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Melvern, KS map Population (year 2000): 429. Estimated population in July 2006: 423 (-1.4% change)
 

Males: 213  (49.7%)
Females: 216  (50.3%)

Osage County

Median resident age:  37.1 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 66510.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,000 (it was $32,321 in 2000)
Melvern  $33,000
Kansas:  $42,920

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

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Races in Melvern:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

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Ancestries: German (16.6%), English (14.5%), United States (13.1%), Irish (7.9%), French (6.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1012 feet

Land area: 0.33 square miles.

Population density: 1291 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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For population 25 years and over in Melvern

  • High school or higher: 87.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
  • Unemployed: 11.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Melvern city

  • Never married: 14.1%
  • Now married: 67.9%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 8.3%
  • Divorced: 9.8%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Kansas:  5.0%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Melvern, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Melvern to the number of sex offenders is 427 to 1.

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

Melvern:  1.0% ($441)
Kansas:  1.2% ($999)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Topeka, KS (36.9 miles , pop. 122,377).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (84.2 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (402.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Lyndon, KS (7.8 miles ), Olivet, KS (8.0 miles) , Waverly, KS (8.2 miles ), Quenemo, KS (9.1 miles ), Williamsburg, KS (12.0 miles ), Pomona, KS (14.6 miles ), Osage City, KS (15.6 miles ), Lebo, KS (16.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $43,300
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 38.51 N, Longitude: 95.64 W


2 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 785

Melvern household income distribution Melvern home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: -1 (-0.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (22%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Utilities (9%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (6%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Gasoline stations (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)


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

On 5/20/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 10.3 miles away from the Melvern city center killed 44 people and injured 207 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/8/1966, a category 5 tornado 34.5 miles away from the city center killed 16 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Melvern:
  • COFFEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; BURLINGTON, KS)
  • RANSOM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; OTTAWA, KS)
  • ANDERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; GARNETT, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Melvern:
  • FORBES FIELD (about 31 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
  • MANHATTAN RGNL (about 84 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; ID: MHK)
  • KANSAS CITY INTL (about 84 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; ID: MCI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Melvern:
  • POMONA LAKE (about 13 miles; LYNDON, KS; ID: 39K)
  • OSAGE CITY MUNI (about 15 miles; OSAGE CITY, KS; ID: 53K)
  • COFFEY COUNTY (about 16 miles; BURLINGTON, KS; ID: UKL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Melvern:
  • EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
  • WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 38 miles; TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 40 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
  • JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
  • KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 74 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 81 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)
Public high school in Melvern:
  • MARAIS DES CYGNES VALLEY HIGH (Students: 98; Location: 508 NE MAIN; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Melvern:
  • MARAIS DES CYGNES VALLEY ELEM (Students: 88; Location: 508 NE MAIN; Grades: KG - 04)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Melvern and their reported violations in the past:

MELVERN RES ARROW ROCK (Population served: 25, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  69.4%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.0%
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: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  9.2%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.9%
Whole state:  4.1%

Melvern compared to Kansas state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age 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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Banks with branches in Melvern (2007 data):
  • The Lyndon State Bank: Melvern Branch at 102 South Main Street, branch established on 1988-01-25. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $78.3 mil, Deposits: $63.1 mil, headquarters in Lyndon, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Cmjr Investments, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 1$1,399$16,7882$354
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$221
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 1$930
Police - Other 0$0 1$567
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$554
Water Supply 1$1,948$23,3760$0
Financial Administration 0$0 1$166
Totals for Government 2$3,348$20,0887$2,792


Melvern government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $33,000
    Solid Waste Management: $26,000
    All Other: $21,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $12,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $66,000
    Financial Administration: $38,000
    Regular Highways: $34,000
    Solid Waste Management: $24,000
    Sewerage: $18,000
    Police Protection: $15,000
    General - Other: $9,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $19,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $325,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $158,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $310,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $155,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $15,000
    Other, NEC: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $5,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $17,000
    Police Protection: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $113,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $85,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $16,000
    General Support: $7,000
    All Other: $6,000
  • Tax - Property: $61,000
    Public Utilities: $26,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $63,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $17,000

6.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,168 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.77%
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 Shawnee County, KS  2.14% ($32,811 average AGI)
from Franklin County, KS  0.55% ($33,559)
from Lyon County, KS  0.41% ($25,680)


7.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,301 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.49%
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 Shawnee County, KS  3.09% ($29,870 average AGI)
to Franklin County, KS  0.55% ($27,500)
to Johnson County, KS  0.39% ($28,000)


Strongest AM radio stations in Melvern:
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WIBW (580 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KMAJ (1440 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
  • KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCSP (610 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)

Strongest FM radio stations in Melvern:
  • KCHZ (95.7 FM; OTTAWA, KS; Owner: SYNCOM RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WIBW-FM (94.5 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KMAJ-FM (107.7 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KTPK (106.9 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: KANSAS CAPITAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KDVV (100.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KLZR (105.9 FM; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
  • KANS (92.9 FM; OSAGE CITY, KS; Owner: C&C CONSULTING, INC.)
  • KSNP (97.7 FM; BURLINGTON, KS; Owner: SOUTHEAST KANSAS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Melvern:
  • KTKA-TV (Channel 49; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: NORTHEAST KANSAS BROADCAST SERVICE, INC.)
  • KTWU (Channel 11; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA)
  • KSNT (Channel 27; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF TOPEKA)
  • WIBW-TV (Channel 13; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)

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