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Deerfield, KS map Population (year 2000): 884. Estimated population in July 2006: 878 (-0.7% change)
 

Males: 471  (53.3%)
Females: 413  (46.7%)

Kearny County

Median resident age:  27.2 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 67838.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,600 (it was $31,944 in 2000)
Deerfield  $32,600
Kansas:  $42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $60,700 (it was $58,800 in 2000)
Deerfield  $60,700
Kansas:  $107,800

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Races in Deerfield:

  • Hispanic (51.6%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (47.1%)
  • Other race (30.5%)
  • Two or more races (3.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (18.2%), English (5.1%), Irish (5.0%), United States (4.0%), Dutch (2.3%), Russian (1.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 2947 feet

Land area: 0.48 square miles.

Population density: 1860 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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For population 25 years and over in Deerfield

  • High school or higher: 56.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Deerfield city

  • Never married: 18.7%
  • Now married: 66.0%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 3.7%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

242 residents are foreign born (26.9% Latin America).

This city:  27.4%
Kansas:  5.0%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Deerfield, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Deerfield to the number of sex offenders is 446 to 1.

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

Deerfield:  1.0% ($586)
Kansas:  1.2% ($999)

Deerfield satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Amarillo, TX (198.6 miles , pop. 173,627).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Colorado Springs, CO (258.6 miles , pop. 360,890).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (466.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Lakin, KS (9.0 miles ), Holcomb, KS (10.2 miles ), Garden City, KS (18.6 miles ), Ulysses, KS (31.7 miles ), Scott City, KS (37.8 miles ), Leoti, KS (37.9 miles ), Satanta, KS (39.1 miles ), Sublette, KS (40.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $90,300
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $59,600
  • 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $78,800
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $78,800
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $240,000
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $122,900
  • 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $32,400
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 37.98 N, Longitude: 101.13 W


Area code: 620

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Population change in the 1990s: +143 (+19.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
  • Food (20%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Health care (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (26%)
  • Food (23%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Gasoline stations (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (15%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Food processing workers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Food processing workers (12%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)


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Deerfield-area historical tornado activity is below Kansas state average. It is 28% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/20/1951, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.2 miles away from the Deerfield city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/23/1967, a category 3 tornado 14.1 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 30 people.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Deerfield:
  • KEARNY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; LAKIN, KS)
  • ST CATHERINE HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; GARDEN CITY, KS)
  • BOB WILSON MEM GRANT CO HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; ULYSSES, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Deerfield:
  • GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 30 miles; GARDEN CITY, KS; ID: GCK)
  • LIBERAL MUNI (about 67 miles; LIBERAL, KS; ID: LBL)
  • DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 84 miles; DODGE CITY, KS; ID: DDC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Deerfield:
  • LAKIN (about 9 miles; LAKIN, KS; ID: 36K)
  • ULYSSES (about 31 miles; ULYSSES, KS; ID: ULS)
  • MARK HOARD MEML (about 36 miles; LEOTI, KS; ID: 3K7)

Amtrak station near Deerfield:
  • 19 miles: GARDEN CITY (100 N. 7TH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Deerfield:
  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 140 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 166 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
  • AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 200 miles; AMARILLO, TX; FT enrollment: 4,876)
  • WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 214 miles; CANYON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 223 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
  • SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 238 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; FT enrollment: 4,360)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 239 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,275)
Public elementary/middle school in Deerfield:
  • DEERFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 71; Location: 803 BEECH; Grades: 06 - 08)

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

DEERFIELD, CITY OF (Population served: 892, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-10-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2001)

Average household size:
This city:  3.3 people
Kansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  82.2%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.7%
Whole state:  4.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  14.5%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.2%
Whole state:  4.1%

Deerfield 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 above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born 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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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 2$6,686$40,1160$0
Water Supply 2$2,986$17,9160$0
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$1,050
Solid Waste Management 1$1,600$19,2000$0
Firefighters 0$0 10$645
Totals for Government 5$11,272$27,05312$1,695


Deerfield government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $4,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $168,000
    General - Other: $35,000
    Regular Highways: $17,000
    Fire Protection: $14,000
    Health Services - Other: $10,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $11,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $255,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $210,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $45,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $34,000
    Interest Earnings: $13,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $9,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $293,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $7,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $20,000
  • Tax - Property: $155,000
    Total General Sales: $23,000
    Public Utilities: $17,000
    NEC: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $110,000

7.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,444 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.09%
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 Finney County, KS  2.00% ($21,393 average AGI)


10.30% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,322 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.30%
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 Finney County, KS  3.04% ($24,886 average AGI)


Strongest AM radio stations in Deerfield:
  • KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KBUF (1030 AM; 1 kW; HOLCOMB, KS; Owner: KBUF PARTNERSHIP)
  • KIUL (1240 AM; 1 kW; GARDEN CITY, KS; Owner: DAKOTA COMMUNICATIONS LTD.)
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • KSCB (1270 AM; 5 kW; LIBERAL, KS; Owner: SEWARD COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KGNO (1370 AM; 5 kW; DODGE CITY, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KXXX (790 AM; 5 kW; COLBY, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KULY (1420 AM; 1 kW; ULYSSES, KS; Owner: KBUF PARTNERSHIP)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Deerfield:
  • KANZ (91.1 FM; GARDEN CITY, KS; Owner: KANZA SOCIETY, INC)
  • KSKZ (99.9 FM; LEOTI, KS; Owner: KBUF PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Deerfield:
  • KSWK (Channel 3; LAKIN, KS; Owner: SMOKY HILLS PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP.)
  • KSNG (Channel 11; GARDEN CITY, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF WICHITA)
  • KAAS-LP (Channel 31; GARDEN CITY, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • K39FW (Channel 39; GARDEN CITY, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KUPK-TV (Channel 13; GARDEN CITY, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)

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