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Stevens County

Population in July 2008: 232. Population change since 2000: -6.1%
 

Males: 112  (48.6%)
Females: 120  (51.4%)

Median resident age:  30.9 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 67952.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,347 (it was $31,136 in 2000)
Moscow:  $39,347
Kansas:  $47,451

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,952
Moscow:  $17,952
Kansas:  $25,197

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $60,343 (it was $39,000 in 2000)
Moscow:  $60,343
Kansas:  $121,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $61,629; Detached houses: $78,067; Townhouses or other attached units: $48,075; Mobile homes: $18,043

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Races in Moscow:

  • White Non-Hispanic (58.7%)
  • Hispanic (34.4%)
  • Other race (15.0%)
  • American Indian (5.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • Black (1.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Moscow: 73.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (21.9%), Irish (15.8%), United States (10.1%), English (6.1%), French (5.7%), Norwegian (1.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 3045 feet

Land area: 0.17 square miles.

Population density: 1333 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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For population 25 years and over in Moscow

  • High school or higher: 66.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.0%
  • Unemployed: 8.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Moscow city

  • Never married: 29.1%
  • Now married: 59.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 7.9%
  • Divorced: 3.9%

80 residents are foreign born (32.4% Latin America).

This city:  32.4%
Kansas:  5.0%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Moscow:  1.2% ($464)
Kansas:  1.2% ($999)
Moscow satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Amarillo, TX (151.2 miles , pop. 173,627).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Wichita, KS (213.8 miles , pop. 344,284).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (400.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Hugoton, KS (3.6 miles ), Satanta, KS (3.8 miles ), Ulysses, KS (4.4 miles ), Sublette, KS (4.8 miles ), Liberal, KS (5.0 miles ), Tyrone, OK (5.2 miles ), Rolla, KS (5.2 miles ), Kismet, KS (5.4 miles ).

Latitude: 37.32 N, Longitude: 101.21 W

Area code: 620

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Population change in the 1990s: -6 (-2.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Educational services (24%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
  • Mining (12%)
  • Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (12%)
  • Food (9%)
  • Utilities (7%)
  • Construction (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (29%)
  • Health care (24%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Private households (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (22%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (20%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (16%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (13%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)



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Average climate in Moscow, Kansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Moscow-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Kansas state average. It is 68% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1993, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.8 miles away from the Moscow city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/26/1996, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.5 miles away from the city center caused $190,000 in damages.


Moscow-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/15/1974 at 13:33:49, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 63.7 miles away from Moscow center
On 10/25/1999 at 23:19:58, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 16.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 91.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Moscow topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Moscow:
  • STEVENS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; HUGOTON, KS)
  • SATANTA DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; SATANTA, KS)
  • BOB WILSON MEM GRANT CO HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; ULYSSES, KS)

Political contributions by individuals in Moscow, KS

Airports located in Moscow:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Moscow:
  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 149 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 152 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
  • AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 154 miles; AMARILLO, TX; FT enrollment: 4,876)
  • WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 168 miles; CANYON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
  • SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 187 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; FT enrollment: 4,360)
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 187 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 196 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,275)
Public high school in Moscow:
  • Moscow High School (Students: 137; Location: 301 HIGH ROAD; Grades: 6th Grade - 12th Grade)
Public elementary/middle school in Moscow:
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Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Kansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  69.8%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.1%
Whole state:  4.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  7.7%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  2.2%
Whole state:  4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Moscow, KS



Moscow compared to Kansas state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School



Moscow travel time to work


Moscow mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Stevens County Kansas:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (98%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)


Religion statistics for Moscow

Adherents


NameChristian Churches and Churches of ChristUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionFriends (Quakers)
Adherents20.3%20.1%15.7%11.9%7.7%
Congregations5.6%11.1%5.6%11.1%22.2%
NameInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchAssemblies of GodChurches of ChristChurch of the NazareneOther religions
Adherents5.8%4.5%3.6%3.0%7.3%
Congregations5.6%5.6%5.6%5.6%22.2%
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$450
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$430
Solid Waste Management 0$0 1$42
Water Supply 1$2,600$31,2000$0
Totals for Government 1$2,600$31,2003$922



