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Population (year 2000): 3,417. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,237 (-5.3% change)
 

Males: 1,594  (46.6%)
Females: 1,823  (53.4%)

Brown County

Median resident age:  41.2 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 66434.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,600 (it was $35,854 in 2000)
Hiawatha  $36,600
Kansas:  $42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $62,100 (it was $60,100 in 2000)
Hiawatha  $62,100
Kansas:  $107,800

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Races in Hiawatha:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.9%)
  • American Indian (3.6%)
  • Hispanic (3.0%)
  • Black (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Other race (1.2%)


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Ancestries: German (34.4%), Irish (13.4%), English (13.3%), United States (6.2%), Swiss (3.9%), Norwegian (3.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1857

Elevation: 1136 feet

Land area: 2.23 square miles.

Population density: 1446 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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For population 25 years and over in Hiawatha

  • High school or higher: 86.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
  • Unemployed: 6.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hiawatha city

  • Never married: 19.6%
  • Now married: 56.1%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 11.8%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

62 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.8%
Kansas:  5.0%



According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Hiawatha, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hiawatha to the number of sex offenders is 461 to 1.

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

Hiawatha:  1.2% ($725)
Kansas:  1.2% ($999)
Hiawatha satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Joseph, MO (48.5 miles , pop. 73,990).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (86.2 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (495.3 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Hamlin, KS (7.7 miles) , Reserve, KS (8.8 miles) , Robinson, KS (9.0 miles ), Willis, KS (9.1 miles) , Powhattan, KS (9.2 miles) , Morrill, KS (12.1 miles ), Preston, NE (12.6 miles) , Horton, KS (13.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $81,300
  • 1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $91,300
  • 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $107,000
  • 1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $145,000
  • 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $101,500
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $65,000
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $127,800
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $155,000
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $152,700

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Latitude: 39.85 N, Longitude: 95.54 W


People in group quarters in Hiawatha
  • 63 people in nursing homes
  • 10 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 9 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 5 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded

Area code: 785

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Population change in the 1990s: -269 (-7.3%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (12%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Secondary school teachers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


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Crime in Hiawatha by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.030.30.0
Rapes 61100
    per 100,000 173.929.629.90.00.0
Robberies 00110
    per 100,000 0.00.029.930.30.0
Assaults 244810
    per 100,000 58.0118.5119.5242.6306.8
Burglaries 1319213919
    per 100,000 376.7563.0627.61182.5583.0
Thefts 8150769550
    per 100,000 2347.11481.52271.42880.51534.2
Auto thefts 311108
    per 100,000 86.929.629.9303.2245.5
Arson 00001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.030.7
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5) 277.9148.4194.0340.5183.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.17
US city average:  3.00

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Hiawatha-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 126% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1950, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.1 miles away from the Hiawatha city center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 8/6/1962, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.4 miles away from the city center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Hiawatha:
  • HIAWATHA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (300 UTAH STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Hiawatha:
  • NORTHEAST KS CRT FOR HEALTH & WELLNESS (about 13 miles; HORTON, KS)
  • COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; FALLS CITY, NE)
  • SABETHA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; SABETHA, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hiawatha:
  • ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 45 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; ID: STJ)
  • FORBES FIELD (about 63 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
  • KANSAS CITY INTL (about 70 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; ID: MCI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hiawatha:
  • HIAWATHA MUNI (about 2 miles; HIAWATHA, KS; ID: K87)
  • HORTON MUNI (about 13 miles; HORTON, KS; ID: K91)
  • BRENNER FIELD (about 16 miles; FALLS CITY, NE; ID: FNB)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hiawatha:
  • NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,620)
  • MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 57 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; FT enrollment: 4,329)
  • WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 58 miles; TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 65 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
  • PARK UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 4,180)
  • KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 76 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
Public high school in Hiawatha:
  • HIAWATHA SR HIGH (Students: 371; Location: 600 RED HAWK DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Hiawatha:
  • HIAWATHA ELEM (Students: 339; Location: 600 MIAMI; Grades: KG - 04)
  • HIAWATHA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 296; Location: 307 SOUTH MORRILL AVE; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Hiawatha:
  • HIAWATHA/MORRILL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $176,176; Location: 431 OREGON; 36,724 books; 888 audio materials; 2,326 video materials; 118 serial subscriptions)

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Tourist attraction: Brown County Historical Society (Museums; 611 Utah Street).

Hotels: Sunflower Mini Storage (406 North 1st Street), Hiawatha Inn & Heartland Restaurant (JCT Highway 36 & 73), Country Squire Motel & RV Park (Highway 36 Exit West), Hiawatha Inn Express (207 Lodge Road).

