Jefferson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.6. This is about average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 26.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.7 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 24.2. This is about average. There were 6 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.73. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.2 miles away from the city center.
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)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 9.3%
(9.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 25.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.6 people | | Kansas: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 68.3% | | Whole state: | 66.2% |
| This city: | 5.4% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Meriden, KS
Meriden compared to Kansas state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage 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 (2011 data):
- The Denison State Bank: Meriden Branch at 3675 74th Street, branch established on 1890/03/03. Info updated 2010/09/28: Bank assets: $286.4 mil, Deposits: $239.2 mil, headquarters in Holton, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Denison Bancshares, Inc. Of Holton
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (85%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Wood (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County Kansas:
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Religion statistics for Meriden (based on Jefferson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 39.38%
| Here | | 39.4% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Lutheran Church |
|---|
| Adherents | 33.4% | 32.6% | 10.1% | 5.4% | 4.4% |
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| Congregations | 31.3% | 15.6% | 15.6% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
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| Name | Church of the Nazarene | Southern Baptist Convention | Evangelical Free Church of America | Assemblies of God | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.8% | 2.4% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 5.9% |
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| Congregations | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 18.8% |
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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: 7 | Jefferson County: | 3.80 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Jefferson County: | 1.08 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 0.51 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13 | Here: | 7.05 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 9 | Here: | 4.88 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Jefferson County: | 8.4% | | State: | 8.1% |
Adult obesity rate: | Jefferson County: | 29.9% | | State: | 27.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 | $939 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $579 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $6,044 | $36,264 | 5 | $618 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $461 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $6,044 | $36,264 | 9 | $2,597 |
Meriden government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $102,000 ($125.46)
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $110,000 ($135.30)
Sewerage: $59,000 ($72.57)
Police Protection: $47,000 ($57.81)
Regular Highways: $44,000 ($54.12)
General - Other: $21,000 ($25.83)
Libraries: $5,000 ($6.15)
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000 ($1.23)
Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($1.23)
- General - Interest on Debt: $13,000 ($15.99)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $424,000 ($521.53)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $302,000 ($371.46)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $79,000 ($97.17)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $43,000 ($52.89)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $8,000 ($9.84)
Interest Earnings: $3,000 ($3.69)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $12,000 ($14.76)
Central Staff: $9,000 ($11.07)
Sewerage: $1,000 ($1.23)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $199,000 ($244.77)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $13,000 ($15.99)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $53,000 ($65.19)
Highways: $21,000 ($25.83)
- Tax - Property: $213,000 ($261.99)
Public Utilities: $28,000 ($34.44)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $194,000 ($238.62)
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:
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:
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)
- KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KKLO (1410 AM; 5 kW; LEAVENWORTH, KS; Owner: CHARA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KCSP (610 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- 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)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
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.)
- KDVV (100.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KCHZ (95.7 FM; OTTAWA, KS; Owner: SYNCOM RADIO CORPORATION)
- KQTP (102.9 FM; ST. MARYS, 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)
- 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.)
- KJHK (90.7 FM; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS)
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)
Meriden fatal accident list:
Apr 27, 1982 09:00 PM, Wyandotte, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 22 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Meriden)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 2 Miles Ne Meriden On Standpipe 1 (Lat: 39.236944 Lon: -95.531639), Call Sign: WDZ988, Licensee ID: L00067408
Assigned Frequencies: 173.203 MHz
Grant Date: 07/23/2003, Expiration Date: 08/30/2013
Registrant: Rural Water District 3 Jefferson County, Valley Falls, KS 66088, Phone: (913) 945-3245
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 - 0.55 Mile West Of State Hwy #4 & 92, 0.45 Mile North Of Meri (Lat: 39.201083 Lon: -95.581083), Call Sign: KDT222
Assigned Frequencies: 152.570 MHz
Expiration Date: 07/01/1998, Cancellation Date: 04/05/1999
Registrant: United Telephone Company Of Iowa, Wentzville, MO 63385
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Meriden)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 6 - Aircraft: BEECH A23A (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 116 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-346 SERIES (165 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2333W , Serial Number: M-932, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 12/21/1965
Registrant (Individual): Mark I Russell, 7626 Scout Dr, Meriden, KS 66512 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-180 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5314L , Serial Number: 28-4616, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 01/17/1968
Registrant (Individual): Earl R Ketchem, 222 Bluff Creek Rd, Meriden, KS 66512 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172RG (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6150R , Serial Number: 172RG0095, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 11/26/1979
Registrant (Individual): David L Dba Christy, 3225 62nd St, Meriden, KS 66512, Other Owners: Enterprises Christy - Aircraft: SIX CHUTER INC 2SR7 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 582 (65 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 75642 , Serial Number: 97-1709-2SR7, Year manufactured: 1996, Airworthiness Date: 01/28/2010
Registrant (Individual): Glen Dale Long, 7310 Westlake Rd, Meriden, KS 66512 - Aircraft: BEECH C90 (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 9, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 201 mph), Engine: U/A CANADA PT6A SERIES (715 HP) (Turbo-prop)
N-Number: 925ES , Serial Number: LJ-906, Year manufactured: 1980, Airworthiness Date: 04/16/1980
Registrant (Corporation): Flight Plan LLC, Po Box 550, Meriden, KS 66512 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-180 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9351J , Serial Number: 28-3449, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 06/22/1966
Registrant (Co-Owned): Rick Farrant, 7529 Lakeview Rd, Meriden, KS 66512, Other Owners: Jeremy M Houck, Ron E Moranz
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Meriden, KS
| Most common first names in Meriden, KS among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| William | 18 | 69.0 years |
| James | 15 | 73.7 years |
| George | 13 | 79.0 years |
| John | 12 | 75.4 years |
| Hazel | 9 | 83.0 years |
| Charles | 9 | 78.0 years |
| Robert | 8 | 71.1 years |
| Clarence | 7 | 83.7 years |
| Joseph | 7 | 77.1 years |
| Frank | 7 | 82.6 years |
| Most common last names in Meriden, KS among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Cook | 14 | 81.8 years |
| Martin | 8 | 76.4 years |
| Rodecap | 8 | 76.5 years |
| Smith | 7 | 72.7 years |
| Johnson | 6 | 72.0 years |
| Clark | 5 | 88.2 years |
| Anderson | 5 | 72.2 years |
| Metzger | 5 | 86.0 years |
| Payne | 5 | 79.0 years |
| Thomas | 5 | 77.8 years |
Businesses in Meriden, KS
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Rail transportation"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Plastics and rubber products"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Music stores"
- #86 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers"
- #96 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Community and social services occupations:"
- #83 (66512) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of German Russian first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
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