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Gridley, KS map Population (year 2000): 372. Estimated population in July 2006: 364 (-2.2% change)
 

Males: 186  (50.0%)
Females: 186  (50.0%)

Coffey County

Median resident age:  41.7 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 66852.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,900 (it was $26,346 in 2000)
Gridley  $26,900
Kansas:  $42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $35,700 (it was $34,600 in 2000)
Gridley  $35,700
Kansas:  $107,800

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Races in Gridley:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

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Ancestries: German (36.6%), Irish (15.9%), English (10.8%), Italian (8.6%), Welsh (5.1%), Norwegian (3.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1130 feet

Land area: 0.37 square miles.

Population density: 972 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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For population 25 years and over in Gridley

  • High school or higher: 79.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gridley city

  • Never married: 17.5%
  • Now married: 56.2%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 12.5%
  • Divorced: 12.8%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.5%
Kansas:  5.0%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Gridley, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Gridley to the number of sex offenders is 364 to 1.

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

Gridley:  0.8% ($281)
Kansas:  1.2% ($999)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Topeka, KS (66.4 miles , pop. 122,377).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Wichita, KS (103.7 miles , pop. 344,284).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (371.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Burlington, KS (11.6 miles ), Virgil, KS (12.0 miles) , New Strawn, KS (15.0 miles ), Hartford, KS (15.2 miles ), Le Roy, KS (17.3 miles ), Madison, KS (17.5 miles ), Yates Center, KS (18.3 miles ), Neosho Rapids, KS (20.0 miles ).

Latitude: 38.10 N, Longitude: 95.88 W


Area code: 620

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Population change in the 1990s: +19 (+5.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Mining (13%)
  • Utilities (12%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
  • Computer and electronic products (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (32%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Utilities (9%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (9%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Painters and paperhangers (5%)


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Gridley-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 88% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/2/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 0.3 miles away from the Gridley city center killed 2 people and injured 29 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/20/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 35.9 miles away from the city center killed 44 people and injured 207 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Gridley:
  • COFFEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; BURLINGTON, KS)
  • EMPORIA SURGICAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; EMPORIA, KS)
  • NEWMAN REGIONAL HEALTH (about 30 miles; EMPORIA, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gridley:
  • FORBES FIELD (about 61 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
  • MANHATTAN RGNL (about 90 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; ID: MHK)
  • MC CONNELL AFB (about 102 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: IAB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gridley:
  • COFFEY COUNTY (about 19 miles; BURLINGTON, KS; ID: UKL)
  • YATES CENTER (about 20 miles; YATES CENTER, KS; ID: 8K5)
  • EMPORIA MUNI (about 26 miles; EMPORIA, KS; ID: EMP)

Operable nuclear power plant near Gridley:
  • 12 miles: Wolf Creek in Burlington, KS.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gridley:
  • EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
  • WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 66 miles; TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
  • BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; EL DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 73 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
  • KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
  • PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; FT enrollment: 5,566)
  • COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 97 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
Public elementary/middle schools in Gridley:
  • SOUTHERN COFFEY COUNTY JR. HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 92; Location: 600 STUCKEY; Grades: 05 - 08)
  • GRIDLEY ELEM (Students: 63; Location: 300 THIRD; Grades: PK - 04)

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

COFFEY CO RWD 2E (Population served: 905, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-21-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-21-1998), St Public Notif received (NOV-04-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-18-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-18-2000)
COFFEY CO RWD 2 (Population served: 900, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-24-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-24-2006), St Public Notif received (JUN-01-2006)
  • 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 (JUN-01-2006)
  • 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 (JAN-30-2006)
  • 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-07-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-16-2005)
  • 9 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-18-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-18-2000)
GRIDLEY, CITY OF (Population served: 365, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-06-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-06-1997), St Public Notif received (OCT-24-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and JAN-12-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-12-1994)

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Kansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  67.7%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.4%
Whole state:  4.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  10.7%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.6%
Whole state:  4.1%

Gridley 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 significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Gridley (2007 data):
  • The Citizens State Bank: at 410 Main Street, branch established on 1911-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $76.2 mil, Deposits: $61.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Flint Hills Bancshares, Inc.



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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
Streets and Highways 1$2,296$27,5521$734
Other Government Administration 1$1,898$22,7767$493
Totals for Government 2$4,194$25,1648$1,227


Gridley government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Parks & Recreation: $80,000
    Sewerage: $25,000
    Solid Waste Management: $17,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Construction - General: $155,000
  • Current Operations - Parks & Recreation: $106,000
    Financial Administration: $80,000
    Regular Highways: $41,000
    Sewerage: $20,000
    Solid Waste Management: $17,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $42,000
    All Other: $13,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $20,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $354,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $0
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $42,000
    General Support: $18,000
    Highways: $11,000
  • Tax - Property: $58,000
    Public Utilities: $11,000
    NEC: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $70,000

6.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,087 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.77%
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 Lyon County, KS  1.33% ($35,209 average AGI)
from Franklin County, KS  0.49% ($23,688)
from Shawnee County, KS  0.34% ($30,727)


7.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,429 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.32%
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 Lyon County, KS  1.45% ($26,106 average AGI)
to Johnson County, KS  0.49% ($28,125)
to Shawnee County, KS  0.46% ($30,667)


Strongest AM radio stations in Gridley:
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WIBW (580 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
  • KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KVOE (1400 AM; 1 kW; EMPORIA, KS; Owner: EMPORIA RADIO STATIONS, INC.)
  • KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gridley:
  • KSNP (97.7 FM; BURLINGTON, KS; Owner: SOUTHEAST KANSAS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KANS (92.9 FM; OSAGE CITY, KS; Owner: C&C CONSULTING, INC.)
  • KVOE-FM (101.7 FM; EMPORIA, KS; Owner: EMPORIA RADIO STATIONS, INC.)


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