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Kansas, AL map Population (year 2000): 260. Estimated population in July 2006: 258 (-0.8% change)
 

Males: 120  (46.2%)
Females: 140  (53.8%)

Walker County

Median resident age:  42.5 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: .


Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,500 (it was $23,021 in 2000)
Kansas  $27,500
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $57,200 (it was $54,000 in 2000)
Kansas  $57,200
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in Kansas:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)

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Ancestries: United States (23.1%), Irish (10.4%), English (7.3%), Scottish (2.3%), French (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 458 feet

Land area: 1.00 square miles.

Population density: 257 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Kansas

  • High school or higher: 62.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 7.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kansas town

  • Never married: 13.0%
  • Now married: 65.5%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 11.5%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Alabama:  2.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Kansas:  0.4% ($199)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (48.2 miles , pop. 77,906).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (57.4 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (549.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Carbon Hill, AL (2.4 miles ), Eldridge, AL (4.6 miles) , Nauvoo, AL (7.6 miles ), North River, AL (9.2 miles ), Townley, AL (9.5 miles ), Lynn, AL (9.6 miles ), Glen Allen, AL (11.9 miles ), Natural Bridge, AL (13.4 miles) .

Latitude: 33.90 N, Longitude: 87.56 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 205

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Population change in the 1990s: +14 (+5.7%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Wood products (25%)
  • Transportation equipment (14%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (8%)
  • Fuel dealers (8%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Construction (6%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Public administration (21%)
  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (19%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Construction (4%)
  • Furniture and related products (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (19%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (19%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (15%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Special education teachers (4%)


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Kansas-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 181% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/17/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.7 miles away from the Kansas town center killed 4 people and injured 15 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1998, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 36.3 miles away from the town center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Kansas:
  • WALKER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; JASPER, AL)
  • CARRAWAY NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; WINFIELD, AL)
  • FAYETTE MED CTR AND LONG TERM CARE UNI (about 22 miles; FAYETTE, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kansas:
  • TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 48 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; ID: TCL)
  • NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 58 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; ID: MSL)
  • BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 61 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kansas:
  • WALKER COUNTY-BEVILL FIELD (about 18 miles; JASPER, AL; ID: JFX)
  • RICHARD ARTHUR FIELD (about 22 miles; FAYETTE, AL; ID: M95)
  • DOUBLE SPRINGS-WINSTON COUNTY (about 23 miles; DOUBLE SPRINGS, AL; ID: 3M2)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kansas:
  • BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; SUMITON, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,670)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 41 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 50 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
  • SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 53 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
  • NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 60 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment: 2,669)

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Church in Kansas: Kansas Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Trinity Creek (A), Gilder Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Drinking water stations with addresses in Kansas that have no violations reported:
  • KANSAS WATER SYSTEM (Address: P O BOX 186, Population served: 375, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  2.2 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  68.4%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.0%
Whole state:  3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  16.4%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.3%
Whole state:  7.3%

Kansas compared to Alabama 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 significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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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
Financial Administration 0$0 1$200
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$150
Totals for Government 0$0 2$350


Kansas government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $29,000
    General - Other: $20,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $32,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $29,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $7,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $15,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $138,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $32,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $14,000
  • Tax - NEC: $8,000
    Other Selective Sales: $7,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $3,000
    Property: $2,000
    Total General Sales: $2,000
    Public Utilities: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $70,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000

5.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,292 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.08%
Alabama average:  6.81%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($219 average AGI)
Walker County:  0.05%
Alabama average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Jefferson County, AL  1.44% ($34,945 average AGI)
from Winston County, AL  0.38% ($30,866)
from Marion County, AL  0.15% ($29,909)


4.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,618 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.96%
Alabama average:  6.16%

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 Jefferson County, AL  1.46% ($36,735 average AGI)
to Winston County, AL  0.41% ($27,886)
to Tuscaloosa County, AL  0.23% ($32,857)


Strongest AM radio stations in Kansas:
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WKXM (1300 AM; 5 kW; WINFIELD, AL; Owner: AD-MEDIA MANAGEMENT CORP.)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WCOC (1010 AM; 5 kW; DORA, AL; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALABAMA, INC.)
  • WERH (970 AM; 5 kW; HAMILTON, AL; Owner: KATE F. FITE)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WTSK (790 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WVSA (1380 AM; 5 kW; VERNON, AL; Owner: LAMAR CTY. B/CING. CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kansas:
  • WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFFN (95.3 FM; CORDOVA, AL; Owner: NEW CENTURY RADIO, INC.)
  • WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WKXM-FM (105.9 FM; WINFIELD, AL; Owner: AD-MEDIA MANAGEMENT CORP.)
  • WTXT (98.1 FM; FAYETTE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQOP-FM (92.5 FM; DORA, AL; Owner: QUEEN OF PEACE RADIO, INC.)
  • WJBB-FM (92.7 FM; HALEYVILLE, AL; Owner: HALEYVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Kansas:
  • WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
  • WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
  • W55BJ (Channel 55; JASPER, AL; Owner: COMBS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W66CN (Channel 66; JASPER, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WHDF (Channel 15; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: VALLEY TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WSFG-LP (Channel 63; BERRY, AL; Owner: ETTIE CLARK)
  • WSSF-LP (Channel 58; BERRY, AL; Owner: ETTIE CLARK)

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