Elsmore, Kansas

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Population in July 2008: 66. Population change since 2000: -9.6%

Males: 38	(58.9%)
Females: 28	(41.1%)

Median resident age:	51.5 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip code: 66732

Estimated median household income in 2008: $39,270 (it was $29,375 in 2000)

Elsmore:	$39,270
Kansas:	$50,177

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $29,678

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $22,492 (it was $14,200 in 2000)

Elsmore:	$22,492
Kansas:	$125,700

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $26,867; Detached houses: $27,018; Mobile homes: $12,500

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Races in Elsmore:

White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
American Indian (4.1%)
Two or more races (1.4%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Elsmore: 65.1 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (17.8%), German (15.1%), English (12.3%), Swedish (8.2%), Dutch (6.8%), Irish (6.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1050 feet

Land area: 0.15 square miles.

Population density: 431 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Elsmore

High school or higher: 80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 13.3%
Mean travel time to work: 45.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elsmore city

Never married: 14.5%
Now married: 43.6%
Separated: 3.6%
Widowed: 20.0%
Divorced: 18.2%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
Kansas:	5.0%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Elsmore, Kansas in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Elsmore to the number of sex offenders is 66 to 1.

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

Elsmore:	1.4% ($199)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Elsmore satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Olathe, KS (77.5 miles , pop. 92,962).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (94.3 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (357.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Savonburg, KS (1.8 miles) , Stark, KS (2.7 miles) , Bronson, KS (2.9 miles ), Moran, KS (2.9 miles ), Uniontown, KS (3.2 miles ), La Harpe, KS (3.4 miles ), Hepler, KS (3.7 miles) , Gas, KS (3.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 1 building, cost: $90,300
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 37.79 N, Longitude: 95.15 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 620

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Population change in the 1990s: -18 (-19.8%).

Average climate in Elsmore, Kansas

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Elsmore-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 135% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/12/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.0 miles away from the Elsmore city center killed 3 people and injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/4/2003, a category 4 tornado 26.0 miles away from the city center killed 4 people and injured 30 people and caused $20 million in damages.

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

On 5/18/2005 at 19:59:42, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 79.1 miles away from Elsmore center
On 3/30/2001 at 17:13:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 100.0 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 93.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Elsmore:

ALLEN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; IOLA, KS)
NEOSHO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; CHANUTE, KS)
MERCY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; FORT SCOTT, KS)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elsmore:

PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 59 miles; JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; EMPORIA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 81 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles; LEES SUMMIT, MO; FT enrollment: 4,576)
DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 88 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)

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

ALLEN CO RWD 8 (Population served: 680, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-13-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-13-2005)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and JUL-11-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-11-1994)

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.1 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	60.0%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	8.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 2.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	11.9%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This city:	0.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

Elsmore compared to Kansas state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age significantly 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

Elsmore mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Allen County Kansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (89%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Electricity (6%)

Religion statistics for Elsmore

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 62.41%

Here		62.4%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Assemblies of God	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	19.6%	16.0%	13.0%	8.9%	8.5%
Congregations	25.0%	5.0%	5.0%	10.0%	10.0%

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Lutheran Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other
Adherents	8.2%	7.9%	5.2%	3.8%	9.0%
Congregations	5.0%	5.0%	2.5%	7.5%	25.0%

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		3	$350
Totals for Government	0	$0		3	$350

Elsmore government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $2,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $35,000
Financial Administration: $5,000

Sewerage: $5,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $111,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $43,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,000
General Support: $1,000
Tax - Property: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,000

5.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,525 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.76%
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 Neosho County, KS	0.67% ($20,485 average AGI)
from Anderson County, KS	0.34% ($20,529)
from Woodson County, KS	0.28% ($14,357)

6.69% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,180 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.69%
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 Neosho County, KS	0.80% ($24,500 average AGI)
to Crawford County, KS	0.42% ($26,286)
to Johnson County, KS	0.38% ($31,895)

Strongest AM radio stations in Elsmore:

KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KKOY (1460 AM; 1 kW; CHANUTE, KS; Owner: SOUTHEAST KANSAS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
KALN (1370 AM; 1 kW; IOLA, KS; Owner: IOLA BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KOCR (1310 AM; 5 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE)
KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Elsmore:

KBJQ (88.3 FM; BRONSON, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KIKS-FM (101.5 FM; IOLA, KS; Owner: IOLA BROADCASTING, INC.)
KRPS (89.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
KKOW-FM (96.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS, INC.)
KVCY (104.7 FM; FORT SCOTT, KS; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
KOMB (103.9 FM; FORT SCOTT, KS; Owner: FORT SCOTT BROADCCASTING CO., INC.)
KINZ (95.3 FM; HUMBOLDT, KS; Owner: SUTCLIFFE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KBZI (100.7 FM; DEERFIELD, MO; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS INC)

TV broadcast stations around Elsmore:

KOAM-TV (Channel 7; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: SAGA QUAD STATES COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K30AL (Channel 30; IOLA, KS; Owner: WASHBURN UNIV. OF TOPEKA)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Douglas L Young, 0.8 Km West And 4.0 Km North Of Elsmore, Type: Tower, Structure height: 89.9 m, Overall height: 90.8 m
Registrant: Western Resources D/B/A Westar Energy, 818 S. Kansas Ave., Topeka, KS 66601, Phone: (785) 575-1199, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

.5 Mi W 2.5 Mi N, Type: Tower, Structure height: 89.9 m, Overall height: 90.8 m, Call Sign: KNNQ324
Assigned Frequencies : 935.475 MHz, 935.462 MHz, 935.487 MHz, 935.500 MHz, 935.912 MHz, 935.925 MHz
Grant Date: 04/16/2001, Expiration Date: 04/12/2011, Certifier: Richard S Stegelman
Registrant: Western Resources, 818 S. Kansas Ave., Topeka, KS 66601, Phone: (785) 575-1199, Fax: (785) 575-8446, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

.5 Mi W And 2.5 Mi N, Overall height: 90.8 m, Call Sign: WPNN344
Assigned Frequencies : 6845.00 MHz
Grant Date: 04/15/2008, Expiration Date: 06/24/2018
Registrant: Western Resources, 818 S. Kansas Ave., Topeka, KS 66601, Phone: (785) 575-1199, Fax: (785) 575-8446, Email:
STATION, 2.6 Mi N Of, Overall height: 90.8 m, Call Sign: WEG856
Assigned Frequencies : 1905.00 MHz, 1935.00 MHz
Grant Date: 04/29/1997, Expiration Date: 03/30/2002, Cancelation Date: 08/27/1999
Registrant: Phone: (913) 575-6424

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: KB0RRL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00266392
Grant Date: 01/04/2005, Expiration Date: 03/27/2015
Registrant: Jesse J Hennen, 375 3000th Street, Elsmore, KS 66732
Call Sign: KB0RRM, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00281277
Grant Date: 01/04/2005, Expiration Date: 03/27/2015
Registrant: Mattea M Hennen, 3130 Delaware Road, Elsmore, KS 66732
Call Sign: KB0RRP, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00281276
Grant Date: 01/04/2005, Expiration Date: 03/27/2015
Registrant: Becky L Hennen, 3130 Delaware Road, Elsmore, KS 66732
Call Sign: KB0RRQ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00266125
Grant Date: 01/04/2005, Expiration Date: 03/27/2015
Registrant: Aloys O Hennen, 3130 Delaware Road, Elsmore, KS 66732
Call Sign: KC0HFK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00206405
Grant Date: 02/10/2000, Expiration Date: 02/10/2010, Certifier: John K Fewins
Registrant: John K Fewins, 710 N Main, Elsmore, KS 66732

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: PIPER J3C-65 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 25777 , Serial Number: 3727, Year manufactured: 1939
Registrant (Individual): Merle L Bacon, R R 1, Elsmore, KS 66732

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 6

Elsmore on our top lists:

#63 (66732) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Austrian first ancestries"

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