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Notable location: Terrace (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Shopping Centers: Gilles Shopping Center (1), Park-N-Shop Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Harding Creek (A), Coweeman River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Kelso: Highland Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Cowlitz County Historical Museum (405 Allen Street).
Hotels: Motel 6 (106 N Minor Rd), Guesthouse Inn & Suites (501 3 Rivers Drive), GuestHouse Inns & Suites Kelso (501 Three Rivers Drive), Best Value Inn (505 North Pacific Avenue), Coffee Garden (510 Kelso Drive), Comfort Inn Kelso (440 Three Rivers Drive), Best Western Aladdin Motor Inn (310 Long Avenue), Red Lion Hotel Conference Center Kelso (510 Kelso Drive).
Courts: Longview City - Municipal Court (312 Southwest 1st), Cowlitz County - Family Court (312 Southwest 1st), Cowlitz County - Courts- Superior Court- Clerk (312 Southwest 1st Avenue).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Kelso and their reported violations in the past:
DAVIS TERRACE WATER ASSN (Population served: 215, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and JAN-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-27-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and JAN-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-27-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-31-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1999)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1999 and JUL-01-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (APR-02-2001)
- 6 routine major monitoring violations
CAMELOT SUBDIVISION (Address: 207 4TH AVE N, Population served: 156, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
HOFFSTADT BLUFFS VISITOR CENTER (Address: 207 4TH AVE N, Population served: 38, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
FAMILY HOUSE ACADEMY (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
LONE FIR BAR AND GRILL LLC (Population served: 27, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  19.8% | | Whole state: |  10.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 7.4% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Kelso compared to Washington state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age 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 Kelso (2007 data):
- Bank of America, National Association: Three Rivers Branch at 411 Three Rivers Drive, branch established on 1992-11-09. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- The Cowlitz Bank: Kelso Branch at 1000 South 13th Avenue, branch established on 1996-10-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $467.4 mil, Deposits: $401.7 mil, headquarters in Longview, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Cowlitz Bancorporation
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Local Libraries |
4 | $12,826 | $38,478 | 4 | $962 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $10,095 | $60,570 | 7 | $1,400 |
| Financial Administration |
8 | $26,964 | $40,446 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
2 | $9,650 | $57,900 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
27 | $141,634 | $62,948 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
4 | $10,850 | $32,550 | 1 | $583 |
| Streets and Highways |
12 | $46,093 | $46,093 | 0 | $0 |
| Airports |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $3,919 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $8,246 | $49,476 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
4 | $15,176 | $45,528 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
10 | $38,417 | $46,100 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
75 | $319,951 | $51,192 | 14 | $6,864 |
Kelso government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,898,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,112,000
All Other: $286,000
Parks & Recreation: $26,000
- Construction - General: $1,213,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,307,000
Water Utilities: $1,192,000
General - Other: $841,000
Regular Highways: $507,000
Solid Waste Management: $453,000
Financial Administration: $375,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $359,000
Central Staff Services: $344,000
Libraries: $227,000
Parks & Recreation: $220,000
Sewerage: $178,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $92,000
Air Transportation: $80,000
Transit Utilities: $52,000
Corrections - Other: $25,000
- Employee Retirement - From Local Government: $201,000
Benefit Payments: $176,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $128,000
From Other Government: $6,000
Interest Revenue: $3,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $16,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $410,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Housing & Community Development: $272,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $352,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,410,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,601,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $354,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,490,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $2,524,000
Other, NEC: $649,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $462,000
Water Utilities: $240,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $591,000
General Revenue, NEC: $500,000
Rents: $131,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $1,164,000
Regular Highways: $178,000
Sewerage: $162,000
Police Protection: $81,000
Libraries: $31,000
Parks & Recreation: $24,000
General - Other: $16,000
Financial Administration: $6,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $11,613,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,961,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $487,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $944,000
Highways: $913,000
Housing & Community Development: $446,000
General Support: $103,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $1,726,000
Property: $1,084,000
Public Utilities: $930,000
NEC: $807,000
Other Selective Sales: $188,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $3,812,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $145,000
8.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,614 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.09% | | Washington average: | 7.86% |
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($183 average AGI)| Cowlitz County: | 0.06% | | Washington average: | 0.26% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,471 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.15% | | Washington average: | 7.07% |
0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($229 average AGI)| Cowlitz County: | 0.08% | | Washington average: | 0.16% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Kelso:
- KBAM (1270 AM; 5 kW; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
- KLOG (1490 AM; 1 kW; KELSO, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON INTERSTATE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
- KEDO (1400 AM; 1 kW; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
- KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
- KKAD (1550 AM; 50 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-WASHINGTON, INC)
- KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KKSN (1520 AM; 50 kW; OREGON CITY, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Kelso:
- KUKN (105.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON INTERSTATE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KWYQ (90.3 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- K273AI (102.5 FM; ARIEL, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KJVH (89.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KRQT (107.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
- KMNT (102.9 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KLYK (94.5 FM; KELSO, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
- K216DH (91.1 FM; CATHLAMET, WA; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
- KXXO (96.1 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: 3 CITIES, INC.)
- K250AE (97.9 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
- KRQT-FM1 (107.1 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
- KRVO (105.9 FM; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KINK (101.9 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- K220HE (91.9 FM; CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KKCW (103.3 FM; BEAVERTON, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KPDQ-FM (93.7 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OREGON, INC.)
- KOPB-FM (91.5 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
- KITI-FM (95.1 FM; WINLOCK, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KKRZ (100.3 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KMHD (89.1 FM; GRESHAM, OR; Owner: MT. HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
TV broadcast stations around Kelso:
- K36DG (Channel 36; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- K68DZ (Channel 68; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- KATU (Channel 2; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND TV, L.L.C.)
- KPDX (Channel 49; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- KPTV (Channel 12; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- K57IF (Channel 57; SALEM, OR; Owner: LaGRANDE BROADCASTING, INC.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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