Garden City, Missouri

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Population (year 2000): 1,500. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,667 (+11.1% change)

Males: 723	(48.2%)
Females: 777	(51.8%)

Cass County

Median resident age:	31.9 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Zip codes: 64747.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,000 (it was $37,461 in 2000)

Garden City	$42,000
Missouri:	$41,974

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $109,500 (it was $77,800 in 2000)

Garden City	$109,500
Missouri:	$123,100

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Races in Garden City:

White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
American Indian (1.3%)
Two or more races (1.3%)

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Ancestries: German (19.1%), Irish (14.6%), United States (13.3%), English (7.9%), Scottish (2.5%), Dutch (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1898

Elevation: 916 feet

Land area: 1.73 square miles.

Population density: 964 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Garden City

High school or higher: 81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
Unemployed: 2.7%
Mean travel time to work: 34.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Garden City city

Never married: 21.3%
Now married: 56.6%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 8.7%
Divorced: 12.1%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.1%
Missouri:	2.7%

According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Garden City, Missouri in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Garden City to the number of sex offenders is 238 to 1.

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

Garden City:	0.8% ($595)
Missouri:	0.9% ($851)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lee's Summit, MO (28.2 miles , pop. 70,700).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (43.8 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (436.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Gunn City, MO (7.7 miles) , La Tour, MO (7.9 miles) , East Lynne, MO (8.0 miles ), Creighton, MO (9.1 miles ), Archie, MO (12.4 miles ), Harrisonville, MO (12.7 miles ), Strasburg, MO (14.1 miles) , Urich, MO (14.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 17 buildings, average cost: $71,900
1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $120,000
1998: 17 buildings, average cost: $83,900
1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $82,500
2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $72,000
2001: 17 buildings, average cost: $72,500
2002: 20 buildings, average cost: $66,800
2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $88,300
2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $82,600
2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $80,000
2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 38.56 N, Longitude: 94.19 W

Area code: 816

Garden City household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: +258 (+20.8%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (25%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (13%)
Health care (9%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Educational services (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
Construction laborers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Carpenters (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

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Crime in Garden City 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	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	5	5	5	1
per 100,000	0.0	311.7	304.7	300.3	59.6
Burglaries	6	6	6	5	2
per 100,000	394.7	374.1	365.6	300.3	119.1
Thefts	4	19	14	22	20
per 100,000	263.2	1184.5	853.1	1321.3	1191.2
Auto thefts	1	4	5	3	3
per 100,000	65.8	249.4	304.7	180.2	178.7
Arson	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	60.9	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5)	43.4	155.9	145.0	148.3	82.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.40
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Garden City, Missouri

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Garden City, Missouri average temperatures

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Garden City-area historical tornado activity is near Missouri state average. It is 79% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/20/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 32.5 miles away from the Garden City city center killed 44 people and injured 207 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/12/1964, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.5 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Garden City:

CASS MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; HARRISONVILLE, MO)
BATES COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; BUTLER, MO)
LEES SUMMIT HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; LEES SUMMIT, MO)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Garden City:

CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 48 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; ID: MKC)
KANSAS CITY INTL (about 62 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; ID: MCI)
ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 97 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; ID: STJ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Garden City:

LAWRENCE SMITH MEMORIAL (about 11 miles; HARRISONVILLE, MO; ID: LRY)
BUTLER MEMORIAL (about 22 miles; BUTLER, MO; ID: BUM)
LEE'S SUMMIT MUNICIPAL (about 30 miles; LEE'S SUMMIT, MO; ID: LXT)

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

METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; LEES SUMMIT, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,576)
CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; Warrensburg, MO; FT enrollment: 8,957)
DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 40 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 43 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 8,830)
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 45 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,259)
JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 54 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)

Private high school in Garden City:

TRAINING CENTER CHRISTIAN SCHO (Students: 120; Location: BOX 200 F HWY GLORY LANE; Grades: PK - 12)

User submitted facts and corrections:

Please add Golden Valley Memorial Hospital, Clinton Mo to your hospital list-it is a full service hospital as well as air emergency - it is 30 miles from GC-many residents go there Thank you
I was looking through the suggested FM radio stations, and I'd like to see if KCJK-FM at 105.1 FM could be added to your listing. It is a Kansas City radio station licensed to Garden City, MO. Thanks,

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

CASS CO PWSD #11 (Population served: 2205, Purch_groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One minor monitoring violation

