Frontenac, Kansas

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Population (year 2000): 2,996. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,118 (+4.1% change)

Males: 1,344	(44.9%)
Females: 1,652	(55.1%)

Crawford County

Median resident age:	39.8 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 66763.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,200 (it was $33,558 in 2000)

Frontenac	$34,200
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $72,400 (it was $70,100 in 2000)

Frontenac	$72,400
Kansas:	$107,800

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Races in Frontenac:

White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
American Indian (1.4%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (23.6%), Italian (18.6%), Irish (13.8%), English (9.8%), United States (6.8%), French (5.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 950 feet

Land area: 3.97 square miles.

Population density: 780 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Frontenac

High school or higher: 82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
Unemployed: 5.5%
Mean travel time to work: 16.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Frontenac city

Never married: 20.7%
Now married: 58.1%
Separated: 0.2%
Widowed: 10.4%
Divorced: 10.6%

21 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.7%
Kansas:	5.0%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Frontenac, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Frontenac to the number of sex offenders is 1030 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

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

Frontenac:	0.9% ($651)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Springfield, MO (98.5 miles , pop. 151,580).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (112.6 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (352.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Pittsburg, KS (3.1 miles ), Arma, KS (6.2 miles ), Mindenmines, MO (7.4 miles ), Mulberry, KS (8.6 miles ), Burgess, MO (8.9 miles) , Girard, KS (10.9 miles ), Weir, KS (11.4 miles ), Cherokee, KS (11.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 17 buildings, average cost: $72,800
1997: 19 buildings, average cost: $73,500
1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $84,600
1999: 21 buildings, average cost: $65,900
2000: 18 buildings, average cost: $73,700
2001: 16 buildings, average cost: $87,700
2002: 18 buildings, average cost: $53,500
2003: 22 buildings, average cost: $77,500
2004: 12 buildings, average cost: $103,200
2005: 27 buildings, average cost: $120,400
2006: 16 buildings, average cost: $94,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 37.45 N, Longitude: 94.70 W

131 people in nursing homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 620

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Frontenac, Kansas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +479 (+19.0%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Rail transportation (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (5%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (23%)
Health care (17%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Social assistance (7%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Rail and water transportation workers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Child care workers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Accountants and auditors (4%)

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Crime in Frontenac by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	2	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	66.1	32.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	32.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	7	4	6	6	2
per 100,000	231.3	130.2	192.5	194.2	64.0
Burglaries	28	36	30	16	16
per 100,000	925.3	1171.5	962.5	518.0	512.3
Thefts	76	82	82	61	49
per 100,000	2511.6	2668.4	2630.7	1974.7	1569.0
Auto thefts	13	5	12	6	8
per 100,000	429.6	162.7	385.0	194.2	256.2
Arson	1	0	1	4	0
per 100,000	33.0	0.0	32.1	129.5	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5)	298.7	263.6	241.9	169.6	131.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 9 (6 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.94
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Frontenac, Kansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Frontenac-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 109% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/4/2003, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.3 miles away from the Frontenac city center killed 4 people and injured 30 people and caused $20 million in damages.

On 3/26/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.7 miles away from the city center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Frontenac:

MT CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; PITTSBURG, KS)
HOSPITAL DISTRICT 1 CRAWFORD COUNTY (about 13 miles; GIRARD, KS)
ST JOHNS MAUDE NORTON MEMORIAL HOSP (about 24 miles; COLUMBUS, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Frontenac:

JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 26 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID: JLN)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 87 miles; FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 92 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; ID: SGF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Frontenac:

ATKINSON MUNI (about 3 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; ID: PTS)
FORT SCOTT MUNI (about 24 miles; FORT SCOTT, KS; ID: FSK)
LAMAR MUNI (about 28 miles; LAMAR, MO; ID: LLU)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Frontenac:

PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 27 miles; JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; FT enrollment: 2,612)
OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 95 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; Springfield, MO; FT enrollment: 3,125)
JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)

Public high school in Frontenac:

FRONTENAC JR/SR HIGH (Students: 304; Location: 208 S CAYUGA; Grades: 07 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Frontenac:

FRANK LAYDEN ELEM (Students: 462; Location: 200 E LANYON; Grades: KG - 06)

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Cemetery: Mount Carmel Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Shady Forest Inn (107 North Goodhall Street).

