Elk City, Kansas

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Population in 2011: 324. Population change since 2000: +6.2%

Males: 168	(52.0%)
Females: 156	(48.0%)

Median resident age:	42.3 years
Kansas median age:	42.9 years

Zip codes: 67344.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $28,407 (it was $25,000 in 2000)

Elk City:	$28,407
Kansas:	$47,817

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $15,958

Elk City city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $39,292 (it was $20,800 in 2000)

Elk City:	$39,292
Kansas:	$125,500

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $40,257; Detached houses: $41,822; Mobile homes: $29,618

Median gross rent in 2009: $670.

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White alone - 303 (93.2%)
Two or more races - 13 (4.0%)
American Indian alone - 3 (0.9%)
Hispanic - 3 (0.9%)
Black alone - 2 (0.6%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 1 (0.3%)

Races in Elk City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Elk City: 79.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (16.4%), English (14.8%), German (12.5%), Irish (8.2%), Dutch (5.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 835 feet

Land area: 0.34 square miles.

Population density: 945 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Elk City:

High school or higher: 73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
Unemployed: 1.0%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elk City city:

Never married: 12.8%
Now married: 61.5%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 13.3%
Divorced: 10.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
Kansas:	5.0%

According to our research of Kansas and other state lists there was 1 registered sex offender living in Elk City, Kansas as of December 21, 2012.
The ratio of number of residents in Elk City to the number of sex offenders is 295 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $660 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $319 (0.9%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tulsa, OK (80.2 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (314.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Longton, KS (3.4 miles ), Independence, KS (3.4 miles ), Havana, KS (3.7 miles) , Neodesha, KS (4.0 miles ), Elk Falls, KS (4.0 miles) , Niotaze, KS (4.1 miles) , Fredonia, KS (4.2 miles ), Peru, KS (4.2 miles) .

Latitude: 37.29 N, Longitude: 95.91 W

Area code: 620

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:
8.1%
Kansas:
6.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Population change in the 1990s: -54 (-15.0%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females

Transportation and warehousing (14%)

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (13%)

Construction (12%)

Manufacturing (11%)

Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)

Accommodation and food services (8%)

Manufacturing (30%)

Health care and social assistance (30%)

Transportation and warehousing (11%)

Finance and insurance (11%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (8%)

Other services, except public administration (5%)

Educational services (4%)

Most common occupations (%)
Males Females

Assemblers and fabricators (10%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)

Top executives (9%)

Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (9%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)

Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)

Operations specialties managers except financial managers (7%)

Other protective service workers including supervisors (7%)

Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

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Average climate in Elk City, Kansas

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Tornado activity:

Elk City-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 186% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/25/1955, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 47.5 miles away from the Elk City city center killed 80 people and injured 273 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/15/1982, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.6 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

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

On 10/30/1998 at 17:41:22, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 99.3 miles away from the city center
On 7/24/2001 at 14:02:35, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.2 miles away from Elk City 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 99.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Montgomery County (10) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 2, Winds: 2, Winter Storm: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Birthplace of: Harry Hines Woodring - Politician and Army officer.

Hospitals/medical centers near Elk City:

MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INDEPENDENCE (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, about 12 miles away; INDEPENDENCE, KS)
COFFEYVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; COFFEYVILLE, KS)
WILSON MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; NEODESHA, KS)

Political contributions by individuals in Elk City, KS

Airports located in Elk City:

Bob Faler Airport (Runways: 1)
Darbro Field Airport (Runways: 1)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elk City:

Butler Community College (about 65 miles; El Dorado, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
Cowley County Community College (about 65 miles; Arkansas City, KS; FT enrollment: 2,028)
Pittsburg State University (about 67 miles; Pittsburg, KS; FT enrollment: 6,143)
Rogers State University (about 69 miles; Claremore, OK; FT enrollment: 2,643)
University of Tulsa (about 79 miles; Tulsa, OK; FT enrollment: 3,764)
Emporia State University (about 79 miles; Emporia, KS; FT enrollment: 4,068)
Missouri Southern State University (about 81 miles; Joplin, MO; FT enrollment: 4,115)

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Notable locations in Elk City: Louisburg Township Rural Fire Department (A), Elk City Town Hall (B), Elk City Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Elk City include: First Christian Church (A), Elk City Church of the Nazarene (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Montgomery County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI SO₂ PM₁₀

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 18.1. This is significantly better than average.

City:	18.1
U.S.:	32.0

Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) [ppb] level in 2010 was 3.76. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 21.7 miles away from the city center.

City:	3.76
U.S.:	2.43

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2009 was 19.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 21.7 miles away from the city center.

