Galva, Kansas

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Population (year 2000): 701. Estimated population in July 2006: 792 (+13.0% change)

Males: 347	(49.5%)
Females: 354	(50.5%)

McPherson County

Median resident age:	34.4 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 67443.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,400 (it was $42,500 in 2000)

Galva	$43,400
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $76,700 (it was $74,300 in 2000)

Galva	$76,700
Kansas:	$107,800

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Races in Galva:

White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
American Indian (1.4%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
Hispanic (1.0%)

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Ancestries: German (31.4%), United States (14.7%), Swedish (12.1%), Dutch (7.1%), Irish (6.6%), English (3.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1546 feet

Land area: 0.47 square miles.

Population density: 1638 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Galva

High school or higher: 82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
Unemployed: 1.7%
Mean travel time to work: 16.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Galva city

Never married: 14.8%
Now married: 72.4%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 3.9%
Divorced: 8.2%

3 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.4%
Kansas:	5.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Galva:	1.4% ($1,036)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wichita, KS (50.0 miles , pop. 344,284).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (389.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Canton, KS (7.5 miles ), McPherson, KS (8.6 miles ), Moundridge, KS (12.6 miles ), Goessel, KS (16.0 miles ), Lehigh, KS (16.1 miles ), Lindsborg, KS (16.3 miles ), Hesston, KS (18.4 miles ), Inman, KS (19.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $82,900
1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $104,500
1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $68,900
1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $95,500
2000: 8 buildings, average cost: $108,000
2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $120,700
2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $123,800
2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $130,600
2004: 14 buildings, average cost: $134,100
2005: 11 buildings, average cost: $164,400
2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $111,800

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 38.38 N, Longitude: 97.54 W

Area code: 620

Population change in the 1990s: +49 (+7.5%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (10%)
Plastics and rubber products (10%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Petroleum and coal products (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Finance and insurance (17%)
Health care (11%)
Plastics and rubber products (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Chemicals (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Child care workers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

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Average climate in Galva, Kansas

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Galva-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 118% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/13/1990, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 17.7 miles away from the Galva city center killed one person and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/13/1990, a category 5 tornado 18.1 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 60 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Galva:

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; MCPHERSON, KS)
LINDSBORG COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; LINDSBORG, KS)
MERCY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; MOUNDRIDGE, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Galva:

SALINA MUNI (about 29 miles; SALINA, KS; ID: SLN)
HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 32 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; ID: HUT)
WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 53 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: ICT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Galva:

MC PHERSON (about 11 miles; MC PHERSON, KS; ID: MPR)
MOUNDRIDGE MUNI (about 13 miles; MOUNDRIDGE, KS; ID: 47K)
ALFRED SCHROEDER FIELD (about 24 miles; HILLSBORO, KS; ID: M66)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Galva:

HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 2,983)
BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; EL DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)

Public elementary/middle school in Galva:

CANTON-GALVA ELEM AT GALVA (Students: 129; Location: 116 S. SANTA FE; Grades: 05 - 08)

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

GALVA, CITY OF (Population served: 773, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

Public Education - Between JAN-01-1994 and JAN-11-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-11-1994)

Past monitoring violations:

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	75.8%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.3%
Whole state:	4.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	6.6%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This city:	0.9%
Whole state:	4.1%

Galva compared to Kansas state average:

Median house value 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.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below 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 Galva (2007 data):

The Farmers State Bank: Galva Branch at 209 Main Street, branch established on 1989-10-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $71.9 mil, Deposits: $55.4 mil, headquarters in Mcpherson, KS, positive income, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Galva Bancshares, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in McPherson County Kansas:

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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
Electric Power	1	$3,038	$36,456	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,486	$29,832	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$82
Other Government Administration	1	$1,698	$20,376	7	$939
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,303	$27,636	0	$0
Totals for Government	4	$9,525	$28,575	8	$1,021

Galva government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $33,000
Sewerage: $30,000

All Other: $3,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $353,000
Central Staff Services: $107,000

General - Other: $89,000

Water Utilities: $52,000

Police Protection: $41,000

Solid Waste Management: $24,000

Regular Highways: $21,000

Sewerage: $20,000

Parks & Recreation: $11,000
General - Interest on Debt: $35,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $585,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $535,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $50,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $94,000
Interest Earnings: $19,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $61,000
Regular Highways: $22,000

Central Staff: $5,000

Electric Utilities: $4,000

Parks & Recreation: $4,000

Sewerage: $2,000

Water Utilities: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $785,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $389,000
Water Utilities: $69,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $10,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $21,000
General Support: $12,000
Tax - Property: $159,000
Total General Sales: $57,000

Public Utilities: $9,000

NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $184,000

5.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,638 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.78%
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 Saline County, KS	0.69% ($34,342 average AGI)
from Reno County, KS	0.58% ($36,359)
from Harvey County, KS	0.36% ($36,925)

7.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,870 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.35%
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 Sedgwick County, KS	0.81% ($30,011 average AGI)
to Reno County, KS	0.73% ($31,390)
to Saline County, KS	0.60% ($29,985)

Strongest AM radio stations in Galva:

KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KSAL (1150 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: EBC INC.)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KNGL (1540 AM; 0 kW; MCPHERSON, KS; Owner: DAVIES COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KMYR (1410 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AGAPE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KFH (1330 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
KQAM (1480 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Galva:

KHCC-FM (90.1 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY JR. COLLEGE)
KBBE (96.7 FM; MCPHERSON, KS; Owner: DAVIES COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KMXW (92.3 FM; NEWTON, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KXKU (106.1 FM; LYONS, KS; Owner: AD ASTRA PER ASPERA B/CING, INC.)
KFDI-FM (101.3 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KZSN (102.1 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KICT-FM (95.1 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KQNS-FM (95.5 FM; LINDSBORG, KS; Owner: B-B BROADCASTING, INC.)
KRBB (97.9 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KFBZ (105.3 FM; HAYSVILLE, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
KCVS (91.7 FM; SALINA, KS; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
KKRD (107.3 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KSKG (99.9 FM; SALINA, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
KCFN (91.1 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Galva:

KWCH-TV (Channel 12; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
KPTS (Channel 8; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: KANSAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, INC.)
KSCC (Channel 36; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KAAS-TV (Channel 18; SALINA, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KSNW (Channel 3; WICHITA, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF WICHITA)
KWCV (Channel 33; WICHITA, KS; Owner: WLBB BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KSAS-TV (Channel 24; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KAKE-TV (Channel 10; WICHITA, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)

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