Dearing, Kansas

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Population in July 2007: 395.

Males: 206	(52.3%)
Females: 189	(47.7%)

Median resident age:	36.6 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 67340.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,577 (it was $27,361 in 2000)

Dearing:	$34,577
Kansas:	$47,451

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,994

Dearing:	$16,994
Kansas:	$25,197

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $44,870 (it was $29,000 in 2000)

Dearing:	$44,870
Kansas:	$121,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $83,911; Detached houses: $62,762; Townhouses or other attached units: $1,602,497; Mobile homes: $21,897

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Races in Dearing:

White Non-Hispanic (92.3%)
American Indian (6.3%)
Two or more races (2.7%)
Hispanic (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Dearing: 72.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (21.2%), United States (21.2%), Irish (9.4%), English (6.5%), Italian (4.1%), Dutch (2.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 770 feet

Land area: 0.31 square miles.

Population density: 1275 people per square mile

(low).

For population 25 years and over in Dearing

High school or higher: 79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
Unemployed: 5.4%
Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dearing city

Never married: 16.2%
Now married: 63.6%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 7.3%
Divorced: 10.7%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.5%
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:

Dearing:	1.1% ($329)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tulsa, OK (65.3 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (300.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Coffeyville, KS (2.2 miles ), Tyro, KS (2.5 miles ), South Coffeyville, OK (2.6 miles ), Liberty, KS (3.0 miles) , Wann, OK (3.3 miles) , Independence, KS (3.4 miles ), Caney, KS (3.6 miles ), Havana, KS (3.6 miles) .

Latitude: 37.06 N, Longitude: 95.71 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 620

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (20%)
Machinery (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (16%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
Construction laborers (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)

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Average climate in Dearing, Kansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Dearing-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 190% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/15/1982, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.4 miles away from the Dearing city center killed one person and injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 9/27/1959, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.2 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Dearing-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/24/2001 at 14:02:35, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 83.7 miles away from Dearing 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 99.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Dearing:

COFFEYVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; COFFEYVILLE, KS)
MERCY HOSPITAL INDEPENDENCE (about 9 miles; INDEPENDENCE, KS)
WILSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; NEODESHA, KS)

Political contributions by individuals in Dearing, KS

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dearing:

PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 65 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,760)
COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 67 miles; JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 8,727)
ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,309)
BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; EL DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)

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

DEARING, CITY OF (Population served: 452, Purch_surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-25-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-25-2002), St Public Notif received (JUN-28-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-25-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-25-2002), St Public Notif received (JUN-28-2002)

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	70.3%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	14.2%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dearing, KS

Dearing 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 significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of rooms per house below 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Dearing mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Montgomery County Kansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (91%) Electricity (8%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Dearing

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	15.6%	14.3%	13.9%	10.9%	10.7%
Congregations	14.1%	16.5%	4.7%	8.2%	4.7%

Name	Lutheran Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Church of the Nazarene	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	5.7%	5.6%	5.0%	3.4%	15.0%
Congregations	3.5%	2.4%	7.1%	3.5%	35.3%

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.

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	1	$2,080	$24,960	0	$0
Totals for Government	1	$2,080	$24,960	0	$0

Dearing government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $19,000
All Other: $1,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $83,000
Regular Highways: $32,000

General - Other: $21,000

Parks & Recreation: $20,000

Sewerage: $19,000
General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $129,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $124,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $6,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,000
Regular Highways: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $186,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $96,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $13,000
General Support: $4,000
Tax - Property: $10,000
Public Utilities: $10,000

NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $48,000

6.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,018 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.91%
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 Wilson County, KS	0.46% ($26,804 average AGI)
from Labette County, KS	0.36% ($24,295)
from Nowata County, OK	0.33% ($24,512)

7.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,505 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.10%
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 Crawford County, KS	0.42% ($15,423 average AGI)
to Washington County, OK	0.41% ($36,608)
to Labette County, KS	0.41% ($35,480)

Strongest AM radio stations in Dearing:

KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KIND (1010 AM; 0 kW; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: CENTRAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
KWON (1400 AM; 1 kW; BARTLESVILLE, OK; Owner: KCD ENTERPRISES, INC.)
KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
KOCR (1310 AM; 5 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dearing:

KUSN (98.1 FM; DEARING, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
KKRK (98.9 FM; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
KEOJ (101.1 FM; CANEY, KS; Owner: KXOJ, INC.)
KQLL-FM (106.1 FM; OWASSO, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KYFM (100.1 FM; BARTLESVILLE, OK; Owner: KCD ENTERPRISES, INC.)
KBQC (88.5 FM; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KARF (91.9 FM; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KGGF-FM (104.1 FM; FREDONIA, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
KIND-FM (102.9 FM; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: CENTRAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
KGND (107.5 FM; KETCHUM, OK; Owner: NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BROADCAST NETWORK)
KRIG-FM (104.9 FM; NOWATA, OK; Owner: KCD ENTERPRISES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Dearing:

K54GC (Channel 54; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KDOR (Channel 17; BARTLESVILLE, OK; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
K04EJ (Channel 4; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: COFFEYVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Julie L Kupperman, Coffeyville West, Type: Tower, Structure height: 99.6 m, Overall height: 99.6 m

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3

300 Main, Call Sign: WFR472, Licensee ID: L00026422
Assigned Frequencies : 458.250 MHz
Grant Date: 03/19/2004, Expiration Date: 06/08/2014
Registrant: County Of Montgomery, Independence, KS 67301, Phone: (620) 330-1170
Elm & Highland, Call Sign: KNGA777
Assigned Frequencies : 154.456 MHz
Grant Date: 04/16/2004, Expiration Date: 03/02/2014
Registrant: Universal Licensing Service, 3419 Via Lido 609, Newport Beach, CA 92663-3908, Phone: (877) 677-3639, Fax: (949) 515-2544
Mp 459.5 Coff Sub 3 Mi N, Type: Building, Structure height: 3 m, Overall height: 4 m, Call Sign: WPBM814
Assigned Frequencies : 160.410 MHz, 161.220 MHz
Grant Date: 03/07/2002, Expiration Date: 05/19/2012, Certifier: L J Kopiasz
Registrant: Union Pacific Railroad Company, 201 S 16th St Suite 305, Omaha, NE 68179, Phone: (402) 280-6486, Fax: (402) 280-6565, Email:

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 2

3.75 Mi N & .67 Mi W, Structure height: 73 m, Call Sign: KPE713, Licensee ID: L00123868
Assigned Frequencies : 450.010 MHz
Grant Date: 08/11/1986, Expiration Date: 06/01/2013
Registrant: Kggf-Kusn, Inc., Box 4584, Springfield, MO 65808
3.76 Mi N. & ,67 Mi W., Structure height: 74 m, Call Sign: KPL469
Assigned Frequencies : 450.850 MHz
Grant Date: 08/27/1991, Expiration Date: 06/01/2013
Registrant: Kggf-Kusn, Inc., P.O. Box 1087, Coffeyville, KS 67337

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: WA0DSJ, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 06/05/1997, Expiration Date: 06/05/2007
Registrant: Larry D Dunnegan, Dearing, KS 67340

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 15
Hazardous Condition: 7

Incident types - Dearing

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