Le Roy, Kansas

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Population in July 2007: 559. Population change since 2000: -4.2%

Males: 274	(49.1%)
Females: 285	(50.9%)

Median resident age:	36.0 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 66857.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,600 (it was $30,341 in 2000)

Le Roy	$35,600
Kansas:	$47,451

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $45,400 (it was $40,400 in 2000)

Le Roy	$45,400
Kansas:	$121,200

Le Roy, KS residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Le Roy:

White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
Two or more races (2.7%)
American Indian (2.2%)
Hispanic (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Le Roy: 77.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (30.9%), English (11.8%), United States (8.9%), Irish (8.3%), French (3.0%), Dutch (2.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1865

Elevation: 1007 feet

Land area: 0.84 square miles.

Population density: 664 people per square mile

(low).

For population 25 years and over in Le Roy

High school or higher: 87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
Unemployed: 5.5%
Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Le Roy city

Never married: 17.5%
Now married: 59.5%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 7.5%
Divorced: 14.4%

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:

Le Roy:	0.8% ($325)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lawrence, KS (66.0 miles , pop. 80,098).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (101.0 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (374.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Neosho Falls, KS (7.5 miles) , Burlington, KS (10.9 miles ), Westphalia, KS (11.9 miles) , New Strawn, KS (14.4 miles ), Yates Center, KS (15.7 miles ), Gridley, KS (17.3 miles ), Colony, KS (18.4 miles ), Iola, KS (19.5 miles ).

Latitude: 38.08 N, Longitude: 95.63 W

Population change in the 1990s: +20 (+3.5%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (22%)
Metal and metal products (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Utilities (7%)
Computer and electronic products (5%)
Mining (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (22%)
Accommodation and food services (15%)
Health care (9%)
Utilities (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
Carpenters (4%)
Electricians (4%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

Le Roy races chart

Crime in Le Roy (2003):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
3 burglaries (505.1 per 100,000)
2 thefts (336.7 per 100,000)
0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 48.8 (higher means more crime, US average = 321.8)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.79
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Le Roy, Kansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Le Roy-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 94% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/20/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 26.9 miles away from the Le Roy city center killed 44 people and injured 207 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/2/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.0 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 29 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Le Roy:

COFFEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BURLINGTON, KS)
ALLEN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; IOLA, KS)
ANDERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; GARNETT, KS)

Political contributions by individuals in Le Roy, KS

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Le Roy:

FORBES FIELD (about 60 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 102 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; ID: MKC)
MANHATTAN RGNL (about 102 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; ID: MHK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Le Roy:

COFFEY COUNTY (about 16 miles; BURLINGTON, KS; ID: UKL)
YATES CENTER (about 18 miles; YATES CENTER, KS; ID: 8K5)
ALLEN COUNTY (about 23 miles; IOLA, KS; ID: K88)

Operable nuclear power plant near Le Roy:

11 miles: Wolf Creek in Burlington, KS.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Le Roy:

EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 65 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 67 miles; TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; FT enrollment: 5,566)
JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles; EL DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 93 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)

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Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	67.8%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.2%
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:	10.3%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This city:	1.5%
Whole state:	4.1%

Le Roy 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.
House age above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Le Roy (2007 data):

The First National Bank of Le Roy: The First National Bank Of Le Roy at Sixth And Main, branch established on 1899-08-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $22.7 mil, Deposits: $16.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Leroy Bancshares, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Le Roy mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Coffey County Kansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Water Supply	1	$2,880	$34,560	0	$0
Streets and Highways	1	$1,818	$21,816	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	1	$1,908	$22,896	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$130
Financial Administration	1	$1,674	$20,088	0	$0
Totals for Government	4	$8,280	$24,840	7	$130

Le Roy government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $36,000
Solid Waste Management: $25,000

All Other: $2,000

Regular Highways: $1,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $162,000
Water Utilities: $88,000

General - Other: $51,000

Parks & Recreation: $39,000

Financial Administration: $37,000

Police Protection: $33,000

Solid Waste Management: $25,000

Sewerage: $24,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $164,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $21,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $14,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $162,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $7,000
Water Utilities: $2,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $28,000
General Revenue, NEC: $28,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $69,000
Water Utilities: $18,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $529,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $93,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $17,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $134,000
General Support: $22,000

Highways: $18,000
Tax - Property: $71,000
Public Utilities: $8,000

NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $149,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $10,000

6.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,087 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.77%
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 Lyon County, KS	1.33% ($35,209 average AGI)
from Franklin County, KS	0.49% ($23,688)
from Shawnee County, KS	0.34% ($30,727)

7.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,429 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.32%
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 Lyon County, KS	1.45% ($26,106 average AGI)
to Johnson County, KS	0.49% ($28,125)
to Shawnee County, KS	0.46% ($30,667)

Strongest AM radio stations in Le Roy:

WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WIBW (580 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
KALN (1370 AM; 1 kW; IOLA, KS; Owner: IOLA BROADCASTING, INC.)
KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Le Roy:

KSNP (97.7 FM; BURLINGTON, KS; Owner: SOUTHEAST KANSAS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

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