Drinking water stations with addresses in Dighton and their reported violations in the past:
DIGHTON, CITY OF (Population served: 1106, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - In JUL-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2001)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-05-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-05-2000)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and OCT-25-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-25-1999)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-1995 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and NOV-07-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-07-1994)
- One minor monitoring violation
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  8.5% | | Whole state: |  9.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dighton, KS
19 people in nursing homes
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Dighton compared to Kansas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage 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.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Dighton (2009 data):
- The First National Bank of Dighton: The First National Bank Of Dighton at 105 East Log Street, branch established on 1888-05-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $47.8 mil, Deposits: $36.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Dighton National Bancshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Lane County Kansas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (91%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religon statistics for Dighton
| Name | United Methodist Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 39.8% | 32.4% | 19.7% | 5.5% | 2.6% |
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| Congregations | 33.3% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $4,726 | $28,356 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $1,000 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $900 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 15 | $466 |
| Water Supply |
4 | $11,290 | $33,870 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
6 | $16,016 | $32,032 | 22 | $2,366 |
Dighton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $67,000
Sewerage: $61,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $799,000
Police Protection: $165,000
Water Utilities: $161,000
General - Other: $137,000
Regular Highways: $115,000
Financial Administration: $114,000
Parks & Recreation: $69,000
Solid Waste Management: $58,000
Sewerage: $47,000
Fire Protection: $23,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $265,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $63,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $57,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $250,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $15,000
Other, NEC: $6,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $45,000
General Revenue, NEC: $36,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $30,000
Fire Protection: $8,000
Water Utilities: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,218,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $911,000
Water Utilities: $221,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $39,000
General Support: $26,000
- Tax - Property: $325,000
Total General Sales: $94,000
Public Utilities: $22,000
NEC: $6,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $428,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $13,000
4.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,759 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.16% | | Kansas average: | 7.39% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
6.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,977 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.05% | | Kansas average: | 7.67% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Strongest AM radio stations in Dighton:
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KGNO (1370 AM; 5 kW; DODGE CITY, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KXXX (790 AM; 5 kW; COLBY, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, 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.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KFLA (1310 AM; 1 kW; SCOTT CITY, KS; Owner: DAKOTA COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
- KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
- KBUF (1030 AM; 1 kW; HOLCOMB, KS; Owner: KBUF PARTNERSHIP)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Dighton:
- KZRD (93.9 FM; DODGE CITY, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KSKL (94.5 FM; SCOTT CITY, KS; Owner: WESTERN KANSAS WIRELESS, INC.)
Dighton fatal accident list:
Nov 22, 1991 11:99 AM, Lecord, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Dighton)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Dighton, KS)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4- LANE, 11.7 Km S. Of Dighton, Ks On K-23 Hwy, Type: Tower, Structure height: 146.3 m, Overall height: 150.9 m, Call Sign: WPSE237
Assigned Frequencies : 6615.00 MHz
Grant Date: 03/26/2001, Expiration Date: 03/26/2011, Certifier: Edwin Geer
Registrant: Kansas Department Of Transportation, 700 Sw Harrison, 7th Floor, Topeka, KS 66603-3754, Phone: (785) 296-3661, Fax: (785) 296-0999, Email:
- Comp 5, 15.4 Miles Sse Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 109.7 m, Overall height: 114.3 m, Call Sign: WQBI959
Assigned Frequencies : 952.106 MHz, 928.106 MHz
Grant Date: 10/18/2004, Expiration Date: 10/18/2014, Certifier: William G Carter
Registrant: Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 2 North Nevada Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, Phone: (719) 520-4700, Fax: (719) 520-4318, Email:
- Comp 5, 15.4 Miles Sse Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 109.7 m, Overall height: 114.3 m, Call Sign: WQBU884
Assigned Frequencies : 6805.62 MHz, 6730.62 MHz
Grant Date: 12/20/2004, Expiration Date: 12/20/2014, Certifier: William G Carter
Registrant: Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 2 North Nevada Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, Phone: (719) 520-4700, Fax: (719) 520-4318, Email:
- Farmers Cooperative Elevator & Mercantile Assoc., Overall height: 48.8 m, Call Sign: WLJ529, Licensee ID: L00334025
Assigned Frequencies : 951.125 MHz, 950.875 MHz
Grant Date: 02/06/1987, Expiration Date: 06/01/2013, Cancelation Date: 10/02/2006
Registrant: Kanza Society, Inc., 210 N 7th St, Garden City, KS 67846-5519
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5- Call Sign: KA0OHL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00272109
Grant Date: 02/19/2008, Expiration Date: 03/03/2018, Certifier: Catherine L Waterson
Registrant: Catherine L Waterson, 140 N Delaware, Dighton, KS 67839-0157 - Call Sign: KA0OHM, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00931968
Grant Date: 10/22/2004, Expiration Date: 11/02/2014, Certifier: Delmar G Waterson
Registrant: Delmar G Waterson, Dighton, KS 67839 - Call Sign: N0WNO, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00622599
Grant Date: 03/12/2003, Expiration Date: 05/04/2013
Registrant: Jeffery S Coleman, Box 371, Dighton, KS 67839 - Call Sign: W0HFG, Previous Call Sign: WA0HFG, Licensee ID: L00177689
Grant Date: 12/04/2008, Expiration Date: 02/26/2019
Registrant: James F Fox, 225 S 2nd Box 802, Dighton, KS 67839-0802 - Call Sign: WB0ZWX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01095558
Grant Date: 12/17/2005, Expiration Date: 01/16/2016
Registrant: Delmer F Dunham, Box 926, Dighton, KS 67839
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 5- Aircraft: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 80 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR R-975 SER (550 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 14RY , Serial Number: 271B, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 06/08/1977
Registrant (Corporation): Root Spraying Service Inc, Po Box 401, Dighton, KS 67839 - Aircraft: SELFRIDGE JIM QUAIL (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 397JS , Serial Number: JS3, Airworthiness Date: 12/14/1981
Registrant (Individual): Jim Selfridge, Po Box 446, Dighton, KS 67839 - Aircraft: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-402A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: P&W PT6A SERIES (500 HP) (Turbo-prop)
N-Number: 45472 , Serial Number: 402A-0794, Year manufactured: 1991, Airworthiness Date: 01/17/1991
Registrant (Co-Owned): Shane G Root, Po Box 401, Dighton, KS 67839, Other Owners: Tonia R Root
Deregistered: Yes - Aircraft: CESSNA 150A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6688T , Serial Number: 15059088, Year manufactured: 1960, Airworthiness Date: 11/14/1960
Registrant (Individual): Jim A Selfridge, Po Box 446, Dighton, KS 67839 - Aircraft: CESSNA 150F (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6930F , Serial Number: 15063530, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 04/02/1966
Registrant (Individual): Sterling D Montgomery, Po Box 1034, Dighton, KS 67839
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 29
- Hazardous Condition: 1
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Dighton, KS
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