McDonald, Kansas

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Population in July 2007: 133. Population change since 2000: -16.4%

Males: 62	(47.2%)
Females: 71	(52.8%)

Median resident age:	49.3 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip code: 67745

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,087 (it was $30,139 in 2000)

McDonald:	$38,087
Kansas:	$47,451

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $33,885 (it was $21,900 in 2000)

McDonald:	$33,885
Kansas:	$121,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $42,187; Detached houses: $42,747; Mobile homes: $5,000

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Races in McDonald:

White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)
American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in McDonald: 76.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (30.8%), Irish (8.8%), United States (6.3%), English (3.8%), Swedish (3.1%), Czech (2.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 3360 feet

Land area: 0.18 square miles.

Population density: 723 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in McDonald

High school or higher: 78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in McDonald city

Never married: 15.9%
Now married: 63.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 13.0%
Divorced: 7.2%

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:

McDonald:	1.4% ($317)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

McDonald satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greeley, CO (234.5 miles , pop. 76,930).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: South Aurora, CO (236.2 miles , pop. 297,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (576.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Bird City, KS (11.5 miles ), Benkelman, NE (21.5 miles ), Atwood, KS (22.7 miles ), Stratton, NE (27.0 miles ), Brewster, KS (29.2 miles ), St. Francis, KS (29.6 miles ), Colby, KS (35.1 miles ), Trenton, NE (36.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 39.79 N, Longitude: 101.37 W

Area code: 785

Population change in the 1990s: -24 (-13.1%).

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (50%)
Construction (11%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Warehousing and storage (8%)
Mining (5%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Broadcasting and telecommunications (23%)
Health care (23%)
Social assistance (10%)
Public administration (10%)
Warehousing and storage (6%)
Utilities (6%)
Educational services (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Agricultural workers including supervisors (37%)
Farmers and farm managers (13%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
Construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (16%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (13%)
Child care workers (10%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)

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Average climate in McDonald, Kansas

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McDonald-area historical tornado activity is below Kansas state average. It is 15% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/20/1951, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 0.7 miles away from the McDonald city center .

On 6/15/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.0 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near McDonald:

RAWLINS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; ATWOOD, KS)
DUNDY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; BENKELMAN, NE)
CHEYENNE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; SAINT FRANCIS, KS)

Political contributions by individuals in McDonald, KS

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to McDonald:

RENNER FLD /GOODLAND MUNI/ (about 36 miles; GOODLAND, KS; ID: GLD)
MC COOK MUNI (about 62 miles; MC COOK, NE; ID: MCK)
NORTH PLATTE RGNL AIRPORT LEE BIRD FIELD (about 104 miles; NORTH PLATTE, NE; ID: LBF)

Other public-use airports nearest to McDonald:

BRESSLER FIELD (about 13 miles; BIRD CITY, KS; ID: 5K0)
JONES (about 22 miles; BENKELMAN, NE; ID: 42V)
ATWOOD-RAWLINS COUNTY CITY-COUNTY (about 24 miles; ATWOOD, KS; ID: ADT)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to McDonald:

FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 155 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 175 miles; KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 204 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 211 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 12,938)
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 211 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 8,839)
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (about 211 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 7,592)
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 211 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 3,352)

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Average household size:

This city:	2.0 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	57.5%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.8%
Whole state:	4.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 1.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	11.8%
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 McDonald, KS

McDonald 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 significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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McDonald mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Rawlins County Kansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (100%)

McDonald government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $16,000
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $74,000
Water Utilities: $18,000

Sewerage: $18,000

Regular Highways: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $12,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $40,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $20,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $20,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $18,000
Interest Earnings: $2,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $17,000
General - Other: $5,000

Financial Administration: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $25,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $27,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $9,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,000
Highways: $1,000
Tax - Property: $37,000
Public Utilities: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $30,000

5.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($20,828 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.70%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

6.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,516 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.07%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Strongest AM radio stations in McDonald:

KXXX (790 AM; 5 kW; COLBY, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KBRL (1300 AM; 5 kW; MCCOOK, NE; Owner: MCCOOK RADIO GROUP, LLC)
KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KSIR (1010 AM; 25 kW; BRUSH, CO; Owner: JMS BROADCASTING, LLC)
KRDZ (1440 AM; 5 kW; WRAY, CO; Owner: MEDIA LOGIC, LLC.)
KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KLOE (730 AM; 1 kW; GOODLAND, KS; Owner: MELIA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KOGA (930 AM; 5 kW; OGALLALA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in McDonald:

KKCI (102.5 FM; GOODLAND, KS; Owner: MELIA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KWGB (97.9 FM; COLBY, KS; Owner: MELIA COMMUNICATIONS INC)
KGCR (107.7 FM; GOODLAND, KS; Owner: THE PRAISE NETWORK, INC)

TV broadcast stations around McDonald:

KBSL-TV (Channel 10; GOODLAND, KS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
KLBY (Channel 4; COLBY, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
W47AC (Channel 47; BIG PINE KEY, FL; Owner: CAYO HUESO NETWORKS, LLC)
K23BU (Channel 23; GOODLAND, KS; Owner: SMOKY HILLS PUBLIC TELEVISION)
K33FO (Channel 33; BENKELMAN, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)

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