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Notable locations in McPherson: McPherson Water Park (A), McPherson Wastewater Treatment Plant (B), Team Marketing Alliance Grain Elevator Number 27 (C), CFP Grain Elevator Number 1 (D), McPherson Police Department (E), McPherson County Sheriff's Office (F), McPherson Public Library (G), McPherson County Jail (H), McPherson County Courthouse (I), Wesley Black Fine Arts Center (J), Stoll Hall (K), Science Hall (L), Mingenback Family Life Center (M), Kline Hall (N), Gillespie Hall (O), Ed Pyle Sports Complex (P), Broadhurst Student Center (Q), Briner Library (R), Templeton Hall (S), Morrison Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in McPherson include: King's Highway Baptist Church (A), McPherson Church of Christ (B), City Fellowship Church (C), First Baptist Church (D), Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church (E), McPherson Seventh Day Adventist Church (F), First Mennonite Church (G), Grace Bible Church (H), New Life Foursquare Gospel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: McPherson Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in McPherson include: Wall Bicentennial Park (1), Sycamore Park (2), Sunflower Triangle (3), North Park (4), Memorial Park (5), Athletic Park (6), Lakeside Park (7), Linmea Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attraction: AA's WWII Photo Room (Museums; 102 Quail Road).
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McPherson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.6%
(10.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 23.7% for Black residents, 8.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 34.5% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 20.0% for other race residents, 23.5% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.4 people | | Kansas: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 64.0% | | Whole state: | 66.2% |
| This city: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in McPherson, KS
People in group quarters in McPherson:
- 499 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 150 people in nursing homes
- 28 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 24 people in homes for the mentally retarded
McPherson compared to Kansas state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
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Fire-safe hotels and motels in McPherson, Kansas:
- Best Western Airport Red Coach Inn, 300 Centenial Dr, Mcpherson, KS 67460
 , Phone: (620) 241-2460
- Americas Best Value Inn-Mcpherson, 2110 E Kansas, Mcpherson, KS 67460 , Phone: (620) 241-8881, Fax: (620) 241-8853
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 2302 E Kansas Ave, Mcpherson, KS 67460 , Phone: (620) 241-5566, Fax: (620) 245-0363
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in McPherson, Kansas
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (88%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in McPherson County Kansas:
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Religion statistics for McPherson (based on McPherson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 63.64%
| Here | | 63.6% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Mennonite Church USA | United Methodist Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Mennonite Church of God in Christ |
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| Adherents | 16.6% | 15.6% | 14.1% | 7.3% | 6.9% |
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| Congregations | 10.9% | 14.1% | 12.5% | 4.7% | 6.3% |
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| Name | The Evangelical Covenant Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Catholic Church | Free Methodist Church of North America | Other |
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| Adherents | 6.0% | 5.2% | 4.8% | 3.6% | 19.9% |
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| Congregations | 6.3% | 4.7% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 34.4% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 9 | McPherson County: | 3.09 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 15 | McPherson County: | 5.15 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 24 | Here: | 8.23 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | McPherson County: | 28.9% | | State: | 27.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | McPherson County: | 6.7% | | State: | 13.4% |
| 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 |
3 | $11,922 | $47,688 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $7,598 | $91,176 | 3 | $2,898 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $2,469 | $29,628 | 3 | $7,180 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
28 | $98,213 | $42,091 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
6 | $14,066 | $28,132 | 12 | $5,356 |
| Firefighters |
17 | $64,999 | $45,882 | 11 | $3,363 |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $2,119 | $25,428 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
10 | $34,332 | $41,198 | 1 | $232 |
| Health |
2 | $7,716 | $46,296 | 1 | $1,428 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $4,875 | $58,500 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
5 | $15,487 | $37,169 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
7 | $22,304 | $38,235 | 2 | $3,009 |
| Water Supply |
6 | $32,167 | $64,334 | 1 | $2,176 |
| Electric Power |
63 | $330,694 | $62,989 | 1 | $981 |
| Local Libraries |
7 | $18,708 | $32,071 | 9 | $6,717 |
| Other and Unallocable |
8 | $29,816 | $44,724 | 3 | $2,887 |
| Totals for Government |
166 | $697,485 | $50,421 | 47 | $36,227 |
McPherson government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,867,000 ($142.09)
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,592,000 ($121.16)
Solid Waste Management: $754,000 ($57.38)
All Other: $579,000 ($44.06)
Parks and Recreation: $164,000 ($12.48)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $58,000 ($4.41)
Air Transportation: $40,000 ($3.04)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $4,342,000 ($330.44)
General - Other: $960,000 ($73.06)
Air Transportation: $498,000 ($37.90)
Health - Other: $45,000 ($3.42)
Parks and Recreation: $7,000 ($0.53)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $24,600,000 ($1872.15)
General - Other: $3,374,000 ($256.77)
Police Protection: $1,691,000 ($128.69)
Regular Highways: $1,234,000 ($93.91)
Local Fire Protection: $1,054,000 ($80.21)
Parks and Recreation: $957,000 ($72.83)
Sewerage: $898,000 ($68.34)
Solid Waste Management: $755,000 ($57.46)
Health - Other: $696,000 ($52.97)
Central Staff Services: $651,000 ($49.54)
Water Utilities: $630,000 ($47.95)
Libraries: $483,000 ($36.76)
Air Transportation: $281,000 ($21.39)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $170,000 ($12.94)
Judicial and Legal Services: $158,000 ($12.02)
Financial Administration: $58,000 ($4.41)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $50,000 ($3.81)
- DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $2,490,000 ($189.50)
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $901,000 ($68.57)
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,305,000 ($99.32)
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $59,000 ($4.49)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,520,000 ($115.68)
All Other: $92,000 ($7.00)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,675,000 ($203.58)
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $185,000 ($14.08)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,960,000 ($225.27)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,583,000 ($120.47)
