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Grenola, KS map Population (year 2000): 231. Estimated population in July 2006: 217 (-6.1% change)
 

Males: 105  (45.5%)
Females: 126  (54.5%)

Elk County

Median resident age:  45.1 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 67346.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,500 (it was $23,000 in 2000)
Grenola  $23,500
Kansas:  $42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $34,400 (it was $33,300 in 2000)
Grenola  $34,400
Kansas:  $107,800

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Races in Grenola:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Other race (2.6%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)

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Ancestries: German (21.6%), United States (16.5%), English (15.6%), Irish (8.2%), French (4.3%), Scottish (3.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1117 feet

Land area: 0.47 square miles.

Population density: 461 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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For population 25 years and over in Grenola

  • High school or higher: 73.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 51.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grenola city

  • Never married: 17.1%
  • Now married: 62.0%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 11.7%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Kansas:  5.0%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Grenola, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Grenola to the number of sex offenders is 219 to 1.

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

Grenola:  1.7% ($560)
Kansas:  1.2% ($999)
Grenola satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wichita, KS (65.3 miles , pop. 344,284).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (315.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Moline, KS (10.2 miles ), Cambridge, KS (15.1 miles) , Howard, KS (15.3 miles ), Cedar Vale, KS (17.3 miles ), Elk Falls, KS (17.9 miles) , Latham, KS (18.4 miles) , Burden, KS (21.1 miles ), Dexter, KS (21.7 miles ).

Latitude: 37.35 N, Longitude: 96.45 W


Area code: 620

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Population change in the 1990s: -25 (-9.8%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (30%)
  • Construction (28%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (24%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
  • Gasoline stations (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (30%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (15%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Construction laborers (11%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Electricians (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Bus drivers (15%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)


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Average climate in Grenola, Kansas

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Grenola-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 107% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/25/1955, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 21.8 miles away from the Grenola city center killed 80 people and injured 273 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/26/1991, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.1 miles away from the city center killed one person and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Grenola:
  • CEDAR VALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CEDAR VALE, KS)
  • SEDAN CITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; SEDAN, KS)
  • GREENWOOD COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; EUREKA, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grenola:
  • MC CONNELL AFB (about 60 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: IAB)
  • WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 70 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: ICT)
  • TULSA INTL (about 90 miles; TULSA, OK; ID: TUL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grenola:
  • ELK COUNTY (about 13 miles; MOLINE, KS; ID: 2K6)
  • SEDAN CITY (about 24 miles; SEDAN, KS; ID: 61K)
  • EUREKA MUNI (about 37 miles; EUREKA, KS; ID: 13K)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grenola:
  • COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,392)
  • BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; EL DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
  • FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 2,983)
  • WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
  • EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; EMPORIA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
  • UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 90 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,760)
  • TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 94 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 8,727)
Library in Grenola:
  • GRENOLA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $9,764; Location: 205 E. MAIN; 7,344 books; 43 audio materials; 40 video materials; 17 serial subscriptions)

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

GRENOLA, CITY OF (Population served: 217, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-24-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-24-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-05-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-05-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-05-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-06-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-05-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-05-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-06-2006), St Compliance achieved (MAR-23-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-01-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-23-2006)
  • 3 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In MAY-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR
  • Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In APR-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In MAR-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR
  • 5 minor monitoring violations
  • 20 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Kansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.7%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  0.0%
Whole state:  4.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  10.0%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.1%
Whole state:  4.1%

Grenola 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.
  • Hispanic race population percentage 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.
  • 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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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
Water Supply 1$1,539$18,4681$495
Firefighters 0$0 1$50
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$738
Financial Administration 0$0 1$50
Totals for Government 1$1,539$18,46810$1,333


Grenola government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $12,000
    Parks & Recreation: $9,000
    All Other: $8,000
    Sewerage: $0
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $42,000
    Financial Administration: $32,000
    General - Other: $25,000
    Solid Waste Management: $12,000
    Parks & Recreation: $9,000
    Regular Highways: $4,000
    Libraries: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $10,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $102,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $93,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $9,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $104,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $38,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $7,000
    General Support: $5,000
  • Tax - Property: $56,000
    Public Utilities: $7,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $34,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,000

7.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,651 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.65%
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 Sedgwick County, KS  1.20% ($31,000 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, KS  0.92% ($22,900)


8.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,044 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.33%
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 Montgomery County, KS  1.19% ($21,308 average AGI)
to Sedgwick County, KS  1.10% ($21,750)


Strongest AM radio stations in Grenola:
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
  • KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • KFH (1330 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
  • KQAM (1480 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KMYR (1410 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AGAPE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)

Strongest FM radio stations in Grenola:
  • KYQQ (106.5 FM; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KYFM (100.1 FM; BARTLESVILLE, OK; Owner: KCD ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • KBQC (88.5 FM; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)


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