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Coffey County

Population in July 2007: 356. Population change since 2000: -2.7%

Males: 178	(50.0%)
Females: 178	(50.0%)

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

Zip codes: 66852.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,294 (it was $26,346 in 2000)

Gridley:	$33,294
Kansas:	$47,451

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $51,214 (it was $33,100 in 2000)

Gridley:	$51,214
Kansas:	$121,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $59,161; Detached houses: $61,640; Mobile homes: $13,500

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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%)

2008 cost of living index in Gridley: 71.2 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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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: 950 people per square mile

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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 356 to 1.

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

Gridley:	0.8% ($281)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Topeka, KS (65.8 miles , pop. 122,377).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Wichita, KS (84.2 miles , pop. 344,284).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (370.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Burlington, KS (3.2 miles ), Virgil, KS (3.3 miles) , Le Roy, KS (3.7 miles ), New Strawn, KS (3.7 miles ), Madison, KS (3.7 miles ), Hartford, KS (3.9 miles ), Hamilton, KS (4.1 miles ), Yates Center, KS (4.2 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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Average climate in Gridley, Kansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Gridley-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 144% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/2/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 0.2 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 32.0 miles away from the city center killed 44 people and injured 207 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Gridley:

COFFEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BURLINGTON, KS)
EMPORIA SURGICAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; EMPORIA, KS)
NEWMAN REGIONAL HEALTH (about 28 miles; EMPORIA, KS)

Political contributions by individuals in Gridley, KS

Operable nuclear power plant near Gridley:

11 miles: Wolf Creek in Burlington, KS.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gridley:

EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; EL DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 66 miles; TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 68 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; FT enrollment: 5,566)
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)

Public elementary/middle schools in Gridley:

Southern Coffey County Junior High School (Students: 79; Location: 600 STUCKEY; Grades: 5th Grade - 8th Grade)
Gridley Elementary School (Students: 36; Location: 300 THIRD; Grades: Pre-Kindergarten - 8th Grade)

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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 2007:

This city:	10.7%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This city:	2.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gridley, KS

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 (2009 data):

The Citizens State Bank: at 410 Main Street, branch established on 1911-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $86.4 mil, Deposits: $70.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Flint Hills Bancshares, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Coffey County Kansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (66%) Electricity (22%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Wood (4%) Utility gas (2%) Other fuel (2%)

Religon statistics for Gridley

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Catholic Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Southern Baptist Convention
Adherents	31.7%	15.7%	12.4%	8.7%	7.6%
Congregations	23.1%	15.4%	7.7%	7.7%	3.8%

Name	Lutheran Church	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Assemblies of God	Churches of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	7.6%	5.6%	4.7%	3.0%	3.0%
Congregations	7.7%	3.8%	7.7%	11.5%	11.5%

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	1	$2,143	$25,716	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,663	$31,956	0	$0
Totals for Government	2	$4,806	$28,836	0	$0

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)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
WIBW (580 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KVOE (1400 AM; 1 kW; EMPORIA, KS; Owner: EMPORIA RADIO STATIONS, INC.)
KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

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.)
KANH (89.7 FM; EMPORIA, KS; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS)

Gridley fatal accident list:
May 21, 1986 05:47 AM, K57, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: QUAD CITY CHALLENGER CHALLENGER II (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: 2 Cycle
N-Number: 4821E , Serial Number: CH20191CW0606
Registrant (Individual): L B Platt, Po Box 151, Gridley, KS 66852
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 09/08/1976

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 27
Hazardous Condition: 3

Incident types - Gridley

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