City:	19.2
U.S.:	22.1

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

ELK CITY, CITY OF (Population served: 299, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-24-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-24-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-08-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-24-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-24-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-08-2006)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-05-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-05-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-18-2006)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-05-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-05-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-18-2006)

13 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR

M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In MAY-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR

M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In APR-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR

M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In MAR-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR

M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In FEB-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR

One minor monitoring violation

22 other older monitoring violations

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 22.3%
(23.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Kansas:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	68.9%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.2%
Whole state:	4.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elk City, KS

Elk City compared to Kansas state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above 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 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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Banks with branches in Elk City (2011 data):

First National Bank, Independence, Kansas: Elk City Branch at 108 East Hickory, branch established on 1989/04/17. Info updated 2006/08/09: Bank assets: $83.0 mil, Deposits: $65.9 mil, headquarters in Independence, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Elk City mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (93%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Electricity (2%)
Wood (2%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Montgomery County Kansas:

2008 Presidential Election results in Montgomery County Kansas:

Detailed 2008 election results.

Religion statistics for Elk City (based on Montgomery County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 57.89%

Here		57.9%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

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
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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 6

Montgomery County:	1.74 / 10,000 pop.
State:	1.96 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

Montgomery County:	0.29 / 10,000 pop.
Kansas:	0.20 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1

This county:	0.29 / 10,000 pop.
Kansas:	0.51 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 22

Montgomery County:	6.38 / 10,000 pop.
Kansas:	3.84 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 27

Here:	7.84 / 10,000 pop.
Kansas:	7.33 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Here:	10.1%
Kansas:	8.1%

Adult obesity rate:

Montgomery County:	29.6%
State:	27.9%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Montgomery County:	13.8%
State:	13.4%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$170
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$757
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$100
Water Supply	1	$1,736	$20,832	1	$200
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$182
Totals for Government	1	$1,736	$20,832	11	$1,409

Elk City government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $16,000 ($49.38)
Sewerage: $9,000 ($27.78)
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $57,000 ($175.93)
Financial Administration: $19,000 ($58.64)

Solid Waste Management: $18,000 ($55.56)

Regular Highways: $7,000 ($21.60)

Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000 ($6.17)

Fire Protection: $2,000 ($6.17)

General - Other: $2,000 ($6.17)

Sewerage: $1,000 ($3.09)

Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($3.09)
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $9,000 ($27.78)
General Revenue, NEC: $5,000 ($15.43)
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $3,000 ($9.26)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $293,000 ($904.32)
Revenue - Water Utilities: $91,000 ($280.86)
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $11,000 ($33.95)
General Support: $3,000 ($9.26)
Tax - Property: $14,000 ($43.21)
NEC: $3,000 ($9.26)

Public Utilities: $3,000 ($9.26)
Total Salaries & Wages: $34,000 ($104.94)

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 Elk City:

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.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
KIND (1010 AM; 0 kW; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: CENTRAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Elk City:

KGGF-FM (104.1 FM; FREDONIA, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
KIND-FM (102.9 FM; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: CENTRAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
KUSN (98.1 FM; DEARING, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
KKRK (98.9 FM; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
KBQC (88.5 FM; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KARF (91.9 FM; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KYFM (100.1 FM; BARTLESVILLE, OK; Owner: KCD ENTERPRISES, INC.)
KYQQ (106.5 FM; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KEOJ (101.1 FM; CANEY, KS; Owner: KXOJ, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Elk City:

K54GC (Channel 54; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

Call Sign: N0VDS, Licensee ID: L00202571
Grant Date: 11/23/2002, Expiration Date: 01/19/2013, Cancellation Date: 08/03/2007, Certifier: Michael L Zinser
Registrant: Michael L Zinser, 2592 Cr 5600, Elk City, KS 67344
Call Sign: N5RON, Licensee ID: L00159652
Grant Date: 01/23/2002, Expiration Date: 01/23/2012
Registrant: Robert K Eaton, 2727 Cr 6000, Elk City, KS 66734
Call Sign: NI0U, Previous Call Sign: N0VDS, Licensee ID: L00202571
Grant Date: 08/03/2007, Expiration Date: 08/03/2017, Certifier: Michael L Zinser
Registrant: Michael L Zinser, 2592 Cr 5600, Elk City, KS 67344

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 42
Hazardous Condition: 3
Service Call: 1
Good Intent Call: 5

Incident types - Elk City

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Name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common first names in Elk City, KS among deceased individuals
Mary	11	81.0 years
John	11	75.6 years
Charles	10	76.9 years
William	9	74.4 years
James	9	78.1 years
George	8	78.3 years
Fred	7	76.3 years
Roy	7	79.3 years
Claude	5	74.6 years
Paul	5	79.6 years

Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common last names in Elk City, KS among deceased individuals
Cox	9	83.1 years
Davidson	9	76.2 years
Foster	8	73.1 years
Smith	6	77.8 years
Wright	6	82.0 years
Reed	5	80.4 years
Newton	5	79.4 years
Vaughn	5	86.2 years
Kimzey	5	76.6 years
Hare	4	84.8 years

Elk City on our top lists:

#1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Cashiers"
#5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: U. S. Postal service"
#6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Florists"
#10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks"
#16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Top executives"
#18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:"

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