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Notable locations in McPherson: Beeghly Hall (A), Wesley Black Fine Arts Center (B), Metzler Residence Hall (C), Broadhurst Student Center (D), Briner Library (E), Dotzour Residence Hall (F), Hoffman Student Union (G), McPherson County Courthouse (H), McPherson County Jail (I), McPherson Public Library (J), Ed Pyle Sports Complex (K), Stoll Hall (L), Miller Library (M), Morrison Hall (N), Templeton Hall (O), Bittinger Hall (P), Kline Hall (Q), Mohler Hall (R), Melhorn Science Hall (S), Science Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in McPherson include: Church of the Brethren (A), Covenant Mission Church (B), Trinity Lutheran Church (C), McPherson Free Methodist Church (D), First Christian Church (E), First Church of Christ Scientist (F), First Church of God (G), First Congregational Church (H), First Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: McPherson Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in McPherson include: Lakeside Park (1), Wall Bicentennial Park (2), Sycamore Park (3), Linmea Park (4), Athletic Park (5), North Park (6), Memorial Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: McPherson Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: AA's WWII Photo Room (Museums; 102 Quail Road).
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Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: |  7.9% | | Whole state: |  9.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 2.6% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
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
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in McPherson County Kansas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (88%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Religion statistics for McPherson
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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| 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:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,867,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,592,000
Solid Waste Management: $754,000
All Other: $579,000
Parks and Recreation: $164,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $58,000
Air Transportation: $40,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $4,342,000
General - Other: $960,000
Air Transportation: $498,000
Health - Other: $45,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $24,600,000
General - Other: $3,374,000
Police Protection: $1,691,000
Regular Highways: $1,234,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,054,000
Parks and Recreation: $957,000
Sewerage: $898,000
Solid Waste Management: $755,000
Health - Other: $696,000
Central Staff Services: $651,000
Water Utilities: $630,000
Libraries: $483,000
Air Transportation: $281,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $170,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $158,000
Financial Administration: $58,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $50,000
- DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $2,490,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $901,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,305,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $59,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,520,000
All Other: $92,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,675,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $185,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,960,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,583,000
Interest Earnings: $521,000
Special Assessments: $381,000
Fines and Forfeits: $183,000
Rents: $26,000
Donations From Private Sources: $7,000
Sale of Property: $1,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,160,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,145,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,975,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $413,000
Sewerage: $160,000
Parks and Recreation: $109,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,572,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $32,500,000
Water Utilities: $1,300,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $2,735,000
End of Fiscal Year: $1,845,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,432,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $443,000
General Local Government Support: $148,000
All Other: $132,000
- Tax - Property: $5,258,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,112,000
Public Utilities Sales: $386,000
Other Selective Sales: $148,000
Other License: $42,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $8,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $4,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $8,248,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $134,000
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:
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 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 24
Total length: 56 meters (184ft)
Total costs: $1,159,000
Total average daily traffic: 73,372
Total average daily truck traffic: 5,260
Total future (year 2018) average daily traffic: 86,878
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1930-1939: 1
- 1940-1949: 2
- 1950-1959: 1
- 1960-1969: 6
- 1970-1979: 11
- 1980-1989: 3
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for McPherson, KS
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in McPherson)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 23 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in McPherson, KS)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 22 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 20 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in McPherson)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 3 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in McPherson)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 39 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 95
- Hazardous Condition: 122
- Good Intent Call: 2
Incident types - McPherson
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for McPherson, KS
McPherson on our top lists:
- #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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