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Marquette, KS map Population (year 2000): 542. Estimated population in July 2006: 588 (+8.5% change)
 

Males: 266  (49.1%)
Females: 276  (50.9%)

McPherson County

Median resident age:  40.6 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 67464.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,700 (it was $35,938 in 2000)
Marquette  $36,700
Kansas:  $42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $46,500 (it was $45,000 in 2000)
Marquette  $46,500
Kansas:  $107,800

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Races in Marquette:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

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Ancestries: Swedish (27.7%), German (26.9%), United States (14.9%), Irish (10.1%), English (5.2%), Dutch (5.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1385 feet

Land area: 0.36 square miles.

Population density: 1620 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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For population 25 years and over in Marquette

  • High school or higher: 84.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Marquette city

  • Never married: 21.8%
  • Now married: 57.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 10.1%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

10 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.8%
Kansas:  5.0%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Marquette, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Marquette to the number of sex offenders is 146 to 1.

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

Marquette:  1.2% ($552)
Kansas:  1.2% ($999)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wichita, KS (68.9 miles , pop. 344,284).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (404.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Lindsborg, KS (11.0 miles ), Windom, KS (12.9 miles) , Brookville, KS (15.4 miles ), Little River, KS (16.3 miles ), Smolan, KS (16.4 miles ), McPherson, KS (17.2 miles ), Assaria, KS (18.0 miles ), Geneseo, KS (22.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $65,000
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $110,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $60,000
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $60,000
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $107,000
  • 2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $92,800
  • 2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $109,100
  • 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $95,000

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Latitude: 38.55 N, Longitude: 97.83 W


Area code: 785

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Population change in the 1990s: -52 (-8.8%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (9%)
  • Mining (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (30%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)


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Marquette-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 115% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/8/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.8 miles away from the Marquette city center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/15/1992, a category 4 tornado 17.0 miles away from the city center injured 10 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Marquette:
  • LINDSBORG COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; LINDSBORG, KS)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; MCPHERSON, KS)
  • SALINA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; SALINA, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Marquette:
  • SALINA MUNI (about 21 miles; SALINA, KS; ID: SLN)
  • HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 35 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; ID: HUT)
  • WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 70 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: ICT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Marquette:
  • MC PHERSON (about 18 miles; MC PHERSON, KS; ID: MPR)
  • ELLSWORTH MUNI (about 30 miles; ELLSWORTH, KS; ID: 9K7)
  • LYONS-RICE COUNTY MUNI (about 31 miles; LYONS, KS; ID: LYO)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Marquette:
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
  • FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 2,983)
  • BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; EL DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
  • KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; HAYS, KS; FT enrollment: 4,572)
Public elementary/middle school in Marquette:
  • MARQUETTE ELEM (Students: 126; Location: 310 N SWEDONIA; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Marquette:
  • MARQUETTE COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $15,911; Location: 121 NORTH WASHINGTON; 6,437 books; 26 audio materials; 108 video materials; 34 serial subscriptions)

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Tourist attraction: Kansas Motorcycle Museum (120 North Washington Street).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Kansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  65.0%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.7%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.6%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.4%
Whole state:  4.1%

Marquette compared to Kansas state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage 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 Marquette (2007 data):
  • Marquette Farmers State Bank of Marquette: Marquette Farmers State Bank Of Marq at 205-207 North Washington, branch established on 1906-07-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $25.6 mil, Deposits: $21.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices



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Marquette government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $32,000
    Solid Waste Management: $27,000
    Parks & Recreation: $13,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $70,000
    Police Protection: $60,000
    General - Other: $56,000
    Financial Administration: $48,000
    Solid Waste Management: $34,000
    Sewerage: $20,000
    Parks & Recreation: $19,000
    Regular Highways: $8,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $10,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $43,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $35,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $202,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $186,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $25,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $16,000
    Water Utilities: $10,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $104,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $87,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $17,000
    General Support: $8,000
  • Tax - Property: $86,000
    Public Utilities: $16,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $107,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000

5.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,638 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.78%
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 Saline County, KS  0.69% ($34,342 average AGI)
from Reno County, KS  0.58% ($36,359)
from Harvey County, KS  0.36% ($36,925)


7.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,870 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.35%
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 Sedgwick County, KS  0.81% ($30,011 average AGI)
to Reno County, KS  0.73% ($31,390)
to Saline County, KS  0.60% ($29,985)


Strongest AM radio stations in Marquette:
  • KSAL (1150 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: EBC INC.)
  • KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, 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)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KINA (910 AM; 1 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
  • KMYR (1410 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AGAPE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KFH (1330 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Marquette:
  • KQNS-FM (95.5 FM; LINDSBORG, KS; Owner: B-B BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KXKU (106.1 FM; LYONS, KS; Owner: AD ASTRA PER ASPERA B/CING, INC.)
  • KHCC-FM (90.1 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY JR. COLLEGE)
  • KCVS (91.7 FM; SALINA, KS; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
  • KSKG (99.9 FM; SALINA, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
  • KZBZ (104.9 FM; SALINA, KS; Owner: EBC, INC.)
  • KYEZ (93.7 FM; SALINA, KS; Owner: EBC INC.)
  • KBBE (96.7 FM; MCPHERSON, KS; Owner: DAVIES COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Marquette:
  • KWCH-TV (Channel 12; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KAAS-TV (Channel 18; SALINA, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KPTS (Channel 8; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: KANSAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, INC.)
  • K51GC (Channel 51; SALINA, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)

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