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Notable location: Carry Nation House (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Stockade & Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 209 West Fowler Avenue).
Hotels: Lodge Inn (Highway 281 North), Copa Motel (Hi-way 281 160 Fowler Ave.), Copa (401 West Fowler Avenue).
Courts: Barber Ks-County - District Court Clerk- Court Services Officer- Magistrate J (Courthouse), Barber County - Court Services Officer (Courthouse).
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Barber County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Medicine Lodge and their reported violations in the past:
BARBER CO RWD 1 (Population served: 75, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and NOV-30-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-30-1999)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and NOV-03-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-03-1994)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 16.4%
(16.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 31.6% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | Kansas: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 66.1% | | Whole state: | 67.6% |
| This city: | 2.3% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Medicine Lodge, KS
35 people in nursing homes
Medicine Lodge 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.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Medicine Lodge (2011 data):
- The Peoples Bank: Medicine Lodge Branch at 121 South Main, branch established on 05/01/1991. Info updated 06/17/2008: Bank assets: $32.0 mil, Deposits: $26.8 mil, headquarters in Pratt, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Krey Co. Ltd.
- Citizens Bank of Kansas, National Association: Medicine Lodge Branch at 120 East Kansas, branch established on 08/24/1998. Info updated 01/15/2009: Bank assets: $21.3 mil, Deposits: $16.6 mil, headquarters in Kingman, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: King Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (88%)
- Electricity (12%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Barber County Kansas:
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Religion statistics for Medicine Lodge:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 74.20%
| Here | | 74.2% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | United Church of Christ | Southern Baptist Convention |
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| Adherents | 29.2% | 25.7% | 23.5% | 6.0% | 4.9% |
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| Congregations | 21.7% | 13.0% | 17.4% | 8.7% | 4.3% |
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| Name | Lutheran Church | Inc. Apostolic Christian Church of America | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Assemblies of God | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.7% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 2.3% |
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| Congregations | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 17.4% |
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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: 5 | Barber County: | 10.46 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Barber County: | 2.09 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 0.51 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4 | Barber County: | 8.37 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 7 | Here: | 14.65 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.5% | | Kansas: | 8.1% |
Adult obesity rate: | Barber County: | 29.2% | | Kansas: | 27.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 11.9% | | 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 |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $368 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $11,041 | $44,164 | 7 | $1,926 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,716 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
6 | $17,141 | $34,282 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $2,929 | $17,574 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $620 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $6,786 | $27,144 | 1 | $376 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,367 | $28,404 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $111 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
4 | $8,754 | $26,262 | 3 | $2,103 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $5,945 | $35,670 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
1 | $2,365 | $28,380 | 4 | $1,993 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $2,827 | $33,924 | 1 | $711 |
| Totals for Government |
23 | $60,155 | $31,385 | 21 | $9,924 |
Medicine Lodge government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $214,000 ($113.65)
Solid Waste Management: $160,000 ($84.97)
All Other: $9,000 ($4.78)
Parks & Recreation: $6,000 ($3.19)
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $324,000 ($172.07)
Water Utilities: $305,000 ($161.98)
Sewerage: $299,000 ($158.79)
Police Protection: $292,000 ($155.07)
Regular Highways: $219,000 ($116.30)
Solid Waste Management: $204,000 ($108.34)
Parks & Recreation: $98,000 ($52.04)
General - Other: $69,000 ($36.64)
Fire Protection: $34,000 ($18.06)
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000 ($3.19)
Air Transportation: $3,000 ($1.59)
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,000 ($3.19)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $154,000 ($81.78)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $144,000 ($76.47)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $92,000 ($48.86)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $52,000 ($27.62)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $95,000 ($50.45)
General Revenue, NEC: $44,000 ($23.37)
Special Assessments: $22,000 ($11.68)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $51,000 ($27.08)
Regular Highways: $7,000 ($3.72)
Parks & Recreation: $2,000 ($1.06)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,221,000 ($1179.50)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $263,000 ($139.67)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $25,000 ($13.28)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $48,000 ($25.49)
General Support: $31,000 ($16.46)
- Tax - Property: $476,000 ($252.79)
Total General Sales: $179,000 ($95.06)
NEC: $117,000 ($62.13)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $83,000 ($44.08)
6.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,720 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.29% | | 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:
5.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,650 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.39% | | 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 Medicine Lodge:
- KWLS (1290 AM; 5 kW; PRATT, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KCRC (1390 AM; 10 kW; ENID, OK; Owner: CHISHOLM TRAIL BROADCASTING CO.)
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KMYR (1410 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AGAPE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KVGB (1590 AM; 5 kW; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO INC.)
