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Garden Plain, KS map Population (year 2000): 797. Estimated population in July 2006: 838 (+5.1% change)
 

Males: 404  (50.7%)
Females: 393  (49.3%)

Sedgwick County

Median resident age:  33.7 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 67050.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $48,400 (it was $48,068 in 2000)
Garden Plain  $48,400
Kansas:  $42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $102,700 (it was $82,700 in 2000)
Garden Plain  $102,700
Kansas:  $107,800

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Races in Garden Plain:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (52.1%), United States (9.3%), Irish (6.5%), English (4.8%), Dutch (1.8%), French (1.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1450 feet

Land area: 0.54 square miles.

Population density: 1523 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Garden Plain

  • High school or higher: 84.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Garden Plain city

  • Never married: 18.6%
  • Now married: 66.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 7.2%
  • Divorced: 7.4%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.3%
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:

Garden Plain:  1.5% ($1,225)
Kansas:  1.2% ($999)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wichita, KS (23.8 miles , pop. 344,284).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (341.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Cheney, KS (7.2 miles ), Goddard, KS (7.4 miles ), Andale, KS (9.7 miles ), Viola, KS (12.5 miles ), Colwich, KS (12.8 miles ), Mount Hope, KS (14.5 miles ), Clearwater, KS (16.4 miles ), Maize, KS (16.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $96,900
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $97,300
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $79,000
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $160,000
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $408,000
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $353,300
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $208,500
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $208,500
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $208,500
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $208,500

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Latitude: 37.66 N, Longitude: 97.68 W


Area code: 316

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Population change in the 1990s: +56 (+7.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (24%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Motor vehicle, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Printing and related support activities (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • U. S. Postal service (5%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Printing and related support activities (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.65
US city average:  3.00

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Garden Plain-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 149% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/26/1991, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 19.1 miles away from the Garden Plain city center killed 17 people and injured 225 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 6/23/1969, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 2.3 miles away from the city center injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Kendall Fisher - College football player (Utah State Aggies).


Hospitals/medical centers near Garden Plain:
  • WESLEY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; WICHITA, KS)
  • VIA CHRISTI RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; WICHITA, KS)
  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL WICHITA (about 26 miles; WICHITA, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Garden Plain:
  • WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 19 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: ICT)
  • MC CONNELL AFB (about 29 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: IAB)
  • HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 30 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; ID: HUT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Garden Plain:
  • NORWICH (about 18 miles; NORWICH, KS; ID: 49K)
  • MAIZE (about 19 miles; WICHITA/MAIZE/, KS; ID: 70K)
  • RIVERSIDE (about 21 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: K32)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Garden Plain:
  • WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
  • FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 2,983)
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
  • BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; EL DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
  • COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
  • OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 118 miles; STILLWATER, OK; FT enrollment: 16,937)
Public high school in Garden Plain:
  • GARDEN PLAIN HIGH (Students: 177; Location: 720 SEDGWICK; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Garden Plain:
  • GARDEN PLAIN ELEM (Students: 413; Location: 700 SECTION LINE; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Garden Plain:
  • GARDEN PLAIN COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $19,639; Location: 502 N. MAIN; 2,940 books; 400 video materials; 1 serial subscriptions)

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

GARDEN PLAIN, CITY OF (Population served: 823, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-16-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-16-2005)

Average household size:
This city:  2.8 people
Kansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  70.6%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  0.7%
Whole state:  4.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.0%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  0.6%
Whole state:  4.1%

Garden Plain compared to Kansas 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.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly 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 Plain (2007 data):
  • Garden Plain State Bank: Garden Plain Branch at Main Street At B Avenue, branch established on 1989-07-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $46.3 mil, Deposits: $38.6 mil, headquarters in Wichita, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Garden Plain Bancshares, Inc.



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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
Local Libraries 0$0 2$755
Sewerage 1$2,480$29,7600$0
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$232
Other Government Administration 1$2,391$28,6927$1,244
Financial Administration 0$0 1$208
Water Supply 1$2,568$30,8160$0
Police Protection - Officers 2$4,176$25,0562$534
Totals for Government 5$11,615$27,87613$2,973


Garden Plain government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $82,000
    All Other: $25,000
  • Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $222,000
    Sewerage: $55,000
    Central Staff Services: $55,000
    Water Utilities: $54,000
    Regular Highways: $15,000
    General - Other: $13,000
    Police Protection: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $56,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $92,000
    Highways: $9,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $135,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,003,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $922,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $120,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $81,000
    Water Utilities: $15,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $37,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $27,000
    Special Assessments: $12,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $30,000
    Gas Utilities: $8,000
    General - Other: $6,000
    Sewerage: $6,000
    Water Utilities: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $545,000
  • Revenue - Gas Utilities: $244,000
    Water Utilities: $95,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $1,485,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $34,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $24,000
    General Support: $15,000
  • Tax - Property: $184,000
    Public Utilities: $12,000
    NEC: $8,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $110,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,000

5.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,747 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.21%
Kansas average:  7.39%

0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($751 average AGI)
Sedgwick County:  0.19%
Kansas average:  0.18%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Butler County, KS  0.48% ($35,572 average AGI)
from Sumner County, KS  0.19% ($32,218)
from Harvey County, KS  0.18% ($34,868)


5.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,461 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.20%
Kansas average:  7.67%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($562 average AGI)
Sedgwick County:  0.10%
Kansas average:  0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Butler County, KS  0.48% ($51,024 average AGI)
to Johnson County, KS  0.24% ($45,354)
to Sumner County, KS  0.14% ($37,277)


Strongest AM radio stations in Garden Plain:
  • KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KMYR (1410 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AGAPE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KFH (1330 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
  • KQAM (1480 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KCRC (1390 AM; 10 kW; ENID, OK; Owner: CHISHOLM TRAIL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KWLS (1290 AM; 5 kW; PRATT, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KNSS (1240 AM; 1 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
  • KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Garden Plain:
  • 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)
  • KRBB (97.9 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFBZ (105.3 FM; HAYSVILLE, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
  • KKRD (107.3 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KEYN-FM (103.7 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
  • KHCC-FM (90.1 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY JR. COLLEGE)
  • KFH-FM (98.7 FM; CLEARWATER, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
  • KANR (92.7 FM; BELLE PLAINE, KS; Owner: DANIEL D. SMITH)
  • KYQQ (106.5 FM; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KCVW (94.3 FM; KINGMAN, KS; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KSKU (97.1 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: AD ASTRA PER ASPERA BROADCASTING, IN)
  • KRZZ-FM (96.3 FM; DERBY, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KMXW (92.3 FM; NEWTON, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KMUW (89.1 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KDGS (93.9 FM; ANDOVER, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Garden Plain:
  • KSNW (Channel 3; WICHITA, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF WICHITA)
  • KSAS-TV (Channel 24; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KWCV (Channel 33; WICHITA, KS; Owner: WLBB BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KAKE-TV (Channel 10; WICHITA, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • KCTU-LP (Channel 55; WICHITA, KS; Owner: RIVER CITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KSMI-LP (Channel 51; WICHITA, KS; Owner: RIVER CITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KSCC (Channel 36; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • KTQW-LP (Channel 53; WICHITA, KS; Owner: KNOWLEDGE L.C.)
  • KFVT-LP (Channel 40; WICHITA, KS; Owner: LOCKE SUPPLY CO.)
  • K59DA (Channel 59; WICHITA, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K15DD (Channel 15; WICHITA, KS; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)

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