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Population (year 2000): 2,600. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,472 (-4.9% change)
 

Males: 1,218  (46.8%)
Females: 1,382  (53.2%)

Wilson County

Median resident age:  40.8 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 66736.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,100 (it was $25,539 in 2000)
Fredonia  $26,100
Kansas:  $42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $41,100 (it was $39,800 in 2000)
Fredonia  $41,100
Kansas:  $107,800

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Races in Fredonia:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.8%)
  • Hispanic (2.5%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (19.8%), United States (15.5%), English (9.3%), Irish (8.3%), Swedish (2.7%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 893 feet

Land area: 2.40 square miles.

Population density: 1024 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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For population 25 years and over in Fredonia

  • High school or higher: 78.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fredonia city

  • Never married: 13.7%
  • Now married: 60.1%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 14.6%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

17 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.7%
Kansas:  5.0%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Fredonia, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Fredonia to the number of sex offenders is 819 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

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

Fredonia:  1.4% ($553)
Kansas:  1.2% ($999)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tulsa, OK (97.2 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (334.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: New Albany, KS (8.2 miles) , Benedict, KS (8.6 miles) , Altoona, KS (11.3 miles ), Coyville, KS (11.6 miles) , Neodesha, KS (12.5 miles ), Fall River, KS (14.9 miles) , Buffalo, KS (15.1 miles ), Elk City, KS (17.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $59,300
  • 1997: 10 buildings, average cost: $60,700
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $98,000
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $44,000
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $44,000
  • 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $44,000
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $85,000
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $32,500
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $116,700
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 37.53 N, Longitude: 95.83 W


44 people in nursing homes
32 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 620

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Population change in the 1990s: -41 (-1.6%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (17%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (10%)
  • Printing and related support activities (6%)
  • Utilities (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Printing and related support activities (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other construction workers and helpers (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


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Crime in Fredonia by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 02000
    per 100,000 0.078.30.00.00.0
Rapes 01100
    per 100,000 0.039.239.50.00.0
Robberies 00101
    per 100,000 0.00.039.50.040.5
Assaults 37664
    per 100,000 114.2274.1237.1240.4161.8
Burglaries 649271728
    per 100,000 228.51918.61066.8681.11132.7
Thefts 2844536573
    per 100,000 1066.31722.82094.02604.22953.1
Auto thefts 191035
    per 100,000 38.1352.4395.1120.2202.3
Arson 01010
    per 100,000 0.039.20.040.10.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5) 84.5474.2280.9209.5258.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.03
US city average:  3.00

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Fredonia-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 88% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/2/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 39.4 miles away from the Fredonia city center killed 2 people and injured 29 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/8/2003, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.3 miles away from the city center injured 3 people and caused $3 million in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Fredonia:
  • FREDONIA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (1527 MADISON PO BOX 579)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Fredonia:
  • WILSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; NEODESHA, KS)
  • MERCY HOSPITAL INDEPENDENCE (about 25 miles; INDEPENDENCE, KS)
  • COFFEYVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; COFFEYVILLE, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fredonia:
  • TULSA INTL (about 93 miles; TULSA, OK; ID: TUL)
  • JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 97 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID: JLN)
  • FORBES FIELD (about 99 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fredonia:
  • FREDONIA (about 3 miles; FREDONIA, KS; ID: 1K7)
  • NEODESHA MUNI (about 15 miles; NEODESHA, KS; ID: 2K7)
  • YATES CENTER (about 23 miles; YATES CENTER, KS; ID: 8K5)

Local government website: www.fms.fredoniaks.com/city.html

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fredonia:
  • EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
  • BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; EL DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
  • PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; FT enrollment: 5,566)
  • COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
  • UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 96 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,760)
  • MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 96 miles; JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
  • TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 99 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 8,727)
Public high school in Fredonia:
  • FREDONIA SR HIGH (Students: 251; Location: 916 ROBINSON; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Fredonia:
  • LINCOLN ELEMENTARY (Students: 322; Location: 713 N 9TH; Grades: KG - 05)
  • FREDONIA MIDDLE (Students: 185; Location: 203 N 8TH; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Fredonia:
  • FREDONIA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $104,077; Location: 807 JEFFERSON ST.; 26,534 books; 372 audio materials; 1,143 video materials; 45 serial subscriptions)

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Tourist attraction: Wilson County Historical Society (420 North 7th Street).

