Lancaster, Kansas

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Population in July 2008: 289. Population change since 2000: -0.7%

Males: 142	(49.1%)
Females: 147	(50.9%)

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

Zip codes: 66041.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,071 (it was $32,500 in 2000)

Lancaster:	$41,071
Kansas:	$47,451

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,229

Lancaster:	$17,229
Kansas:	$25,197

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $80,457 (it was $52,000 in 2000)

Lancaster:	$80,457
Kansas:	$121,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $131,216; Detached houses: $142,695; Mobile homes: $27,500

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Races in Lancaster:

White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
Two or more races (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Lancaster: 75.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (39.9%), Irish (18.9%), United States (7.9%), Norwegian (6.9%), English (5.5%), French (4.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1150 feet

Land area: 0.22 square miles.

Population density: 1299 people per square mile

(low).

For population 25 years and over in Lancaster

High school or higher: 79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 7.0%
Mean travel time to work: 29.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lancaster city

Never married: 16.7%
Now married: 63.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 11.2%
Divorced: 8.4%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
Kansas:	5.0%

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

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

Lancaster:	0.7% ($367)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Joseph, MO (28.0 miles , pop. 73,990).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (52.7 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (429.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Huron, KS (2.3 miles) , Effingham, KS (2.5 miles ), Atchison, KS (3.1 miles ), Everest, KS (3.1 miles ), Nortonville, KS (3.3 miles ), Denton, KS (3.3 miles) , Muscotah, KS (3.4 miles) , Horton, KS (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 39.57 N, Longitude: 95.30 W

Area code: 913

Population change in the 1990s: -4 (-1.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (27%)
Machinery (8%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (21%)
Health care (14%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Construction (4%)
Food (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Carpenters (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Health technologists and technicians (14%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (11%)
Customer service representatives (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)

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Average climate in Lancaster, Kansas

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Lancaster-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 190% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/8/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 37.1 miles away from the Lancaster city center killed 16 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 8/6/1962, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.6 miles away from the city center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Lancaster-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 74.5 miles away from Lancaster center
On 3/23/2007 at 08:15:49, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 7.7 miles away from the city center
On 5/13/1999 at 14:18:22, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 45.9 miles away from the city center
On 2/11/1995 at 05:54:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 67.2 miles away from Lancaster center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Lancaster:

ATCHISON HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; ATCHISON, KS)
NORTHEAST KS CRT FOR HEALTH & WELLNESS (about 14 miles; HORTON, KS)
HOLTON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; HOLTON, KS)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lancaster:

MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 33 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,329)
PARK UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 4,180)
KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 43 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 45 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 45 miles; TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,998)

Public elementary/middle school in Lancaster:

Lancaster Elementary School (Students: 79; Location: 300 S KANSAS STREET; Grades: Kindergarten - 4th Grade)

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

ATCHISON CO RWD 5C (Population served: 3085, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

2 minor monitoring violations

LANCASTER, CITY OF (Population served: 297, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and AUG-16-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-16-2001)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-13-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-13-2000)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and NOV-01-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-01-1999)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1994 and NOV-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-30-1994)

2 minor monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.7 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	76.6%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.5%
Whole state:	4.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 1.9% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	11.6%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	2.5%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lancaster, KS

Lancaster 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.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above 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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Banks with branches in Lancaster (2009 data):

United Bank of Kansas: 201 North Broadway Branch at 201 North Broadway Branch, branch established on 1896-03-23. Info updated 2006-05-11: Bank assets: $97.3 mil, Deposits: $78.0 mil, headquarters in Whiting, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Jtb Bancshares, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Lancaster mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Atchison County Kansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (93%) Electricity (7%)

Religion statistics for Lancaster

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	38.8%	13.0%	12.8%	8.3%	7.0%
Congregations	20.0%	6.7%	3.3%	16.7%	3.3%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Assemblies of God	Other religions
Adherents	5.3%	5.0%	3.4%	1.8%	4.4%
Congregations	6.7%	6.7%	13.3%	3.3%	20.0%

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.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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	$501
Water Supply	1	$1,666	$19,992	0	$0
Totals for Government	1	$1,666	$19,992	1	$501

