Delia, Kansas

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Population in July 2008: 178. Population change since 2000: -0.6%

Males: 94	(53.1%)
Females: 84	(46.9%)

Median resident age:	30.4 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip code: 66418

Estimated median household income in 2008: $49,018 (it was $36,667 in 2000)

Delia:	$49,018
Kansas:	$50,177

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $21,127

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $68,109 (it was $43,000 in 2000)

Delia:	$68,109
Kansas:	$125,700

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $69,142; Detached houses: $64,936; Mobile homes: $57,188

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Races in Delia:

White Non-Hispanic (85.5%)
American Indian (13.4%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Delia: 73.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (9.5%), United States (8.4%), English (6.1%), Swedish (4.5%), Czech (3.9%), Scotch-Irish (3.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 975 feet

Land area: 0.11 square miles.

Population density: 1562 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Delia

High school or higher: 81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 5.8%
Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Delia city

Never married: 19.5%
Now married: 70.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 6.5%
Divorced: 3.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
Kansas:	5.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in May 2009.

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

Delia:	0.6% ($242)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Topeka, KS (20.2 miles , pop. 122,377).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (76.4 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (447.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: St. Marys, KS (2.5 miles ), Emmett, KS (2.6 miles ), Rossville, KS (2.7 miles ), Willard, KS (3.2 miles) , Silver Lake, KS (3.3 miles ), Maple Hill, KS (3.4 miles ), Belvue, KS (3.4 miles ), Hoyt, KS (3.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 39.24 N, Longitude: 95.96 W

Area code: 785

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Population change in the 1990s: +7 (+4.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
Construction (20%)
Truck transportation (14%)
Utilities (12%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (22%)
Finance and insurance (20%)
Rail transportation (15%)
Educational services (15%)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services (9%)
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (7%)
Utilities (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (24%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (14%)
Carpenters (10%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (20%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (20%)
Life and physical scientists (15%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Child care workers (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)

Average climate in Delia, Kansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Delia-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 170% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/8/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 22.2 miles away from the Delia city center killed 16 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 5/19/1960, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.2 miles away from the city center injured 12 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Delia-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 98.9 miles away from Delia center
On 3/23/2007 at 08:15:49, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 36.8 miles away from the city center
On 5/13/1999 at 14:18:22, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Delia:

STORMONT VAIL HEALTHCARE (about 18 miles; TOPEKA, KS)
KANSAS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; TOPEKA, KS)
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF TOPEKA (about 19 miles; TOPEKA, KS)

Political contributions by individuals in Delia, KS

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Delia:

WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 18 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 42 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; EMPORIA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 66 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
PARK UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 4,180)

Public elementary/middle school in Delia:

Delia Charter School (Students: 73; Location: 334 NORA STREET; Grades: Pre-Kindergarten - 8th Grade)

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

DELIA, CITY OF (Population served: 188, Purch_groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-25-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-25-2003)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUL-24-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-24-2002)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2001 and AUG-16-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-16-2001)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and SEP-08-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-08-2000)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and SEP-08-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-08-2000)

4 minor monitoring violations

2 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	3.4 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	86.8%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	0.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	12.8%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	0.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Delia, KS

Delia 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.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Delia mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Jackson County Kansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (78%) Wood (13%) Utility gas (7%) Electricity (3%)

Religion statistics for Delia

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 39.46%

Here		39.5%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Other
Adherents	41.3%	20.0%	13.6%	10.0%	15.0%
Congregations	37.0%	7.4%	14.8%	11.1%	29.6%

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	0	$0		1	$300
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$300
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$250
Totals for Government	0	$0		3	$850

Delia government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $7,000
Sewerage: $4,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $38,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,000

General - Other: $4,000

Regular Highways: $3,000

General Public Buildings: $2,000

Sewerage: $1,000

Health Services - Other: $1,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $8,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $9,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $97,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $37,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,000
General Support: $3,000
Tax - Property: $7,000
Public Utilities: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $10,000

7.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,668 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.08%
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 Shawnee County, KS	2.87% ($36,207 average AGI)
from Pottawatomie County, KS	0.42% ($32,619)
from Nemaha County, KS	0.32% ($24,313)

7.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,121 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.63%
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 Shawnee County, KS	3.13% ($29,975 average AGI)
to Douglas County, KS	0.28% ($28,214)
to Brown County, KS	0.26% ($27,154)

Strongest AM radio stations in Delia:

WIBW (580 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KMAJ (1440 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KTOP (1490 AM; 1 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KCSP (610 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KFEQ (680 AM; 5 kW; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Delia:

KQTP (102.9 FM; ST. MARYS, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
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.)
KDVV (100.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KCVT (92.5 FM; SILVER LAKE, KS; Owner: RICHARD P. BOTT, II)
KWIC (99.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KJTY (88.1 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: JOY PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KLZR (105.9 FM; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
KCHZ (95.7 FM; OTTAWA, KS; Owner: SYNCOM RADIO CORPORATION)
KXBZ (104.7 FM; MANHATTAN, KS; Owner: MANHATTAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KMKF (101.5 FM; MANHATTAN, KS; Owner: MANHATTAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KHCA (95.3 FM; WAMEGO, KS; Owner: KHCA, INC.)
K205CS (88.9 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KSMK-LP (98.3 FM; ST. MARYS, KS; Owner: ST. MARYS ACADEMY HOME STUDY SCHOOL ASSOC.)

TV broadcast stations around Delia:

KTKA-TV (Channel 49; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: NORTHEAST KANSAS BROADCAST SERVICE, INC.)
KSNT (Channel 27; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF TOPEKA)
KTWU (Channel 11; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA)
WIBW-TV (Channel 13; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
K21AP (Channel 55; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KTMJ-CA (Channel 43; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MONTGOMERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KG0JG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00754507
Grant Date: 10/14/2003, Expiration Date: 12/28/2013
Registrant: Rebecca M Penrod, 4371 102nd Road, Delia, KS 66418
Call Sign: KC0GLE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00153623
Grant Date: 09/17/1999, Expiration Date: 09/17/2009, Certifier: Andrea M Archer
Registrant: Andrea M Archer, 2931 Railroad Ave, Delia, KS 66418

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 26
Service Call: 1
Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Delia

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Delia on our top lists:

#89 (66418) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Czechoslovakian first ancestries"

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