Interest Earnings: $521,000 ($39.65)
Special Assessments: $381,000 ($29.00)
Fines and Forfeits: $183,000 ($13.93)
Rents: $26,000 ($1.98)
Donations From Private Sources: $7,000 ($0.53)
Sale of Property: $1,000 ($0.08)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,160,000 ($3208.52)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,145,000 ($3055.18)
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,975,000 ($378.61)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $413,000 ($31.43)
Sewerage: $160,000 ($12.18)
Parks and Recreation: $109,000 ($8.30)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,572,000 ($804.57)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $32,500,000 ($2473.36)
Water Utilities: $1,300,000 ($98.93)
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $2,735,000 ($208.14)
End of Fiscal Year: $1,845,000 ($140.41)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,432,000 ($261.19)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $443,000 ($33.71)
General Local Government Support: $148,000 ($11.26)
All Other: $132,000 ($10.05)
- Tax - Property: $5,258,000 ($400.15)
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,112,000 ($84.63)
Public Utilities Sales: $386,000 ($29.38)
Other Selective Sales: $148,000 ($11.26)
Other License: $42,000 ($3.20)
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $8,000 ($0.61)
Alcoholic Beverage License: $4,000 ($0.30)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $8,248,000 ($627.70)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $134,000 ($10.20)
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in McPherson:
- KNGL (1540 AM; 0 kW; MCPHERSON, KS; Owner: DAVIES COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KSAL (1150 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: EBC INC.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- KMYR (1410 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AGAPE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KFH (1330 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
- KQAM (1480 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in McPherson:
- KBBE (96.7 FM; MCPHERSON, KS; Owner: DAVIES COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- K204CR (88.7 FM; MCPHERSON, KS; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, 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)
- KFDI-FM (101.3 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KQNS-FM (95.5 FM; LINDSBORG, KS; Owner: B-B BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMXW (92.3 FM; NEWTON, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KZSN (102.1 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KICT-FM (95.1 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KRBB (97.9 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFBZ (105.3 FM; HAYSVILLE, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
- KCVS (91.7 FM; SALINA, KS; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- KKRD (107.3 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KSKG (99.9 FM; SALINA, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
- KCFN (91.1 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
TV broadcast stations around McPherson:
- KWCH-TV (Channel 12; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KPTS (Channel 8; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: KANSAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, INC.)
- KSCC (Channel 36; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KSNW (Channel 3; WICHITA, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF WICHITA)
- KAAS-TV (Channel 18; SALINA, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KWCV (Channel 33; WICHITA, KS; Owner: WLBB BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- KSAS-TV (Channel 24; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KAKE-TV (Channel 10; WICHITA, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of McPherson fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 25
Total length: 57 meters (187ft)
Total costs: $1,410,000
Total average daily traffic: 86,500
Total average daily truck traffic: 5,634
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 99,049
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1930-1939: 1
- 1940-1949: 2
- 1950-1959: 1
- 1960-1969: 6
- 1970-1979: 11
- 1980-1989: 3
- 1990-1999: 0
- 2000-2010: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for McPherson, KS
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - McPherson
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for McPherson, KS
| Most common first names in McPherson, KS among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 85 | 77.0 years |
| Mary | 68 | 82.1 years |
| Charles | 68 | 77.9 years |
| Robert | 66 | 75.6 years |
| William | 61 | 76.5 years |
| Helen | 57 | 83.3 years |
| Mildred | 56 | 82.9 years |
| George | 55 | 80.7 years |
| James | 48 | 75.5 years |
| Ruth | 45 | 84.2 years |
| Most common last names in McPherson, KS among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Johnson | 93 | 79.8 years |
| Nelson | 58 | 82.5 years |
| Peterson | 56 | 81.1 years |
| Anderson | 46 | 80.1 years |
| Smith | 45 | 81.3 years |
| Miller | 37 | 79.7 years |
| Larson | 24 | 84.3 years |
| Williams | 23 | 77.3 years |
| Goering | 22 | 76.6 years |
| Koehn | 22 | 79.9 years |
| Businesses in McPherson, KS |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| Applebee's | 1 | | New Balance | 1 |
| Arby's | 1 | | Nike | 3 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 2 |
| Best Western | 1 | | Quiznos | 1 |
| Curves | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| Days Inn | 1 | | Sears | 1 |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| GameStop | 1 | | True Value | 1 |
| H&R Block | 2 | | U.S. Cellular | 1 |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | | UPS | 4 |
| KFC | 1 | | Walgreens | 1 |
| Kroger | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | Wendy's | 1 |
| Long John Silver's | 1 | | YMCA | 1 |
Browse common businesses in McPherson, KS
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Plastics and rubber products (population 5,000+)"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Plastics and rubber products (population 5,000+)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Nonmetallic mineral products (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Chemicals (population 5,000+)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Petroleum and coal products"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very short commute times (9 minutes or less) (population 5,000+)"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average wind speeds (population 5,000+)"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest ratio of rapes to murders between 2001 and 2006 (population 5,000+)"
- #66 on the list of "Top 100 cities with shortest commuting times (pop. 5,000+)"
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most local government spending on highway construction per resident in 2004 in $ (population 10,000+)"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most local government spending on current operations of libraries per resident in 2004 in $ (population 10,000+)"
- #98 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most local government spending on current operations of parks and recreation per resident in 2004 in $ (population 10,000+)"
- #57 (67460) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Swedish first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
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