Lancaster government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $62,000
Construction - Sewerage: $26,000
Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $98,000
Financial Administration: $64,000

Water Utilities: $26,000

Sewerage: $13,000

Regular Highways: $3,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000
General - Interest on Debt: $32,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $13,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $527,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $507,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $20,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $3,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $96,000
Revenue - Gas Utilities: $93,000
Water Utilities: $25,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $8,000
General Support: $2,000
Tax - Property: $12,000
Public Utilities: $9,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $28,000

6.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,636 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.11%
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 Buchanan County, MO	0.49% ($22,586 average AGI)
from Leavenworth County, KS	0.42% ($27,720)
from Brown County, KS	0.37% ($22,364)

6.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,476 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.33%
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 Buchanan County, MO	0.59% ($24,486 average AGI)
to Leavenworth County, KS	0.52% ($26,323)
to Johnson County, KS	0.41% ($33,083)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lancaster:

WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
KFEQ (680 AM; 5 kW; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
WIBW (580 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KKLO (1410 AM; 5 kW; LEAVENWORTH, KS; Owner: CHARA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KSFT (1550 AM; 5 kW; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KCSP (610 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KAIR (1470 AM; 1 kW; ATCHISON, KS; Owner: KNZA INC.)
KCCV (760 AM; daytime; 6 kW; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lancaster:

KAIR-FM (93.7 FM; HORTON, KS; Owner: KNZA INC.)
KKJO-FM (105.5 FM; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC)
KNZA (103.9 FM; HIAWATHA, KS; Owner: KNZA, INC.)
KLZR (105.9 FM; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Lancaster:

KTAJ (Channel 16; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KQTV (Channel 2; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF THE MIDWEST, INC.)
KTWU (Channel 11; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA)
KSNT (Channel 27; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF TOPEKA)
KTKA-TV (Channel 49; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: NORTHEAST KANSAS BROADCAST SERVICE, INC.)

Lancaster fatal accident list:
Mar 30, 1997 03:25 AM, 73, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 8, Fatalities: 2

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

1.3 Km Ne Of Huron W Pump Station, Type: Pole, Structure height: 12 m, Overall height: 15 m, Call Sign: WPML218
Assigned Frequencies : 173.237 MHz
Grant Date: 08/31/1998, Expiration Date: 08/31/2003, Cancelation Date: 11/02/2003, Certifier: Dwight R Scholz
Registrant: Atlas License Company, 102 Granby Dr Ste 105, Indianapolis, IN 46229, Fax: (317) 891-8764
W PUMP STATION, 1.3 Km Ne Of Huron, Type: Pole, Structure height: 15 m, Call Sign: WQAS404
Assigned Frequencies : 173.237 MHz
Grant Date: 07/28/2004, Expiration Date: 07/28/2014, Certifier: Dwight Scholz
Registrant: Haug Comm. Inc, 622 Neptune Drive, Seneca, KS 66538, Phone: (785) 336-3579, Fax: (785) 336-3400, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KB7CLX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00770838
Grant Date: 11/20/2003, Expiration Date: 02/15/2014, Certifier: Shawn W Klein
Registrant: Shawn W Klein, 12082 326th Rd, Lancaster, KS 66041-9785
Call Sign: KC0REG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00772319
Grant Date: 11/24/2003, Expiration Date: 11/24/2013, Certifier: Allen M Halling
Registrant: Allen M Halling, 8622 Greeley Rd, Lancaster, KS 66041

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3

Aircraft: MOONEY M20C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 127 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1203X , Serial Number: 2606, Year manufactured: 1963, Airworthiness Date: 08/28/1963
Registrant (Individual): Russell D Mcelwain, 11599 286th Rd, Lancaster, KS 66041
Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-150 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3239Z , Serial Number: 22-7185, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 12/09/1959
Registrant (Individual): Russell D Mcelwain, 401 Broadway, Lancaster, KS 66041
Aircraft: LUSCOMBE 8E (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 86 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 71911 , Serial Number: 3338, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 06/21/1956
Registrant (Co-Owned): Russell Mcelwain, 11599 286th Rd, Lancaster, KS 66041, Other Owners: William D Donaldson

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 11

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