- KFH (1330 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Medicine Lodge:
- KREJ (101.7 FM; MEDICINE LODGE, KS; Owner: FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- KSNS (91.5 FM; MEDICINE LODGE, KS; Owner: FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- KTCM (100.3 FM; KINGMAN, KS; Owner: MARIA L. SALAZAR)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Medicine Lodge, Kansas:
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Kansas average:
- Fatal accident count: 101
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 152
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 37
- Fatalities: 109
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 254
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10
Medicine Lodge fatal accident list:
Jun 19, 1977 06:15 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 8
Total length: 8 meters (26ft)
Total costs: $196,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,050
Total average daily truck traffic: 27
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 1,050
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Medicine Lodge)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 53 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Medicine Lodge, KS)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - Medicine Lodge, 301 S Main (Lat: 37.278056 Lon: -98.580278), Type: Tower, Structure height: 18 m, Call Sign: WPRY408, Licensee ID: L00071383
Assigned Frequencies: 946.000 MHz
Grant Date: 03/16/2001, Expiration Date: 06/01/2013, Certifier: Randy E Henry
Registrant: Florida Public Radio, Inc., 505 Josephine St, Titusville, FL 32796, Phone: (407) 267-3000, Fax: (407) 264-9370, Email:
- Medicine Lodge, KS, Lat: 37.267389 Lon: -98.673694, Call Sign: WQFA635
Assigned Frequencies: 956.431 MHz
Grant Date: 06/01/2006, Expiration Date: 06/01/2016, Certifier: Richard S Stegelman
Registrant: Oneok Inc., 100 W. 5th St., Tulsa, OK 74103, Phone: (918) 591-5183, Fax: (918) 732-1440, Email:
- 403 W Kansas (Lat: 37.280833 Lon: -98.584528), Overall height: 10.7 m, Call Sign: WLP497, Licensee ID: L00071383
Assigned Frequencies: 947.000 MHz
Grant Date: 08/26/1991, Expiration Date: 06/01/2013
Registrant: Florida Public Radio, Inc., 505 Josephine Street, Titusville, FL 32796
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1 - Medicine Lodge Municipal Airport (Lat: 37.266667 Lon: -98.546111), Type: Mast, Structure height: 9.1 m, Overall height: 9.7 m, Call Sign: WPZZ650, Licensee ID: L00486731
Assigned Frequencies: 119.625 MHz
Grant Date: 05/20/2009, Expiration Date: 04/16/2019
Registrant: City Of Medicine Lodge, 114 W. 1st St., Medicine Lodge, KS 67104, Phone: (620) 886-3908, Fax: (620) 886-3900, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Medicine Lodge)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 7 - Aircraft: 7AC (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1495E , Serial Number: 7AC-5058, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 10/21/1955
Registrant (Individual): Harry W Dawson, Rr 1 Box 17, Medicine Lodge, KS 67104 - Aircraft: 172E (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3836S , Serial Number: 17251036, Year manufactured: 1963, Airworthiness Date: 12/18/1963
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, None, Medicine Lodge, KS 67071 - Aircraft: 150E (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4075U , Serial Number: 15061475, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 05/28/1965
Registrant (Co-Owned): Dale R Walker, Po Box 221, Medicine Lodge, KS 67104, Other Owners: Margaret M Walker - Aircraft: PA-28-140 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 500FL , Serial Number: 28-7125319, Year manufactured: 1971, Airworthiness Date: 03/26/1971
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, 209 West First, Medicine Lodge, KS 67104 - Aircraft: PA-28-181 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6129H , Serial Number: 28-7890209, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 11/11/1977
Registrant (Corporation): Dirks Copy Products Inc, Po Box 147, Medicine Lodge, KS 67104 - Aircraft: 140 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 76893 , Serial Number: 11327, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 12/12/1955
Registrant (Co-Owned): Dale R Walker, Po Box 221, Medicine Lodge, KS 67104, Other Owners: Margaret M Walker - Aircraft: 108 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 84 mph), Engine: FRANKLIN 6A4150 SERIES (150 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 97537 , Serial Number: 108-537, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 11/17/1958
Registrant (Individual): Rob C Wright, Po Box 367, Medicine Lodge, KS 67104
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Medicine Lodge, KS among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| William | 30 | 78.3 years |
| Mary | 29 | 80.5 years |
| James | 28 | 71.5 years |
| Robert | 22 | 78.5 years |
| John | 21 | 76.5 years |
| Charles | 17 | 75.4 years |
| George | 17 | 81.7 years |
| Ruth | 15 | 78.2 years |
| Roy | 14 | 81.5 years |
| Henry | 13 | 79.5 years |
| Most common last names in Medicine Lodge, KS among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Smith | 20 | 79.5 years |
| Warren | 18 | 83.3 years |
| Miller | 12 | 73.7 years |
| Wilson | 12 | 78.3 years |
| Freeman | 10 | 80.3 years |
| Martin | 9 | 81.8 years |
| Johnson | 9 | 70.8 years |
| Garten | 9 | 79.4 years |
| Winter | 8 | 82.4 years |
| Williams | 8 | 80.3 years |
| Businesses in Medicine Lodge, KS |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Pizza Hut | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
Medicine Lodge on our top lists:
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Nonmetallic mineral products"
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Private households"
- #87 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very short commute times (9 minutes or less)"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
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