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Notable locations in Great Bend: Great Bend Plaza (A), Barton County Courthouse (B), Great Bend Public Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Village Mall (1), Westgate Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Great Bend include: Church of Christ (A), Church of the Nazarene (B), First Congregational United Church of Christ (C), Trinity Lutheran Church (D), Evangelical Friends Church (E), First Baptist Church (F), First Christian Church (G), First Church of Christ Science (H), First Church of God (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Great Bend Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Great Bend include: Veterans Memorial Park (1), Brit Spaugh Park (2), Heizer Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Barton County Historical Society (Museums; 85 South Highway 281) (1), Kansas Oil & Gas Museum (5944 10th Street) (2), Dial A Story (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 1409 Williams Street) (3), BRIT Spaugh Zoo (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; City Park) (4). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Super 8 Motel of Great Bend (3500 10th Street) (1), Best Western Angus Inn (2920 10th Street) (2), Highland Hotel & Convention Center (3017 10th Street) (3), Perkins Family Restaurant & Bakery - Angus Inn Motel (2920 10th Street) (4), Economy Inn (1015 10th Street) (5), Airliner Motel (4200 10th Street) (6), Days Inn (4701 10th Street) (7), Baltzell Motel (705 10th Street) (8), Great Bend Super 8 Motel (3500 10th St) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: Barton County - Clerk of District Court (1400 Main Street) (1), Barton County - Associate District Judge- District Court (1400 Main Street) (2), Barton County - District Judge- District Court (1400 Main Street) (3), Barton County - Traffic Court- District Court (1400 Main Street) (4), Barton County - Court Services Probation (1806 12th Street) (5). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Great Bend and their reported violations in the past:
GREAT BEND, CITY OF (Population served: 15440, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-27-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-27-2006), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUN-29-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-22-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-22-1999), St Public Notif received (JUL-09-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-1999)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-22-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-22-1998), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1998), St Public Notif received (JAN-11-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-09-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-09-2003)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-18-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-18-2001)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and NOV-01-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-01-1999)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1993 and AUG-17-1993, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-17-1993)
- 4 minor monitoring violations
BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Population served: 1000, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
BARTON CO RWD 2 (Population served: 344, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-14-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-14-2000)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUN-08-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-08-2000)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and NOV-22-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-22-1994)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One minor monitoring violation
BARTON HILLS ADDITION (Population served: 176, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-12-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-12-2002), St Compliance achieved (JAN-31-2003), St Public Notif received (FEB-10-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-14-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-14-2000)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUN-08-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-08-2000)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 2 minor monitoring violations
ALL SEASONS MOBILE HOME COURT (Address: UNIT 4157, Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-03-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-03-2005), St AO (w/penalty) issued (AUG-04-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- Notification, Public - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- Notification, Public - In MAY-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- Notification, Public - In DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2002 and NOV-24-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-04-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-04-2002), St Compliance achieved (NOV-24-2003)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2001 and AUG-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-30-2001)
- 7 routine major monitoring violations
- 3 minor monitoring violations
- 27 regular monitoring violations
- One other older monitoring violation
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  15.2% | | Whole state: |  9.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 5.2% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Great Bend, KS
People in group quarters in Great Bend
- 240 people in nursing homes
- 65 people in religious group quarters
- 43 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 6 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 3 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 3 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Great Bend compared to Kansas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Great Bend (2009 data):
- Farmers Bank & Trust, National Association: at 1017 Harrison Street, branch established on 1907-08-01; Great Bend Branch at 1612 Main Street, branch established on 1993-07-15. Info updated 2008-03-07: Bank assets: $629.2 mil, Deposits: $453.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Farmers Enterprises, Inc.
- Community Bank of the Midwest: Community Bank Of The Midwest at 2220 Broadway, branch established on 1920-10-20; Dillons Store Branch at 4017 10th Street, branch established on 2001-11-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $93.7 mil, Deposits: $84.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Midwest Community Bancshares, Inc.
- American State Bank & Trust Company: at 1321 Main Street, branch established on 2001-04-20; West Bank Branch at 725 Mckinley, branch established on 2002-04-08. Info updated 2008-07-03: Bank assets: $290.7 mil, Deposits: $226.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: American State Bancshares, Inc.
- Bank of America, National Association: Great Bend Drive-In Branch at 2223 Broadway, branch established on 1961-07-17; Great Bend Branch at 2006 Broadway, branch established on 1910-07-29. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- Landmark National Bank: Westgate Facility Branch at 5200 Broadway, branch established on 1975-03-31; Great Bend Branch at 1623 Main Street, branch established on 1950-12-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $600.1 mil, Deposits: $441.4 mil, headquarters in Manhattan, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 21 total offices, Holding Company: Landmark Bancorp, Inc.
- First Kansas Bank: Great Bend Branch at 4001 10th Street, branch established on 1997-11-03. Info updated 2007-04-10: Bank assets: $71.1 mil, Deposits: $62.4 mil, headquarters in Hoisington, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Ottawa Bancshares, Inc.
- Sunflower Bank, National Association: Great Bend Office Branch at 3600 10th Street, branch established on 1987-06-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,647.5 mil, Deposits: $1,122.8 mil, headquarters in Salina, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 35 total offices, Holding Company: Sunflower Financial, Inc.
