Goessel, Kansas

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Population in July 2008: 512. Population change since 2000: -9.4%

Males: 217	(42.5%)
Females: 295	(57.5%)

Median resident age:	43.1 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 67053.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,019 (it was $33,250 in 2000)

Goessel:	$42,019
Kansas:	$47,451

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,809

Goessel:	$18,809
Kansas:	$25,197

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $103,202 (it was $66,700 in 2000)

Goessel:	$103,202
Kansas:	$121,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $101,724; Detached houses: $104,331; Mobile homes: $23,125

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Races in Goessel:

White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
Two or more races (1.9%)
Hispanic (0.7%)
American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Goessel: 76.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (42.7%), Dutch (8.5%), English (6.5%), Russian (5.8%), Irish (4.8%), United States (3.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1533 feet

Land area: 0.30 square miles.

Population density: 1695 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Goessel

High school or higher: 78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
Unemployed: 3.9%
Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Goessel city

Never married: 18.9%
Now married: 57.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 20.9%
Divorced: 3.0%

5 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.9%
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:

Goessel:	1.3% ($879)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wichita, KS (38.6 miles , pop. 344,284).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (378.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Hesston, KS (2.9 miles ), Lehigh, KS (3.0 miles ), Moundridge, KS (3.1 miles ), Walton, KS (3.2 miles ), Canton, KS (3.3 miles ), Hillsboro, KS (3.3 miles ), North Newton, KS (3.5 miles ), Galva, KS (3.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $120,000
1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $120,000
1998: 1 building, cost: $143,000
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 1 building, cost: $112,000
2002: 1 building, cost: $80,000
2003: 1 building, cost: $127,900
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $113,400
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 1 building, cost: $130,000
2007: 1 building, cost: $170,000
2008: 1 building, cost: $150,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 38.25 N, Longitude: 97.35 W

Area code: 620

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Population change in the 1990s: +52 (+10.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Machinery (16%)
Construction (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Health care (8%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Wood products (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (30%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Food and beverage stores (11%)
Social assistance (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Wood products (4%)
Gasoline stations (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
Registered nurses (9%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Child care workers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

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Average climate in Goessel, Kansas

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Goessel-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 170% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/13/1990, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 4.8 miles away from the Goessel city center killed one person and injured 60 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/13/1990, a category 5 tornado 8.0 miles away from the city center killed one person and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Goessel-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/24/2001 at 14:02:35, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 42.3 miles away from Goessel center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Goessel:

HILLSBORO COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; HILLSBORO, KS)
MERCY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; MOUNDRIDGE, KS)
NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; NEWTON, KS)

Political contributions by individuals in Goessel, KS

Amtrak station near Goessel:

14 miles: NEWTON (5TH & MAIN STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Goessel:

HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; EL DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 2,983)
EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; EMPORIA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)

Public high school in Goessel:

Goessel High School (Students: 163; Location: 100 MAIN; Grades: 6th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle school in Goessel:

Goessel Elementary School (Students: 100; Location: 500 E MAIN; Grades: Pre-Kindergarten - 6th Grade)

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Library in Goessel:

GOESSEL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $14,856; Location: 101 S. CEDAR; 5,101 books; 99 audio materials; 380 video materials; 22 serial subscriptions)

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Tourist attraction: Mennonite Heritage Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 200 North Poplar).

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

GOESSEL, CITY OF (Population served: 547, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-07-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-07-2002), St Public Notif received (OCT-30-2002), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-13-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-13-2001), St Public Notif received (AUG-24-2001), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-07-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2000)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUN-01-1995 and OCT-10-1995, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-1995)

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	70.0%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	14.2%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	4.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Goessel, KS

70 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Goessel compared to Kansas state average:

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.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
House age above 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 Goessel (2009 data):

The Citizens State Bank: Goessel Branch at 500 East Main Street, branch established on 1977-01-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $210.5 mil, Deposits: $167.1 mil, headquarters in Moundridge, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Goering Management Company, Llc

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Marion County Kansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (78%) Electricity (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Goessel

Adherents

Name	Mennonite Church USA	United Methodist Church	U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches	Lutheran Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents	24.1%	22.1%	17.0%	8.5%	7.5%
Congregations	14.0%	23.3%	9.3%	11.6%	2.3%