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

FRONTENAC, CITY OF (Population served: 3101, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-08-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-08-1998), St Public Notif received (DEC-17-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-06-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-06-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and OCT-21-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-21-1999)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and NOV-16-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-16-1994)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1993 and MAR-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-29-1994)

One minor monitoring violation

CRAWFORD CO RWD 1 (Population served: 361, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-01-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-01-1999), St Public Notif received (DEC-20-1999), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and AUG-15-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-15-2002)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-05-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-05-2000)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and NOV-16-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-16-1994)

3 routine major monitoring violations

6 minor monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	63.7%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	7.7%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	3.9%
Whole state:	4.1%

Frontenac compared to Kansas state average:

Frontenac, Kansas environmental map by EPA

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

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Banks with branches in Frontenac (2007 data):

The Miners State Bank of Frontenac, Kansas: The Miners State Bank Of Frontenac, Kansas at 242 East Mckay, branch established on 1919-06-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $39.6 mil, Deposits: $27.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Miners Bancshares, Inc.
Community National Bank: Frontenac Branch at 4097 Parkview Drive, branch established on 1998-03-21. 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.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Frontenac mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Crawford County Kansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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	$400
Other Government Administration	2	$6,390	$38,340	9	$738
Judicial and Legal	1	$1,576	$18,912	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	4	$9,204	$27,612	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$2,552	$30,624	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,172	$26,064	0	$0
Police - Other	4	$5,082	$15,246	0	$0
Firefighters	1	$2,372	$28,464	26	$260
Totals for Government	14	$29,348	$25,155	36	$1,398

Frontenac government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $167,000
Parks & Recreation: $26,000

All Other: $2,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $379,000
Financial Administration: $322,000

Water Utilities: $202,000

Sewerage: $132,000

Regular Highways: $118,000

General - Other: $113,000

Parks & Recreation: $69,000

Fire Protection: $68,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $45,000
General - Interest on Debt: $237,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $11,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,956,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,745,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,973,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $238,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $106,000
Interest Earnings: $41,000

Property Sale Other: $35,000

Special Assessments: $2,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $367,000
Water Utilities: $98,000

Judicial: $68,000

Sewerage: $61,000

General - Other: $43,000

Regular Highways: $28,000

Fire Protection: $18,000

Financial Administration: $16,000

Parks & Recreation: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $948,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $361,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $7,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $248,000
Highways: $86,000
Tax - Property: $411,000
Total General Sales: $281,000

Public Utilities: $104,000

NEC: $8,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $623,000

7.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,856 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.38%
Kansas average:	7.39%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($206 average AGI)
Crawford County: 0.27%
Kansas average: 0.18%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Cherokee County, KS	0.44% ($24,965 average AGI)
from Bourbon County, KS	0.41% ($22,192)
from Montgomery County, KS	0.41% ($15,423)

8.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,873 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.05%
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 Cherokee County, KS	0.74% ($31,615 average AGI)
to Johnson County, KS	0.67% ($37,103)
to Jasper County, MO	0.50% ($26,531)

Strongest AM radio stations in Frontenac:

KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
KSEK (1340 AM; 1 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: INNOVATIVE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
KOCR (1310 AM; 5 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE)
KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKLL (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KWAS (1230 AM; 1 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Frontenac:

KRPS (89.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
KKOW-FM (96.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS, INC.)
KSEK-FM (99.1 FM; GIRARD, KS; Owner: INNOVATIVE BROADCASTING CORP.)
KIXQ (102.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSYN (92.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
KJMK (93.9 FM; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC)
KJML (105.3 FM; COLUMBUS, KS; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
KBZI (100.7 FM; DEERFIELD, MO; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS INC)
KWXD (103.5 FM; ASBURY, MO; Owner: INNOVATIVE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KVCY (104.7 FM; FORT SCOTT, KS; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
KOMB (103.9 FM; FORT SCOTT, KS; Owner: FORT SCOTT BROADCCASTING CO., INC.)
KMXL (95.1 FM; CARTHAGE, MO; Owner: CARTHAGE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KMOQ (107.1 FM; BAXTER SPRINGS, KS; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Frontenac:

KOAM-TV (Channel 7; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: SAGA QUAD STATES COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KODE-TV (Channel 12; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KOZJ (Channel 26; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BD. OF GOVERNORS OF SW MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
K05KD (Channel 5; CARTHAGE, MO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
KJPX-LP (Channel 47; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: GARY M./DEBORAH R. KENNY)
KSNF (Channel 16; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
KCLJ-CA (Channel 46; JOPLIN/CARTHAGE, MO; Owner: GARY M./DEBORAH R. KENNY)
K20GA (Channel 20; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
K52FC (Channel 52; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K55HU (Channel 55; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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