- Bank of the West: Great Bend at 1222 Kansas Avenue, branch established on 1934-01-01. Info updated 2008-01-11: Bank assets: $66,890.2 mil, Deposits: $37,261.2 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 659 total offices, Holding Company: Bnp Paribas
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Great Bend, Kansas
- Inn 4 Less, 4701 10TH, Great Bend, KS 67530, Phone: (620) 792-8235
- Super 8 Motel - Great Bend, 3500 Loth St, Great Bend, KS 67530, Phone: (620) 793-8486, Fax: (620) 793-3816
- Highland Hotel & Convention Center, 3017 10th St, Great Bend, KS 67530, Phone: (620) 792-2431, Fax: (620) 792-5561
- Travelodge, 3200 10th St, Great Bend, KS 67530, Phone: (620) 792-7219, Fax: (620) 792-1382
- Best Western Angus Inn, 2920 10TH St, Great Bend, KS 67530, Phone: (620) 792-3541, Fax: (620) 792-8621
- Comfort Inn, 911 Grant St, Great Bend, KS 67530, Phone: (620) 793-9000, Fax: (620) 603-6326
See all 6 fire-safe hotels and motels in Great Bend, Kansas
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (90%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Religon statistics for Great Bend
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Southern Baptist Convention | Lutheran Church |
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| Adherents | 45.0% | 11.2% | 8.2% | 6.7% | 4.5% |
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| Congregations | 12.5% | 16.1% | 7.1% | 8.9% | 7.1% |
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| Name | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Assemblies of God | American Baptist Churches in the USA | United Church of Christ | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 3.8% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 12.7% |
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| Congregations | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 3.6% | 35.7% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $7,246 | $43,476 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $6,347 | $38,082 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
6 | $27,251 | $54,502 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
26 | $143,165 | $66,076 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
19 | $34,607 | $21,857 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
29 | $155,785 | $64,463 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
3 | $15,763 | $63,052 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
9 | $30,580 | $40,773 | 0 | $0 |
| Welfare |
2 | $4,565 | $27,390 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $17,302 | $51,906 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
23 | $72,989 | $38,081 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
2 | $7,473 | $44,838 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
15 | $53,670 | $42,936 | 0 | $0 |
| Transit |
22 | $67,633 | $36,891 | 1 | $340 |
| Local Libraries |
7 | $12,778 | $21,905 | 6 | $2,467 |
| Other and Unallocable |
17 | $53,165 | $37,528 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
188 | $710,319 | $45,340 | 7 | $2,807 |
Great Bend government finances in 2006:
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,548,000
All Other: $721,000
Air Transportation: $155,000
Parks and Recreation: $131,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $37,000
- Construction - General - Other: $4,695,000
Regular Highways: $260,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,750,000
General - Other: $1,694,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,600,000
Sewerage: $1,298,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,254,000
Regular Highways: $919,000
Water Utilities: $777,000
Libraries: $427,000
Central Staff Services: $387,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $118,000
Natural Resources - Other: $116,000
Air Transportation: $99,000
Health - Other: $30,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $397,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,790,000
All Other: $27,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $765,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $618,000
Interest Earnings: $431,000
Fines and Forfeits: $344,000
Donations From Private Sources: $32,000
Sale of Property: $15,000
Rents: $8,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,011,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,701,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,075,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $41,000
Air Transportation: $21,000
Water Utilities: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,476,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,603,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $1,550,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $254,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $509,000
All Other: $414,000
General Local Government Support: $106,000
- Tax - Property: $3,496,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,559,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,143,000
Other Selective Sales: $136,000
Other License: $86,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,895,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $73,000
5.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,975 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.16% | | 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:
6.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,435 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.44% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Great Bend:
- KVGB (1590 AM; 5 kW; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO INC.)
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- KWLS (1290 AM; 5 kW; PRATT, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KNNS (1510 AM; daytime; 1 kW; LARNED, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KSAL (1150 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: EBC INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Great Bend:
- K201DG (88.1 FM; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO, INC)
- KVGB-FM (104.3 FM; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
- KWBI (91.9 FM; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KBDA (89.7 FM; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KHOK (100.7 FM; HOISINGTON, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
- KHCT (90.9 FM; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- K217EN (91.3 FM; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KZLS (107.9 FM; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KBGL (106.9 FM; LARNED, KS; Owner: HULL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KHMY (93.1 FM; PRATT, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
- KPRD (88.9 FM; HAYS, KS; Owner: THE PRAISE NETWORK INC.)
- KGGG (94.7 FM; STERLING, KS; Owner: AD ASTRA PER ASPERA BROADCASTING, INC)
- KGTR (96.7 FM; LARNED, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Great Bend:
- KSNC (Channel 2; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF WICHITA)
- K30GD (Channel 30; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- KOOD (Channel 9; HAYS, KS; Owner: SMOKY HILLS PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP.)
- KBDK (Channel 14; HOISINGTON, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KSCC-LP (Channel 14; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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See more detailed statistics of Great Bend fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total costs: $199,000
Total average daily traffic: 12,560
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,486
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 13,619
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Great Bend)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 23 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Great Bend, KS)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 25 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 29 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 94 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Great Bend)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 33 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Great Bend)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 155
- Hazardous Condition: 69
- Service Call: 8
- Good Intent Call: 1
Incident types - Great Bend
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