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Nemaha County

Population in July 2008: 164. Population change since 2000: -9.4%
 

Males: 85  (51.9%)
Females: 79  (48.1%)

Median resident age:  25.9 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Zip code: 66428


Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,217 (it was $35,781 in 2000)
Goff:  $45,217
Kansas:  $47,451

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,372
Goff:  $17,372
Kansas:  $25,197

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $35,432 (it was $22,900 in 2000)
Goff:  $35,432
Kansas:  $121,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $42,237; Detached houses: $41,825

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Races in Goff:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.2%)
  • American Indian (4.4%)
  • Two or more races (4.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.8%)
  • Black (1.7%)
  • Japanese (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Goff: 64.4 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (29.8%), Irish (22.1%), United States (8.8%), Czech (5.0%), Polish (3.9%), Swedish (3.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1250 feet

Land area: 0.21 square miles.

Population density: 775 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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For population 25 years and over in Goff

  • High school or higher: 78.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 2.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Goff city

  • Never married: 23.1%
  • Now married: 64.1%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 1.7%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Kansas:  5.0%


According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Goff, Kansas in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Goff to the number of sex offenders is 82 to 1.

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

Goff:  1.5% ($345)
Kansas:  1.2% ($999)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Topeka, KS (45.2 miles , pop. 122,377).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (84.1 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (457.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Corning, KS (2.3 miles) , Wetmore, KS (2.6 miles ), Soldier, KS (3.0 miles) , Centralia, KS (3.4 miles ), Circleville, KS (3.4 miles) , Netawaka, KS (3.5 miles) , Havensville, KS (3.6 miles) , Seneca, KS (3.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 39.67 N, Longitude: 95.93 W

Area code: 785

Goff household income distribution Goff home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +25 (+16.0%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (16%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Machinery (11%)
  • Truck transportation (11%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (30%)
  • Health care (19%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Gasoline stations (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (19%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Accountants and auditors (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)



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Average climate in Goff, Kansas

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Goff-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 167% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/6/1962, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.9 miles away from the Goff city center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/8/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 44.7 miles away from the city center killed 16 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


Goff-area historical earthquake activity is near Kansas state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 69.9 miles away from Goff center
On 3/23/2007 at 08:15:49, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 34.4 miles away from the city center
On 2/11/1995 at 05:54:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.8 miles away from the city center
On 5/13/1999 at 14:18:22, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.6 miles away from Goff center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Goff:
  • NEMAHA VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; SENECA, KS)
  • SABETHA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; SABETHA, KS)
  • HOLTON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; HOLTON, KS)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Goff:
  • WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 44 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
  • KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 61 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
  • MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 65 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; FT enrollment: 4,329)
  • NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,620)
  • PARK UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 4,180)
  • KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)

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

GOFF, CITY OF (Population served: 175, Purch_groundwater):
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 JAN-01-1994 and NOV-02-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-02-1994)

Average household size:
This city:  3.0 people
Kansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  73.3%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.7%
Whole state:  4.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  0.0%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  0.0%
Whole state:  4.1%


Goff compared to Kansas state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly 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 Goff (2009 data):
  • Merit Bank: at Main Street, branch established on 1904-09-21. Info updated 2008-09-15: Bank assets: $26.3 mil, Deposits: $20.7 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bancshares Of Kansas, Inc.



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (100%)


Religion statistics for Goff

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 89.12%
Here89.1%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist Church Inc. Apostolic Christian Church of AmericaConservative Congregational Christian ConferenceUnited Church of Christ
Adherents60.0%13.5%7.5%5.4%4.8%
Congregations25.9%29.6%7.4%3.7%7.4%
NameLutheran ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) The Wesleyan ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAOther
Adherents3.4%2.1%0.9%0.9%1.4%
Congregations3.7%3.7%3.7%3.7%11.1%
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
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$323
Water Supply 0$0 1$1,050
Electric Power 1$1,050$12,6001$350
Totals for Government 1$1,050$12,6003$1,723



Goff government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $8,000
    Sewerage: $8,000
    All Other: $1,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $29,000
    Water Utilities: $16,000
    Solid Waste Management: $9,000
    Regular Highways: $9,000
    Sewerage: $8,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $217,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $53,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $157,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $7,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $45,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $26,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,000
    General Support: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $18,000
    Total General Sales: $9,000
    Public Utilities: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $17,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $12,000

4.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,433 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.74%
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 Brown County, KS  0.56% ($25,864 average AGI)
from Marshall County, KS  0.53% ($27,762)
from Shawnee County, KS  0.46% ($40,167)


6.51% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,626 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.51%
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 Shawnee County, KS  0.87% ($27,686 average AGI)
to Brown County, KS  0.75% ($29,533)
to Johnson County, KS  0.52% ($26,238)


Strongest AM radio stations in Goff:
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • WIBW (580 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
  • KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFEQ (680 AM; 5 kW; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
  • KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • KMAJ (1440 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KCSP (610 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Goff:
  • KMZA (92.1 FM; SENECA, KS; Owner: KNZA, INC.)
  • KNZA (103.9 FM; HIAWATHA, KS; Owner: KNZA, INC.)
  • WIBW-FM (94.5 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KMAJ-FM (107.7 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KTPK (106.9 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: KANSAS CAPITAL BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Goff:
  • KTKA-TV (Channel 49; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: NORTHEAST KANSAS BROADCAST SERVICE, INC.)
  • KTWU (Channel 11; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA)
  • KSNT (Channel 27; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF TOPEKA)
  • WIBW-TV (Channel 13; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • 3 Mi W On 9 Hwy Then 4 Mi N, Call Sign: KNEW956, Licensee ID: L00091081
    Assigned Frequencies : 158.460 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/25/2003, Expiration Date: 02/18/2013
    Registrant: Kramer, Cal J:kramer, Donald F:kramer, Alan F:kramer, Robert L, Rr 2 Box 90, Goff, KS 66428, Phone: (913) 336-2024
  • 8.2 Km S, Type: Tank, Structure height: 40 m, Call Sign: WPII796
    Assigned Frequencies : 451.050 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/16/2005, Expiration Date: 09/12/2015, Certifier: Leonard Nissen
    Registrant: Consolidated Electric Co, 141 S Lafayette Fwy, Saint Paul, MN 55107-1420, Fax: (612) 224-3628


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 2

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