GARDEN CITY (Population served: 1364, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-11-2005), St Public Notif received (APR-13-2005)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-2005), St Public Notif received (APR-13-2005)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-11-2005), St Public Notif received (APR-13-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-11-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-11-2004), St Public Notif received (SEP-16-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-12-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-12-2003), St Public Notif received (OCT-06-2003)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAY-2002. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (FEB-08-2002), St Public Notif requested (MAR-27-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-27-2003)

8 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

2 minor monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	67.2%
Whole state:	67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	8.0%
Whole state:	11.7%

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

This city:	2.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Garden City compared to Missouri state average:

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Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in 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 Garden City (2007 data):

Sherwood Community Bank: Garden City Branch at 89 Old 7 Highway, branch established on 2002-09-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $32.3 mil, Deposits: $28.9 mil, headquarters in Creighton, MO, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices
Garden City Bank: at D And 3rd Streets, branch established on 1928-01-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $83.4 mil, Deposits: $67.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Garden City Bancshares, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Garden City mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Cass County Missouri:

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	1	$2,120	$25,440	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		5	$458
Police Protection - Officers	3	$5,076	$20,304	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,203	$26,436	0	$0
Streets and Highways	1	$1,734	$20,808	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$2,203	$26,436	0	$0
Totals for Government	7	$13,336	$22,862	5	$458

Garden City government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $387,000
Charges - Sewerage: $137,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $35,000
Central Staff Services: $3,000

Police Protection: $1,000

Water Utilities: $1,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $183,000
Police Protection: $136,000

Sewerage: $85,000

Central Staff Services: $51,000

Regular Highways: $47,000

Financial Administration: $6,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $21,000
General - Interest on Debt: $39,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $9,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $422,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $645,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $455,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $615,000
Water Utilities: $432,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $445,000
Other, NEC: $30,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $36,000
Interest Earnings: $32,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $166,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $210,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $15,000
End of Fiscal Year: $12,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $292,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $51,000
All Other: $1,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $93,000
Public Utilities: $54,000

Property: $48,000

NEC: $46,000

Other Selective Sales: $39,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $209,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $32,000

9.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,939 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.31%
Missouri average:	7.87%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($191 average AGI)
Cass County: 0.07%
Missouri average: 0.11%

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

from Jackson County, MO	4.21% ($45,970 average AGI)
from Johnson County, KS	0.81% ($63,931)
from Bates County, MO	0.26% ($29,270)

8.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,941 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.01%
Missouri average:	7.66%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($162 average AGI)
Cass County: 0.04%
Missouri average: 0.05%

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

to Jackson County, MO	3.14% ($32,756 average AGI)
to Johnson County, KS	0.69% ($38,117)
to Bates County, MO	0.29% ($32,806)

Strongest AM radio stations in Garden City:

WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
KCCV (760 AM; daytime; 6 kW; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KCTE (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; INDEPENDENCE, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KCSP (610 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
KXTR (1660 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KMBZ (980 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KPHN (1190 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Garden City:

KCFX (101.1 FM; HARRISONVILLE, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
KMJK (107.3 FM; LEXINGTON, MO; Owner: ALLUR-KANSAS CITY, INC.)
KQRC-FM (98.9 FM; LEAVENWORTH, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KRBZ (96.5 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KYYS (99.7 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KMXV (93.3 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WDAF-FM (106.5 FM; LIBERTY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KUDL (98.1 FM; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KSRC (102.1 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KPRS (103.3 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: CARTER BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
KZPL (97.3 FM; LEE'S SUMMIT, MO; Owner: UNION FIRST BROADCASTING, LLC)
KCMO-FM (94.9 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
KBEQ-FM (104.3 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
KDKD-FM (95.3 FM; CLINTON, MO; Owner: CLINTON RADIO COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Garden City:

KMBC-TV (Channel 9; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: KMBC HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
KMCI (Channel 38; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KPXE (Channel 50; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: PAXSON KANSAS CITY LICENSE, INC.)
KCPT (Channel 19; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: PUBLIC TELEVISION 19, INC.)
KCTV (Channel 5; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
KSMO-TV (Channel 62; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: KSMO LICENSEE, INC.)
KCWE (Channel 29; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: KCWE-TV, INC.)
KSHB-TV (Channel 41; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K35CT (Channel 35; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
K48FS (Channel 48; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)

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