Meriden, Kansas

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Population in July 2007: 716. Population change since 2000: -1.3%

Males: 356	(50.4%)
Females: 350	(49.6%)

Jefferson County

Median resident age:	31.3 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 66512.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,000 (it was $40,221 in 2000)

Meriden	$41,000
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $75,400 (it was $73,000 in 2000)

Meriden	$75,400
Kansas:	$107,800

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Races in Meriden:

White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
American Indian (2.3%)
Two or more races (1.7%)
Hispanic (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Meriden: 82.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (30.2%), Irish (17.4%), English (13.3%), United States (12.6%), Swedish (4.8%), Dutch (4.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 970 feet

Land area: 0.36 square miles.

Population density: 1944 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Meriden

High school or higher: 87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.5%
Unemployed: 5.9%
Mean travel time to work: 31.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Meriden city

Never married: 25.9%
Now married: 53.4%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 5.8%
Divorced: 12.7%

5 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.7%
Kansas:	5.0%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Meriden, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Meriden to the number of sex offenders is 691 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

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

Meriden:	1.6% ($1,177)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Topeka, KS (13.3 miles , pop. 122,377).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (70.0 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (449.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Ozawkie, KS (7.7 miles ), Hoyt, KS (10.3 miles ), Valley Falls, KS (13.0 miles ), Topeka, KS (13.3 miles ), Perry, KS (14.4 miles ), Denison, KS (14.7 miles ), Mayetta, KS (14.8 miles ), Lecompton, KS (15.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $90,900
1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $90,900
1998: 1 building, cost: $80,000
1999: 1 building, cost: $85,000
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 1 building, cost: $120,000
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
2004: 1 building, cost: $120,000
2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $129,000
2006: 10 buildings, average cost: $146,000
2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 39.19 N, Longitude: 95.57 W

Area code: 785

Population change in the 1990s: +65 (+10.1%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Plastics and rubber products (16%)
Food (12%)
Public administration (11%)
Repair and maintenance (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Rail transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Finance and insurance (12%)
Educational services (12%)
Public administration (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Social assistance (6%)
Rail transportation (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Electricians (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Meriden races chart

Crime in Meriden (2006):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
2 thefts (280.5 per 100,000)
0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 11.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Average climate in Meriden, Kansas

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Meriden-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 141% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/8/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 7.6 miles away from the Meriden city center killed 16 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 5/19/1960, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.9 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 92 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Meriden:

KANSAS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; TOPEKA, KS)
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF TOPEKA (about 14 miles; TOPEKA, KS)
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; TOPEKA, KS)

Political contributions by individuals in Meriden, KS

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Meriden:

FORBES FIELD (about 18 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
KANSAS CITY INTL (about 61 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; ID: MCI)
ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 61 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; ID: STJ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Meriden:

PHILIP BILLARD MUNI (about 10 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: TOP)
LAWRENCE MUNI (about 29 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; ID: LWC)
HORTON MUNI (about 33 miles; HORTON, KS; ID: K91)

Amtrak station near Meriden:

12 miles: TOPEKA (5TH & HOLLIDAY STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Meriden:

WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 18 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 26 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 57 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
PARK UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 4,180)
JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; EMPORIA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)

Public high school in Meriden:

JEFFERSON WEST HIGH (Students: 360; Location: 619 CONDRAY ST; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Meriden:

JEFFERSON WEST ELEM (Students: 250; Location: 301 MAIN; Grades: KG - 03)
JEFFERSON WEST MIDDLE (Students: 246; Location: 210 N MILLER; Grades: 06 - 08)

Library in Meriden:

MERIDEN COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $30,788; Location: 100 MAIN P.O. BOX 221; 12,791 books; 123 audio materials; 681 video materials; 8 serial subscriptions)

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

JEFFERSON CO RWD 1 (Population served: 2250, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JAN-01-1994 and OCT-12-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-12-1994)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and OCT-21-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-21-1999)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and OCT-05-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-05-1994)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and JAN-18-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-18-1994)

One minor monitoring violation

JEFFERSON CO RWD 8 (Population served: 53, Purch_groundwater):

Past health violations:

OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JAN-1994 and JUL-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-29-1994)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and SEP-02-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-27-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-02-2003)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and AUG-01-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-01-2000)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-08-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-08-1999)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and NOV-16-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-16-1994)

Average household size:

This city:	2.7 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	76.5%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.4%
Whole state:	4.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	5.9%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	2.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

Meriden compared to Kansas state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of college students 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 Meriden (2007 data):

The Denison State Bank: Meriden Branch at 74th St. & Hwy K-4, branch established on 1890-03-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $216.0 mil, Deposits: $175.8 mil, headquarters in Holton, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Denison Bancshares, Inc. Of Holton

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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Meriden government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $102,000
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $110,000
Sewerage: $59,000

Police Protection: $47,000

Regular Highways: $44,000

General - Other: $21,000

Libraries: $5,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $13,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $424,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $302,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $79,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $43,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $8,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $12,000
Central Staff: $9,000

Sewerage: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $199,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $13,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $53,000
Highways: $21,000
Tax - Property: $213,000
Public Utilities: $28,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $194,000

7.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,164 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.02%
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 Douglas County, KS	1.67% ($36,310 average AGI)
from Shawnee County, KS	1.66% ($38,687)
from Leavenworth County, KS	0.60% ($37,190)

8.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,247 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.43%
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	2.34% ($31,521 average AGI)
to Douglas County, KS	1.55% ($30,257)
to Leavenworth County, KS	0.58% ($29,854)

Strongest AM radio stations in Meriden:

WIBW (580 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KMAJ (1440 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTOP (1490 AM; 1 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KCSP (610 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KKLO (1410 AM; 5 kW; LEAVENWORTH, KS; Owner: CHARA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KFEQ (680 AM; 5 kW; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
KXTR (1660 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Meriden:

KJTY (88.1 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: JOY PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KLZR (105.9 FM; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
KWIC (99.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
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.)
KCHZ (95.7 FM; OTTAWA, KS; Owner: SYNCOM RADIO CORPORATION)
KDVV (100.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
K205CS (88.9 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KANU (91.5 FM; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS)
KQTP (102.9 FM; ST. MARYS, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KBUZ (90.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
KCVT (92.5 FM; SILVER LAKE, KS; Owner: RICHARD P. BOTT, II)
KNZA (103.9 FM; HIAWATHA, KS; Owner: KNZA, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Meriden:

KTWU (Channel 11; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA)
KSNT (Channel 27; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF TOPEKA)
KTKA-TV (Channel 49; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: NORTHEAST KANSAS BROADCAST SERVICE, INC.)
KTMJ-CA (Channel 43; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MONTGOMERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
K21AP (Channel 55; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WIBW-TV (Channel 13; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
KUJH-LP (Channel 14; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS)

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