For population 15 years and over in Kanorado city:
Never married: 32.3%
Now married: 48.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 16.4%
Divorced: 2.5%
20 residents are foreign born (7.3% Latin America).
This city:
8.1%
Kansas:
5.0%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $500 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $325 (0.9%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: South Aurora, CO (149.6 miles , pop. 297,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (538.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Kanorado-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Kansas state average. It is 59% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/7/1993, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.0 miles away from the Kanorado city center injured 8 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 5/19/1982, a category F3 tornado 25.0 miles away from the city center causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Sherman County (4) is a lot smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Winter Storms: 3, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Kanorado:
KIT CARSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 12 miles away; BURLINGTON, CO)
GOODLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; GOODLAND, KS)
CHEYENNE COUNTY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 33 miles away; ST FRANCIS, KS)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 21.9. This is significantly better than average.
City:
21.9
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 23.6. This is about average.Closest monitor was 17.3 miles away from the city center.
City:
23.6
U.S.:
22.1
Drinking water stations with addresses in Kanorado and their reported violations in the past:
KANORADO, CITY OF (Population served: 228, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
OCCT Installation/Demonstration - Between MAY-31-1995 and JUN-01-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-01-1998)
Public Education - Between JAN-1995 and MAR-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-12-1997), St Compliance achieved (MAR-28-1997)
OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JUL-01-1994 and MAY-15-1995, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-15-1995)
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)
CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and NOV-18-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-18-1999)
Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and MAY-19-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-19-1994)
One minor monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.2%
(17.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 14.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This city:
2.1 people
Kansas:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This city:
60.3%
Whole state:
66.2%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:
5.5%
Whole state:
4.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Kanorado (based on Sherman County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.42%
Here
44.4%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
United Methodist Church
Catholic Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
LDS (Mormon) Church
Adherents
28.7%
24.5%
14.4%
12.0%
5.5%
Congregations
13.3%
6.7%
6.7%
6.7%
6.7%
Name
American Baptist Churches in the USA
Episcopal Church
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Church of the Nazarene
Other
Adherents
3.5%
2.8%
2.2%
2.0%
4.4%
Congregations
6.7%
6.7%
6.7%
6.7%
33.3%
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.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
1.67 / 10,000 pop.
Kansas:
0.20 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4
Sherman County:
6.70 / 10,000 pop.
Kansas:
3.84 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 7
This county:
11.72 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.33 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Sherman County:
9.7%
Kansas:
8.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Sherman County:
28.1%
State:
27.9%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
11.3%
State:
13.4%
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
#2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers"
#3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Personal care and service occupations:"
#5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations:"
#7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Gasoline stations"
#9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Architecture and engineering occupations:"
#17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Retail sales workers except cashiers"
#19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people below the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28"
#36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most users submitting photos to our site per 10,000 residents"
#84 on the list of "Top 100 cities with lowest ratio of median house value to median household income"
