5 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
- KYYS (99.7 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
- KBEQ-FM (104.3 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KMXV (93.3 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KSJQ (92.7 FM; SAVANNAH, MO; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
- KAIR-FM (93.7 FM; HORTON, KS; Owner: KNZA INC.)
TV broadcast stations around De Kalb:
- KTAJ (Channel 16; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KQTV (Channel 2; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF THE MIDWEST, INC.)
- KMBC-TV (Channel 9; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: KMBC HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- KCTV (Channel 5; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- KCPT (Channel 19; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: PUBLIC TELEVISION 19, INC.)
- KSHB-TV (Channel 41; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KSMO-TV (Channel 62; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: KSMO LICENSEE, INC.)
- KCWE (Channel 29; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: KCWE-TV, INC.)
- WDAF-TV (Channel 4; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: WDAF LICENSE, INC.)
- KPXE (Channel 50; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: PAXSON KANSAS CITY LICENSE, INC.)
- KMCI (Channel 38; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
De Kalb fatal accident list:
May 22, 1980 04:15 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Lat: 39.586111 Lon: -94.928583, Call Sign: WPSA217
Assigned Frequencies: 451.925 MHz, 451.975 MHz, 452.100 MHz, 452.150 MHz, 452.725 MHz, 452.000 MHz Grant Date: 03/20/2001, Expiration Date: 03/20/2011, Certifier: Signature On File
Registrant: Midwest Mobile Radio Service Inc, 812 South 10th Street, St Joseph, MO 64501, Phone: (816) 279-2065, Fax: (816) 233-8862
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: KB0NNM
Grant Date: 07/09/1994, Expiration Date: 07/09/2004, Cancellation Date: 07/11/2006
Registrant: Donald L Fattig, De Kalb, MO 64440 - Call Sign: WB0ZLM, Licensee ID: L00638159
Grant Date: 06/27/1997, Expiration Date: 02/12/2007, Cancellation Date: 02/13/2009, Certifier: Finley P Mason
Registrant: Finley P Mason, 5150 Sw Pitts Rd, De Kalb, MO 64440
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172N (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4948G , Serial Number: 17273495, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 11/09/1979
Registrant (Individual): Paul Pierce, 2195 Sw Pierce Rd, De Kalb, MO 64440
| Most common first names in De Kalb, MO among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 11 | 80.2 years |
| James | 10 | 76.3 years |
| Charles | 9 | 82.7 years |
| William | 7 | 79.3 years |
| George | 5 | 79.0 years |
| Mildred | 4 | 83.8 years |
| John | 4 | 74.2 years |
| Thomas | 4 | 75.2 years |
| Clarence | 3 | 81.4 years |
| Frances | 3 | 81.0 years |
| Most common last names in De Kalb, MO among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Sampson | 10 | 80.0 years |
| Grable | 7 | 81.3 years |
| Downing | 7 | 83.6 years |
| Frakes | 6 | 82.2 years |
| Dittemore | 6 | 80.0 years |
| Steele | 5 | 79.8 years |
| Eastbourn | 5 | 84.6 years |
| Pitts | 4 | 83.3 years |
| Judah | 4 | 73.2 years |
| Crockett | 4 | 71.3 years |
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