 

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

HIAWATHA, CITY OF (Population served: 3236, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between APR-2003 and JUN-2003, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (APR-27-1998), St Public Notif requested (JUN-23-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-23-2003), St Public Notif received (JUL-03-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-22-2003)
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2003 and MAR-2003, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (APR-27-1998), St Public Notif requested (JAN-23-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-23-2003), St Public Notif received (JAN-31-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-22-2003)
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (APR-27-1998), St Public Notif requested (OCT-03-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-03-2002), St Public Notif received (OCT-18-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-22-2003)
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between APR-2002 and JUN-2002, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (APR-27-1998), St Public Notif requested (JUL-05-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-05-2002), St Public Notif received (JUL-19-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-22-2003)
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2002 and MAR-2002, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (APR-27-1998), St Public Notif requested (FEB-05-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-05-2002), St Public Notif received (FEB-22-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-22-2003)
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between APR-2001 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (APR-27-1998), St Public Notif requested (JUL-03-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-03-2001), St Public Notif received (JUL-09-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUL-22-2003)
  • 14 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-03-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-03-2000)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1993 and OCT-11-1993, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-07-1993), St Public Notif requested (OCT-01-1993), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-01-1993), St Compliance achieved (OCT-11-1993)

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  62.4%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.3%
Whole state:  4.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  9.0%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.4%
Whole state:  4.1%

Hiawatha compared to Kansas state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Hiawatha (2007 data):
  • Citizens State Bank and Trust Company: Citizens State Bank And Trust Compan at 610-614 Oregon Street, branch established on 1907-01-01; Garden Branch at 800 Oregon Street, branch established on 1970-03-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $56.4 mil, Deposits: $46.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Crossdale, Inc.
  • The Morrill and Janes Bank and Trust Company: Hiawatha Branch at 7th And Delaware Streets, branch established on 1995-04-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $427.1 mil, Deposits: $306.3 mil, headquarters in Merriam, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Morrill Bancshares, Inc.
  • Silver Lake Bank: Hiawatha Branch at 601 South 23rd Street, branch established on 1995-12-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $193.9 mil, Deposits: $162.7 mil, headquarters in Topeka, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Gideon Enterprises L.P.
  • The Girard National Bank: Hiawatha Branch at 805 South First Street, branch established on 1998-08-17. Info updated 2006-10-20: Bank assets: $399.7 mil, Deposits: $327.7 mil, headquarters in Girard, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Gn Bankshares, 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
Water Supply 6$13,824$27,6480$0
Firefighters 0$0 2$244
Streets and Highways 6$11,969$23,9380$0
Sewerage 4$10,069$30,2070$0
Parks and Recreation 2$3,629$21,7740$0
Housing and Community Development(Local) 1$2,298$27,5760$0
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$2,236
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$1,572
Police - Other 1$2,234$26,8081$974
Financial Administration 0$0 1$494
Other Government Administration 3$9,540$38,1607$2,455
Police Protection - Officers 6$13,151$26,3020$0
Totals for Government 29$66,714$27,60614$7,975


Hiawatha government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $10,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $411,000
    Parks & Recreation: $77,000
    All Other: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $475,000
    Police Protection: $361,000
    Regular Highways: $361,000
    Financial Administration: $307,000
    Sewerage: $242,000
    Parks & Recreation: $181,000
    General - Other: $153,000
    Libraries: $89,000
    Air Transportation: $10,000
    Health Services - Other: $0
  • General - Interest on Debt: $141,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $198,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $985,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,572,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,089,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $855,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,254,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $229,000
    Water Utilities: $130,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $209,000
    Special Assessments: $66,000
    Interest Earnings: $15,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $391,000
    Police Protection: $50,000
    Parks & Recreation: $36,000
    Water Utilities: $21,000
    General - Other: $12,000
    Financial Administration: $4,000
    Sewerage: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,689,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $625,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $1,100,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $121,000
    General Support: $76,000
    All Other: $0
  • Tax - Property: $713,000
    Total General Sales: $281,000
    Public Utilities: $184,000
    NEC: $77,000
    Other Selective Sales: $13,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $976,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $59,000

5.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,456 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.90%
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 Nemaha County, KS  0.78% ($29,533 average AGI)
from Atchison County, KS  0.44% ($18,941)
from Doniphan County, KS  0.42% ($27,500)


7.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,044 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.09%
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  0.70% ($32,259 average AGI)
to Atchison County, KS  0.57% ($22,364)
to Nemaha County, KS  0.57% ($25,864)


Strongest AM radio stations in Hiawatha:
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KTNC (1230 AM; 1 kW; FALLS CITY, NE; Owner: C.R. COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KFEQ (680 AM; 5 kW; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
  • KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
  • WIBW (580 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
  • KYFR (920 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMA (960 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: KMA BROADCASTING L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hiawatha:
  • KNZA (103.9 FM; HIAWATHA, KS; Owner: KNZA, INC.)
  • KKJO-FM (105.5 FM; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC)
  • K219CE (91.7 FM; FALLS CITY, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
  • KLZA (101.3 FM; FALLS CITY, NE; Owner: KNZA, INC)
  • KAIR-FM (93.7 FM; HORTON, KS; Owner: KNZA INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Hiawatha:
  • K46FG (Channel 46; FALLS CITY, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDTV COMMISSION)

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