Name	North American Baptist Conference	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Mennonite Church of God in Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	4.6%	4.1%	2.4%	1.9%	7.6%
Congregations	7.0%	4.7%	4.7%	4.7%	18.6%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$2,628
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,331	$27,972	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	1	$2,303	$27,636	0	$0
Totals for Government	2	$4,634	$27,804	7	$2,628

Goessel government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $31,000
Solid Waste Management: $31,000

All Other: $2,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $52,000
Financial Administration: $50,000

Solid Waste Management: $29,000

Sewerage: $27,000

Regular Highways: $26,000

General - Other: $21,000

Libraries: $12,000

Police Protection: $10,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $21,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $0
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000

Rents: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $60,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $111,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $69,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $16,000
General Support: $7,000
Tax - Property: $69,000
Public Utilities: $20,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $48,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

5.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,107 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.66%
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 Harvey County, KS	0.89% ($32,900 average AGI)
from Sedgwick County, KS	0.56% ($31,760)
from McPherson County, KS	0.27% ($28,250)

7.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,843 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.01%
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 Harvey County, KS	1.30% ($37,475 average AGI)
to Sedgwick County, KS	0.99% ($35,333)
to McPherson County, KS	0.55% ($36,080)

Strongest AM radio stations in Goessel:

KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KMYR (1410 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AGAPE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KQAM (1480 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KFH (1330 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
KJRG (950 AM; 1 kW; NEWTON, KS)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSAL (1150 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: EBC INC.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
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)

Strongest FM radio stations in Goessel:

KMXW (92.3 FM; NEWTON, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KHCC-FM (90.1 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY JR. COLLEGE)
KCFN (91.1 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
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)
KEYN-FM (103.7 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
KKRD (107.3 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KXKU (106.1 FM; LYONS, KS; Owner: AD ASTRA PER ASPERA B/CING, INC.)
KBBE (96.7 FM; MCPHERSON, KS; Owner: DAVIES COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Goessel:

KWCH-TV (Channel 12; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
KSCC (Channel 36; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KPTS (Channel 8; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: KANSAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, 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.)
KCTU-LP (Channel 55; WICHITA, KS; Owner: RIVER CITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
KSMI-LP (Channel 51; WICHITA, KS; Owner: RIVER CITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
KAAS-TV (Channel 18; SALINA, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KTQW-LP (Channel 53; WICHITA, KS; Owner: KNOWLEDGE L.C.)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

220 Main St, Call Sign: KNBL334, Licensee ID: L00064477
Assigned Frequencies : 154.445 MHz
Grant Date: 10/19/2001, Expiration Date: 10/19/2011
Registrant: Marion County Fire Dist 2, Goessel, KS 67053, Phone: (316) 367-8189
220 Main St, Call Sign: KNBI416, Licensee ID: L00064477
Assigned Frequencies : 155.340 MHz
Grant Date: 10/19/2001, Expiration Date: 10/19/2011
Registrant: Marion County Fire Dist 2, Goessel, KS 67053, Phone: (316) 367-8189

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: KB0NFX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00840388
Grant Date: 04/01/2004, Expiration Date: 06/22/2014, Certifier: Marcia P Brubaker
Registrant: Marcia P Brubaker, Box 71, Goessel, KS 67053
Call Sign: N0SNL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00001512
Grant Date: 03/07/2002, Expiration Date: 05/12/2012
Registrant: Karl E Brubaker, 307 E Commercial, Goessel, KS 67053
Call Sign: W0LOX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01126382
Grant Date: 03/08/2006, Expiration Date: 05/01/2016, Certifier: Wilbur Ratzlaff
Registrant: Wilbur Ratzlaff, 209 N Buller, Goessel, KS 67053
Call Sign: W0RQH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01153222
Grant Date: 05/18/2006, Expiration Date: 08/14/2016, Certifier: Robert C Unruh
Registrant: Robert C Unruh, 316 Meadow Lane, Goessel, KS 67053

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: SCHMIDT ROLLIN RANS S-12XL AIRAILE (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6237Q , Serial Number: 01960671, Year manufactured: 1996, Airworthiness Date: 02/20/2001
Registrant (Individual): Rollin K Schmidt, 308 E Marion, Goessel, KS 67053

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 15
Hazardous Condition: 7
Good Intent Call: 1

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