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Population in July 2007: 122. Population change since 2000: -14.5%
 

Males: 53  (44.1%)
Females: 69  (55.9%)

Median resident age:  52.2 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Zip code: 67638


Estimated median household income in 2007: $26,854 (it was $21,250 in 2000)
Gaylord:  $26,854
Kansas:  $47,451

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $24,601 (it was $15,900 in 2000)
Gaylord:  $24,601
Kansas:  $121,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $34,606; Detached houses: $32,440; Mobile homes: $28,056

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Races in Gaylord:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
  • Hispanic (4.1%)
  • American Indian (4.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Gaylord: 67.6 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (15.2%), United States (9.7%), English (4.1%), Irish (4.1%), Czech (2.8%), Scottish (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1592 feet

Land area: 0.25 square miles.

Population density: 481 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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For population 25 years and over in Gaylord

  • High school or higher: 73.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 8.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 10.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gaylord city

  • Never married: 8.0%
  • Now married: 59.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 32.1%
  • Divorced: 0.0%

5 residents are foreign born (3.4% Asia).

This city:  3.4%
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:

Gaylord:  1.7% ($273)
Kansas:  1.2% ($999)

Gaylord satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (140.1 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (487.2 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Cedar, KS (2.2 miles) , Athol, KS (3.0 miles) , Smith Center, KS (3.1 miles ), Portis, KS (3.2 miles) , Kensington, KS (3.6 miles ), Alton, KS (3.7 miles) , Kirwin, KS (3.8 miles ), Osborne, KS (4.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 39.65 N, Longitude: 98.85 W

Area code: 785

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Population change in the 1990s: -27 (-15.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
  • Construction (17%)
  • Chemicals (9%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers (9%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
  • U. S. Postal service (9%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (23%)
  • Health care (18%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (9%)
  • U. S. Postal service (9%)
  • Warehousing and storage (9%)
  • Utilities (9%)
  • Personal and laundry services (9%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (22%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (17%)
  • Business operations specialists (9%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
  • Carpenters (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
  • Secondary school teachers (9%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Personal appearance workers (9%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)



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Gaylord-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 165% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/10/1985, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.2 miles away from the Gaylord city center injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/4/1955, a category 4 tornado 19.0 miles away from the city center .


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Hospitals/medical centers near Gaylord:
  • SMITH COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; SMITH CENTER, KS)
  • OSBORNE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; OSBORNE, KS)
  • PHILLIPS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; PHILLIPSBURG, KS)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gaylord:
  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 85 miles; KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 123 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
  • KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 126 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 140 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
Library in Gaylord:
  • GAYLORD CITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,191; Location: 504 MAIN; 6,101 books; 1 serial subscriptions)

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

GAYLORD, CITY OF (Population served: 128, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-01-1997), St Public Notif requested (FEB-11-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-11-2004), St Public Notif requested (MAR-01-2004), St Intentional no-action (MAR-23-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAR-23-2004)
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between APR-2003 and JUN-2003, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-01-1997), St Public Notif requested (JUN-09-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-09-2003), St Public Notif received (JUL-07-2003), St Compliance achieved (MAR-23-2004)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-17-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-17-2002), St Public Notif received (OCT-07-2002)
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between JUL-2001 and SEP-2001, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-01-1997), St Public Notif requested (JUL-17-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-17-2001), St Public Notif received (JAN-09-2002), St Compliance achieved (DEC-06-2002)
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between APR-2001 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-01-1997), St Public Notif requested (MAY-03-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-03-2001), St Public Notif received (JUN-01-2001), St Compliance achieved (DEC-06-2002)
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-01-1997), St Public Notif requested (OCT-06-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-06-1998), St Public Notif received (NOV-06-1998), St Compliance achieved (NOV-22-1999)
  • 6 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - In JUL-01-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2005)
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.0 people
Kansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  61.1%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  1.4%
Whole state:  4.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  17.8%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  10.1%
Whole state:  4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gaylord, KS



Gaylord compared to Kansas state average:
  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above 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 rooms per house below state average.
  • House age significantly 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 Gaylord (2009 data):
  • The Farmers National Bank of Osborne: Gaylord Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1984-10-25. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $39.3 mil, Deposits: $34.0 mil, headquarters in Osborne, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Osborne Investments, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Smith County Kansas:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (85%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)


Religon statistics for Gaylord

Adherents


NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Catholic ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents29.8%20.4%15.4%6.2%5.4%
Congregations11.5%23.1%11.5%7.7%11.5%
NameChurch of the NazareneLutheran ChurchUnited Church of ChristEvangelical Free Church of AmericaOther religions
Adherents5.3%4.9%3.7%3.7%5.3%
Congregations7.7%3.8%7.7%3.8%11.5%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

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$201
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$500
Sewerage 0$0 1$640
Totals for Government 0$0 3$1,341



Gaylord government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $17,000
    Sewerage: $7,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $42,000
    Water Utilities: $32,000
    Fire Protection: $10,000
    Sewerage: $6,000
    Regular Highways: $4,000
    Libraries: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $62,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $57,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $5,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $4,000
    Sewerage: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $104,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $33,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,000
    General Support: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $25,000
    Public Utilities: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $19,000

3.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,603 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.52%
Kansas average:  7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


6.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,667 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.36%
Kansas average:  7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


Strongest AM radio stations in Gaylord:
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KVSV (1190 AM; 2 kW; BELOIT, KS; Owner: MCGRATH PUBLISHING COMPANY)
  • KKAN (1490 AM; 1 kW; PHILLIPSBURG, KS; Owner: WALTER C. SEIDEL)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KKPR (1460 AM; 5 kW; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PLATTE RIVER RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gaylord:
  • KQMA (92.5 FM; PHILLIPSBURG, KS; Owner: WALTER C. SEIDEL)
  • KFIX (96.9 FM; PLAINVILLE, KS; Owner: HULL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KDNS (94.1 FM; DOWNS, KS; Owner: HOEFLICKER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Gaylord:
  • KSNB-TV (Channel 4; SUPERIOR, NE; Owner: COLINS BROADCASTING COMPANY)


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Area Along The Kirwin Irrigation & Webster Irrigation Canals, Call Sign: KAO684, Licensee ID: L00789867
    Assigned Frequencies : 153.620 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/04/1999, Expiration Date: 02/22/2005, Cancelation Date: 04/30/2005
    Registrant: Kirwin Irrigation District No 1, Gaylord, KS 67638, Phone: (913) 697-2273

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KD0GCB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01455630
    Grant Date: 12/31/2008, Expiration Date: 12/31/2018, Certifier: Dennis F Williams
    Registrant: Dennis F Williams, Gaylord, KS 67638


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 22
  • Hazardous Condition: 1

Incident types - Gaylord


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