Merriam, Kansas

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Back to Merriam, KS housing info, Johnson County, Kansas, KS smaller cities, KS small cities, All Cities.   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Merriam, KS Johnson County Population in July 2008: 10,814. Population change since 2000: -1.8%   Males: 5,200   (48.1%) Females: 5,614   (51.9%) Median resident age:   36.5 years Kansas median age:   35.2 years Zip codes: 66203. Estimated median household income in 2008: $60,008 (it was $48,455 in 2000) Merriam:   $60,008 Kansas:   $50,177 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $29,665 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $164,106 (it was $112,700 in 2000) Merriam:   $164,106 Kansas:   $125,700 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $167,494; Detached houses: $172,428; Townhouses or other attached units: $124,290; In 2-unit structures: $101,926; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $170,932; Mobile homes: $13,036 Merriam, KS residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Merriam: White Non-Hispanic (86.5%) Hispanic (5.4%) Black (4.0%) Two or more races (2.3%) Other race (2.0%) American Indian (1.4%) Other Asian (0.6%) Asian Indian (0.6%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Merriam: 79.4 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Merriam, Kansas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Merriam is mentioned 41 times on our forum: Commuting from Independence to Merriam, Kansas  (8 replies) Merriam Farmers market Vendors  (0 replies) What do you dislike about Kansas?  (123 replies) Impressions of Overland Park  (107 replies) Where is a Farmers Co-op  (6 replies) Gay Kansas  (14 replies) Latest news from Merriam, KS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (25.5%), English (15.2%), Irish (14.3%), United States (6.1%), Italian (4.0%), French (3.3%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 10/28/1950 Elevation: 1000 feet Land area: 4.32 square miles. Population density: 2506 people per square mile   (average).

Latitude: 39.02 N, Longitude: 94.69 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,955 (+26.8%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 649 (10.2%)

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Merriam, Kansas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.59
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Merriam, Kansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Merriam-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 184% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/20/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 16.0 miles away from the Merriam city center killed 44 people and injured 207 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/22/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.7 miles away from the city center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Merriam-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 95% 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 55.2 miles away from Merriam center
On 5/13/1999 at 14:18:22, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 5.5 miles away from the city center
On 3/23/2007 at 08:15:49, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 46.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Political contributions by individuals in Merriam, KS

• Shawnee Mission Med Center Heliport

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Notable location: Georgetown Marketplace (A). Display/hide its location on the map Park in Merriam: Antioch Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	60.0%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

This city:	6.2%
Whole state:	9.9%

This city:	2.2%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Merriam, KS

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• Comfort Inn, 6401 E Frontage Rd, Merriam, KS 66202, Phone: (913) 262-2622, Fax: (913) 262-1043
• Homestead Studio Suites Hotels, 6451 E Frontage Rd, Merriam, KS 66202, Phone: (913) 236-6006, Fax: (913) 236-7343
• Hampton Inn & Suites, 7400 W Frontage Rd, Merriam, KS 66203, Phone: (913) 722-0800

Here		50.8%
USA		50.2%

8.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,865 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.64%
Kansas average:	7.39%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($244 average AGI)

Johnson County:	0.08%
Kansas average:	0.18%

from Jackson County, MO	1.48% ($53,380 average AGI)
from Wyandotte County, KS	0.85% ($32,467)
from Douglas County, KS	0.44% ($39,039)

7.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($58,111 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.60%
Kansas average:	7.67%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($558 average AGI)

Johnson County:	0.07%
Kansas average:	0.08%

to Jackson County, MO	1.33% ($48,155 average AGI)
to Wyandotte County, KS	0.71% ($32,459)
to Douglas County, KS	0.29% ($32,424)

• Int I-35 & Hwy 10, Type: Tower, Structure height: 123.4 m, Overall height: 123.4 m
  Registrant: Burlington Northern And Santa Fe Railway Company, 4515 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 573-4658
• Robert Leedham, 6300 Carter St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 123.4 m, Overall height: 128 m
  Registrant: The Burlington Northern And Santa Fe Railway Co, 4515 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66106-1199, Phone: (913) 551-4568, Email:

• Fire: 11
• Hazardous Condition: 3
• Good Intent Call: 1

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• #81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Education, training, and library occupations: (population 5,000+)"
• #86 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Computer and mathematical occupations: (population 5,000+)"

• #97 (66203) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Other Arab first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"

• #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
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• #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"