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Population in July 2007: 436.

Males: 213	(49.0%)
Females: 223	(51.0%)

Median resident age:	39.0 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 66449.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,379 (it was $31,875 in 2000)

Leonardville:	$36,379
Kansas:	$47,451

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,774

Leonardville:	$18,774
Kansas:	$25,197

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $76,710 (it was $42,400 in 2000)

Leonardville:	$76,710
Kansas:	$121,200

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Races in Leonardville:

White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
Hispanic (0.5%)
American Indian (0.5%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Leonardville: 75.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (31.2%), Irish (10.6%), Swedish (9.0%), English (7.3%), French (5.3%), Dutch (4.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1385 feet

Land area: 0.26 square miles.

Population density: 1693 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Leonardville

High school or higher: 91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
Unemployed: 4.8%
Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Leonardville city

Never married: 17.8%
Now married: 58.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 10.4%
Divorced: 12.8%

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:

Leonardville:	1.2% ($493)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Leonardville satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Topeka, KS (66.6 miles , pop. 122,377).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lincoln, NE (100.5 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (454.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Riley, KS (2.2 miles ), Randolph, KS (2.7 miles) , Green, KS (3.0 miles) , Wakefield, KS (3.6 miles ), Milford, KS (3.7 miles ), Olsburg, KS (3.7 miles) , Clay Center, KS (3.8 miles ), Manhattan, KS (4.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 1 building, cost: $100,000
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $149,000
2007: 1 building, cost: $152,800
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 39.36 N, Longitude: 96.86 W

Area code: 785

Leonardville household income distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (20%)
Public administration (14%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (10%)
Repair and maintenance (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Educational services (7%)
Metal and mineral, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (31%)
Health care (19%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Social assistance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)

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Average climate in Leonardville, Kansas

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Leonardville, Kansas average temperatures

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Leonardville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 145% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/8/1966, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.0 miles away from the Leonardville city center injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/19/1960, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 32.0 miles away from the city center injured 12 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Leonardville-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/23/2007 at 08:15:49, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 81.4 miles away from Leonardville center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Leonardville:

CLAY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; CLAY CENTER, KS)
MANHATTAN SURGICAL HOSPITAL LLC (about 20 miles; MANHATTAN, KS)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; MANHATTAN, KS)

Political contributions by individuals in Leonardville, KS

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Leonardville:

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 63 miles; TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; EMPORIA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 90 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 101 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 102 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 107 miles; EL DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)

Library in Leonardville:

LEONARDVILLE CITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $4,116; Location: 117 N. ERPELDING; 5,479 books; 2 audio materials; 30 video materials; 4 serial subscriptions)

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

LEONARDVILLE, CITY OF (Population served: 354, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Single Sample - Between APR-1999 and JUN-1999, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (SEP-01-1994), St Public Notif requested (APR-19-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-19-1999), St Public Notif received (JUN-09-1999), St Compliance achieved (NOV-22-1999)

MCL, Single Sample - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (SEP-01-1994), St Public Notif requested (JUL-30-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-30-1998), St Public Notif received (SEP-14-1998), St Compliance achieved (NOV-22-1999)

MCL, Single Sample - Between APR-1998 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (SEP-01-1994), St Public Notif requested (MAY-29-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-29-1998), St Public Notif received (JUL-13-1998), St Compliance achieved (NOV-22-1999)

MCL, Single Sample - Between JUL-1997 and SEP-1997, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (SEP-01-1994), St BCA signed (SEP-20-1994), St Public Notif requested (AUG-22-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-22-1997), St Public Notif received (OCT-08-1997), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-19-1998), St Compliance achieved (NOV-22-1999)

MCL, Single Sample - Between APR-1997 and JUN-1997, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (SEP-01-1994), St BCA signed (SEP-20-1994), St Public Notif requested (JUN-06-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-06-1997), St Public Notif received (JUL-10-1997), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-19-1998), St Compliance achieved (NOV-22-1999)

MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-1997 and MAR-1997, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (SEP-01-1994), St BCA signed (SEP-20-1994), St Public Notif requested (MAY-01-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-01-1997), St Public Notif received (MAY-20-1997), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-19-1998), St Compliance achieved (NOV-22-1999)

MCL, Single Sample - Between OCT-1996 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (SEP-01-1994), St BCA signed (SEP-20-1994), St Public Notif requested (NOV-22-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-22-1996), St Public Notif received (JAN-13-1997), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-19-1998), St Compliance achieved (NOV-22-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and JAN-11-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-11-1994)

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	68.3%
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: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	9.0%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This city:	3.5%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Leonardville, KS

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

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Banks with branches in Leonardville (2009 data):

Leonardville State Bank: at Main Street, branch established on 1897-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $6.6 mil, Deposits: $4.4 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Leonardville mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Riley County Kansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (74%) Electricity (19%) Wood (4%) Utility gas (2%)

Religion statistics for Leonardville

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	The Wesleyan Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	22.5%	15.9%	9.3%	8.2%	6.2%
Congregations	5.0%	16.7%	1.7%	5.0%	6.7%

Name	Lutheran Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Other religions
Adherents	4.9%	4.8%	4.2%	4.2%	19.7%
Congregations	3.3%	6.7%	5.0%	1.7%	48.3%

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.

