Melvern, Kansas

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Population in July 2008: 411. Population change since 2000: -4.2%

Males: 204	(49.7%)
Females: 207	(50.3%)

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

Zip codes: 66510.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,845 (it was $32,321 in 2000)

Melvern:	$40,845
Kansas:	$47,451

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,609

Melvern:	$21,609
Kansas:	$25,197

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $68,234 (it was $44,100 in 2000)

Melvern:	$68,234
Kansas:	$121,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $83,164; Detached houses: $85,305; Mobile homes: $41,471

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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%)

2008 cost of living index in Melvern: 73.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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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: 1243 people per square mile

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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 411 to 1.

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

Melvern:	1.0% ($441)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Topeka, KS (36.9 miles , pop. 122,377).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (70.4 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (400.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Olivet, KS (2.5 miles) , Lyndon, KS (2.7 miles ), Quenemo, KS (2.8 miles ), Waverly, KS (2.8 miles ), Williamsburg, KS (3.1 miles ), Pomona, KS (3.5 miles ), Osage City, KS (3.7 miles ), Lebo, KS (3.7 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
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 38.51 N, Longitude: 95.64 W

Area code: 785

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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Average climate in Melvern, Kansas

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Melvern-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 163% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/20/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 8.5 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 32.3 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.

Melvern-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/18/2005 at 19:59:42, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 90.5 miles away from Melvern center
On 3/23/2007 at 08:15:49, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.1 miles away from the city center
On 5/13/1999 at 14:18:22, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 65.1 miles away from the city center
On 7/24/2001 at 14:02:35, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.8 miles away from Melvern center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Melvern:

COFFEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; BURLINGTON, KS)
RANSOM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; OTTAWA, KS)
ANDERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; GARNETT, KS)

Political contributions by individuals in Melvern, KS

Airports located in Melvern:

Tevis Airport (Runways: 1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Melvern:

EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 37 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 38 miles; TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 63 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 66 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)

Public high school in Melvern:

Marais Des Cygnes Valley High School (Students: 93; Location: 508 NE MAIN; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle school in Melvern:

Marais Des Cygnes Valley Elementary School (Students: 140; Location: 508 NE MAIN; Grades: Kindergarten - 5th Grade)

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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 2007:

This city:	9.2%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	5.9%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Melvern, KS

2 people in homes for the mentally retarded

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 (2009 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: $81.3 mil, Deposits: $67.5 mil, headquarters in Lyndon, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Cmjr Investments, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Osage County Kansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (92%) Electricity (4%) Wood (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Melvern

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Lutheran Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents	29.3%	27.6%	13.6%	7.3%	4.6%
Congregations	25.9%	7.4%	3.7%	3.7%	3.7%

Name	The Evangelical Covenant Church	The Wesleyan Church	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	United Church of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	3.5%	2.5%	2.4%	2.1%	7.2%
Congregations	7.4%	3.7%	3.7%	3.7%	37.0%

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.

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	$224
Other Government Administration	1	$2,119	$25,428	1	$204
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		1	$1,063
Police - Other	0	$0		1	$376
Water Supply	1	$2,646	$31,752	0	$0
Totals for Government	2	$4,765	$28,590	4	$1,867

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)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
KMAJ (1440 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
KCSP (610 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
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.)
KCCV (760 AM; daytime; 6 kW; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KXTR (1660 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

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.)
KANS (92.9 FM; OSAGE CITY, KS; Owner: C&C CONSULTING, INC.)
KLZR (105.9 FM; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
KBUZ (90.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
KANU (91.5 FM; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS)
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)
WIBW-TV (Channel 13; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
KSNT (Channel 27; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF TOPEKA)
KETM-CA (Channel 17; EMPORIA, KS; Owner: MONTGOMERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 7 meters (23ft)
Total costs: $316,000
Total average daily traffic: 890
Total average daily truck traffic: 71
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 1,199

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Lottie L Thompson, Waverly Exit Off I-35 N -333rd St. E 2mi Nw Corner Of I/S 333rd And Shawnee Hts, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Overall height: 101.8 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3

250 E Of Main St Water Tower, Call Sign: WNNT383, Licensee ID: L00799021
Assigned Frequencies : 173.203 MHz
Grant Date: 04/26/2004, Expiration Date: 03/07/2014
Registrant: City Of Melvern
Mp:75.9 6 Km Ne, Type: Tower, Structure height: 12 m, Call Sign: WPHN231, Licensee ID: L00258361
Assigned Frequencies : 896.887 MHz, 896.937 MHz, 896.987 MHz, 897.887 MHz, 897.937 MHz, 897.987 MHz
Grant Date: 02/11/1998, Expiration Date: 02/11/2003, Cancelation Date: 05/18/2003
Registrant: Association Of American Railroads, 55500 Dot Rd, Pueblo, CO 81001, Phone: (202) 639-2217
On Sr 174 .5 Mi S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30 m, Call Sign: WPGJ288
Assigned Frequencies : 451.175 MHz
Grant Date: 11/22/2004, Expiration Date: 01/26/2015
Registrant: Universal Licensing Service, 3419 Via Lido 609, Newport Beach, CA 92663-3908, Phone: (877) 677-3639, Fax: (949) 515-2544

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KB0TFA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00850227
Grant Date: 06/01/2005, Expiration Date: 06/29/2015
Registrant: Brendan C Ryan, 218 Se Beck, Melvern, KS 66510-9104

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 54
Good Intent Call: 3

Incident types - Melvern

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