Hotels: Gene & Rose Benefiel (105 North 5th Street), Bacani Hotel (2404 East Washington Street), Bed & Breakfast-Loomis House (105 North 5th Street), Cox Motel (502 North 5th Street).

Courts: Wilson County - District Court Offices- District Judge (Courthouse), Wilson County - District Court Offices- Probation Office (Courthouse).

 

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

FREDONIA, CITY OF (Population served: 2455, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
  • 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-22-2006)
  • 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-22-2006)
  • 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-31-2006)
  • 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-31-2006)
  • 11 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUL-22-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-22-2002)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-16-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-16-2001)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In OCT-1998. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (NOV-10-1998), St Compliance achieved (NOV-30-1998)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1993 and MAR-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-30-1994)

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Kansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  62.0%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.2%
Whole state:  4.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  12.2%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.4%
Whole state:  4.1%

Fredonia compared to Kansas state average:

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  • 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 below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage 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 Fredonia (2007 data):
  • First National Bank in Fredonia: First National Bank In Fredonia at 730 Madison Street, branch established on 1871-09-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $70.6 mil, Deposits: $59.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices, Holding Company: First National Bancshares Corporation Of Fredonia
  • Community National Bank: Fredonia Branch at 733 Madison, branch established on 1924-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $426.5 mil, Deposits: $343.9 mil, headquarters in Chanute, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bancorp, Inc.
  • The State Bank of Kansas: The State Bank Of Kansas at 501 Madison Street, branch established on 1885-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $75.3 mil, Deposits: $60.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Fredonia State Bankshares, Inc.



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Fredonia government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $6,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $207,000
    Sewerage: $113,000
    All Other: $57,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,730,000
    Water Utilities: $442,000
    Police Protection: $297,000
    Regular Highways: $235,000
    Solid Waste Management: $140,000
    Central Staff Services: $96,000
    General - Other: $83,000
    Fire Protection: $76,000
    Parks & Recreation: $68,000
    Sewerage: $68,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $15,000
    Air Transportation: $4,000
  • Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $135,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $51,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $2,895,000
    Water Utilities: $1,900,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,181,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $365,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities: $2,775,000
    Water Utilities: $1,820,000
    Other, NEC: $674,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $142,000
    Electric Utilities: $120,000
    Water Utilities: $80,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $67,000
    Interest Earnings: $22,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $48,000
    Electric Utilities: $35,000
    General - Other: $24,000
    Water Utilities: $2,000
    Sewerage: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,773,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,771,000
    Water Utilities: $712,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $63,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $71,000
    General Support: $6,000
  • Tax - Property: $416,000
    Total General Sales: $280,000
    Public Utilities: $72,000
    NEC: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,790,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $88,000

7.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,924 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.02%
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 Montgomery County, KS  1.40% ($27,260 average AGI)
from Neosho County, KS  0.98% ($22,629)
from Sedgwick County, KS  0.48% ($26,706)


7.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,125 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.77%
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 Montgomery County, KS  1.56% ($26,804 average AGI)
to Neosho County, KS  1.09% ($21,744)
to Crawford County, KS  0.39% ($20,857)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fredonia:
  • 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)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
  • KKOY (1460 AM; 1 kW; CHANUTE, KS; Owner: SOUTHEAST KANSAS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fredonia:
  • KGGF-FM (104.1 FM; FREDONIA, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
  • KINZ (95.3 FM; HUMBOLDT, KS; Owner: SUTCLIFFE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KARF (91.9 FM; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • 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.)


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