Jewell, Kansas

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Population (year 2000): 483. Estimated population in July 2006: 435 (-9.9% change)

Males: 221	(45.8%)
Females: 262	(54.2%)

Jewell County

Median resident age:	42.9 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 66949.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,300 (it was $28,750 in 2000)

Jewell	$29,300
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $20,300 (it was $19,700 in 2000)

Jewell	$20,300
Kansas:	$107,800

Jewell, KS residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Jewell:

White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
Hispanic (1.2%)

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Ancestries: German (19.3%), English (17.2%), United States (15.1%), Irish (12.2%), Dutch (4.3%), Swedish (2.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1550 feet

Land area: 0.43 square miles.

Population density: 1012 people per square mile

(low).

For population 25 years and over in Jewell

High school or higher: 85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
Unemployed: 4.5%
Mean travel time to work: 14.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jewell city

Never married: 16.6%
Now married: 61.7%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 12.1%
Divorced: 8.4%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
Kansas:	5.0%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Jewell, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Jewell to the number of sex offenders is 435 to 1.

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

Jewell:	1.6% ($318)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (128.5 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (484.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Randall, KS (7.7 miles) , Mankato, KS (8.9 miles ), Formoso, KS (13.3 miles) , Beloit, KS (14.7 miles ), Glen Elder, KS (15.9 miles ), Scottsville, KS (16.3 miles) , Burr Oak, KS (17.2 miles ), Courtland, KS (19.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 39.67 N, Longitude: 98.15 W

Area code: 785

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Population change in the 1990s: -43 (-8.2%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Educational services (14%)
Repair and maintenance (10%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Machinery (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (26%)
Educational services (20%)
Food and beverage stores (11%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Gasoline stations (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (14%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Carpenters (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (11%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other healthcare support occupations (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)

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Average climate in Jewell, Kansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Jewell-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 130% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/15/1992, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.7 miles away from the Jewell city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/4/1955, a category 4 tornado 27.9 miles away from the city center .

Hospitals/medical centers near Jewell:

JEWELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; MANKATO, KS)
MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; BELOIT, KS)
BRODSTONE MEMORIAL NUCKOLLS CO HOSP (about 26 miles; SUPERIOR, NE)

Political contributions by individuals in Jewell, KS

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jewell:

HASTINGS MUNI (about 67 miles; HASTINGS, NE; ID: HSI)
SALINA MUNI (about 71 miles; SALINA, KS; ID: SLN)
CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 90 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; ID: GRI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Jewell:

MANKATO (about 10 miles; MANKATO, KS; ID: TKO)
MORITZ MEMORIAL (about 15 miles; BELOIT, KS; ID: K61)
CAWKER CITY (about 23 miles; CAWKER CITY, KS; ID: 8K6)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jewell:

CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; HAYS, KS; FT enrollment: 4,572)
BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 104 miles; KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 114 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 114 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 129 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)

Public high school in Jewell:

JEWELL SENIOR HIGH (Students: 63; Location: 313 S WASHINGTON; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Jewell:

JEWELL JR HIGH (Students: 42; Location: 313 S WASHINGTON; Grades: 06 - 08)

Library in Jewell:

JEWELL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $8,884; Location: 216 DELAWARE, P.O. BOX283; 5,148 books; 31 audio materials; 89 video materials; 10 serial subscriptions)

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

JEWELL, CITY OF (Population served: 439, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and NOV-02-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-02-1994)

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	59.4%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.5%
Whole state:	4.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	18.0%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	6.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

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

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Banks with branches in Jewell (2007 data):

Guaranty State Bank and Trust Company: Jewell Branch at 120 South Washington, branch established on 2001-09-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $123.8 mil, Deposits: $83.6 mil, headquarters in Beloit, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Guaranty, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Jewell mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Jewell County Kansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Jewell government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $37,000
Sewerage: $6,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $66,000
Regular Highways: $48,000

Financial Administration: $44,000

Solid Waste Management: $37,000

General - Other: $28,000

Housing & Community Development: $17,000

Sewerage: $6,000

Libraries: $6,000

Fire Protection: $6,000

Parks & Recreation: $5,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $13,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $20,000
Interest Earnings: $18,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $10,000
Housing & Community Development: $7,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $322,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $84,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $14,000
General Support: $8,000
Tax - Property: $100,000
Public Utilities: $26,000

NEC: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $68,000

5.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,648 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.24%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

6.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,663 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.48%
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 Mitchell County, KS

0.80% ($24,091 average AGI)

Strongest AM radio stations in Jewell:

KVSV (1190 AM; 2 kW; BELOIT, KS; Owner: MCGRATH PUBLISHING COMPANY)
KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSAL (1150 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: EBC INC.)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KRGI (1430 AM; 5 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE)
KRFS (1600 AM; 1 kW; SUPERIOR, NE; Owner: CK BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Jewell:

KVSV-FM (105.5 FM; BELOIT, KS; Owner: MCGRATH PUBLISHING COMPANY)
KFGE (98.1 FM; MILFORD, NE; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Jewell:

KSNB-TV (Channel 4; SUPERIOR, NE; Owner: COLINS BROADCASTING COMPANY)

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