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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		2	$1,389
Water Supply	1	$3,012	$36,144	0	$0
Local Libraries	0	$0		2	$286
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$170
Totals for Government	1	$3,012	$36,144	5	$1,845

Leonardville government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $22,000
Sewerage: $13,000

All Other: $3,000
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $58,000
Water Utilities: $41,000

Solid Waste Management: $14,000

Regular Highways: $11,000

Sewerage: $9,000

Libraries: $4,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $10,000
Highways: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $18,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $9,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $9,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $137,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $52,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $6,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $11,000
All Other: $7,000

General Support: $4,000
Tax - Property: $37,000
Public Utilities: $7,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $55,000

17.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,921 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	17.87%
Kansas average:	7.39%

1.55% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,924 average AGI)
Riley County: 1.55%
Kansas average: 0.18%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Geary County, KS	1.62% ($21,389 average AGI)
from Pottawatomie County, KS	0.74% ($25,943)
from Johnson County, KS	0.63% ($27,857)

17.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,092 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	17.02%
Kansas average:	7.67%

0.38% of residents moved to foreign countries ($825 average AGI)
Riley County: 0.38%
Kansas average: 0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Johnson County, KS	1.31% ($24,935 average AGI)
to Geary County, KS	1.24% ($27,815)
to Pottawatomie County, KS	1.01% ($36,275)

Strongest AM radio stations in Leonardville:

KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
WIBW (580 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KSAL (1150 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: EBC INC.)
KJCK (1420 AM; 1 kW; JUNCTION CITY, KS; Owner: PLATINUM BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
KMAN (1350 AM; 1 kW; MANHATTAN, KS; Owner: MANHATTAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Leonardville:

KACZ (96.3 FM; RILEY, KS; Owner: MANHATTAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KCLY (100.9 FM; CLAY CENTER, KS; Owner: CROSS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KMKF (101.5 FM; MANHATTAN, KS; Owner: MANHATTAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KJCK-FM (97.5 FM; JUNCTION CITY, KS; Owner: PLATINUM BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KHCD (89.5 FM; SALINA, KS; Owner: HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
KXBZ (104.7 FM; MANHATTAN, KS; Owner: MANHATTAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KQLA (103.5 FM; OGDEN, KS; Owner: PLATINUM BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KBLS (102.5 FM; NORTH FORT RILEY, KS; Owner: EBC, INC.)
KANV (91.3 FM; OLSBURG, KS; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS)
KSDB-FM (91.9 FM; MANHATTAN, KS; Owner: KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Leonardville:

K25DS (Channel 25; JUNCTION CITY, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
K31BW (Channel 31; MANHATTAN, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
K39BR (Channel 39; JUNCTION CITY, KS; Owner: NORTHEAST KANSAS B/CST.SERVICE,INC.)
KMJT-CA (Channel 15; OGDEN, KS; Owner: MONTGOMERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Jennifer A Sirovica, Hv225/Leonardville - 10551 Alembic Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.6 m, Overall height: 109.7 m
Registrant: Horvath Towers, LLC, 401 E. Colfax Ave., Suite 101, South Bend, IN 46617, Phone: (574) 237-0464, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Corner Of Erpelding & Elk Streets, Call Sign: WRT213
Assigned Frequencies : 157.560 MHz
Grant Date: 10/06/1999, Expiration Date: 12/15/2004, Cancelation Date: 02/19/2005
Registrant: Farmers Union Co Op Association, Leonardville, KS 66449, Phone: (913) 293-5267

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: KB0TFC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01013705
Grant Date: 05/05/2005, Expiration Date: 06/29/2015, Certifier: Mark W Hanson
Registrant: Mark W Hanson, Leonardville, KS 66449
Call Sign: KD0IC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01345056
Grant Date: 11/27/2007, Expiration Date: 01/23/2018, Certifier: Warren M Ford
Registrant: Warren M Ford, 517 Barton, Leonardville, KS 66449
Call Sign: WA0UUH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01060416
Grant Date: 09/07/2005, Expiration Date: 11/28/2015, Certifier: Ralph J Mc Ginty
Registrant: Ralph J Mc Ginty, 8550 Baldwin Creek Rd, Leonardville, KS 66449-9646
Call Sign: KC0SSZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00889954
Grant Date: 07/09/2004, Expiration Date: 07/09/2014, Certifier: Joseph O Torres
Registrant: Joseph O Torres, 305 Allen Rd, Leonardville, KS 66449

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 7
Hazardous Condition: 2

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