Moscow government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Parks & Recreation: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $74,000
    Sewerage: $26,000
    General - Other: $25,000
    Financial Administration: $20,000
    Regular Highways: $15,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $62,000
    General - Other: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $102,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $112,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $11,000
    Highways: $8,000
  • Tax - Property: $29,000
    Public Utilities: $14,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $30,000

6.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,009 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.40%
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 Seward County, KS  0.93% ($29,235 average AGI)


9.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,353 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.85%
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 Seward County, KS  1.00% ($32,105 average AGI)
to Haskell County, KS  0.53% ($19,600)


Strongest AM radio stations in Moscow:
  • KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KSCB (1270 AM; 5 kW; LIBERAL, KS; Owner: SEWARD COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KULY (1420 AM; 1 kW; ULYSSES, KS; Owner: KBUF PARTNERSHIP)
  • KYUU (1470 AM; 1 kW; LIBERAL, KS)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KGNO (1370 AM; 5 kW; DODGE CITY, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KGNC (710 AM; 10 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Moscow:
  • KFXX-FM (106.7 FM; HUGOTON, KS; Owner: KBUF PARTNERSHIP)
  • KLDG (102.7 FM; LIBERAL, KS; Owner: SEWARD COUNTY B/CASTING CO., INC.)
  • KSCB-FM (107.5 FM; LIBERAL, KS; Owner: SEWARD COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KJIL (99.1 FM; COPELAND, KS; Owner: GREAT PLAINS CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • KYBD (98.1 FM; COPELAND, KS; Owner: MAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KZQD (105.1 FM; LIBERAL, KS; Owner: MARIO LOREDO)
  • KHYM (103.9 FM; COPELAND, KS; Owner: GREAT PLAINS CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • KSLS (101.5 FM; LIBERAL, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Moscow:
  • KSNG (Channel 11; GARDEN CITY, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF WICHITA)
  • KUPK-TV (Channel 13; GARDEN CITY, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4
  • Edward G Roach, Road 22, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 91.4 m
    Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
  • Edwin D Geer, 7.2 Km South And 11.3 Km East Of Moscow, Ks, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 126.5 m
    Registrant: Kansas Department Of Transportation Attn: Bureau Of Const. & Maint., 915 Sw Harrison, Room 881-W, Topeka, KS 66612-1568, Phone: (785) 296-3661, Email:
  • Craig Mock, Us Hwy 56, 5.7 Mi Ne Of Moscow, Ks, Type: Tower, Structure height: 104 m, Overall height: 106 m
    Registrant: United Wireless Communications, Inc., 1107 Mcartor Rd., Dodge City, KS 67801, Phone: (620) 226-8641, Email:
  • Stephen D Samost, (Woods) 18.7 Km Ese, Type: Tower, Structure height: 68.6 m, Overall height: 74.1 m

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Moscow, KS)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • Moscow, Us Hwy 56, 5.7 Mi Ne Of Moscow, Ks, Type: Tower, Structure height: 104 m, Overall height: 106 m, Call Sign: WQEH784
    Assigned Frequencies : 17960.0 MHz, 17800.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/30/2006, Expiration Date: 01/30/2016, Certifier: Craig Mock
    Registrant: United Wireless Communications, Inc., 1107 Mcartor Rd., Dodge City, KS 67801, Phone: (620) 227-8127, Fax: (620) 227-7032, Email:
  • WOODS, 11.6 Mi Ese Of, Overall height: 74.1 m, Call Sign: KBT52
    3710.00 MHz, 3790.00 MHz, 3870.00 MHz, 3950.00 MHz, 4030.00 MHz, 4110.00 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 10835.0 MHz, 3710.00 MHz, 3790.00 MHz... (+18 more)
    Grant Date: 01/16/1990, Expiration Date: 02/01/2000, Cancelation Date: 01/27/1998
    Registrant: At&t Corp, 1200 Peachtree St 15w24, Atlanta, GA 30309

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KA0VXE, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 12/14/1995, Expiration Date: 12/14/2005, Cancelation Date: 12/15/2007
    Registrant: Gregg R Downing, Box 83, Moscow, KS 67952


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 5
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 421B (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 8, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 172 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR GTSI0-520-F-K (435 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 18RC , Serial Number: 421B0634, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 08/01/1974
    Registrant (Corporation): Restoration Unlimited Inc, 302 Ransom St, Moscow, KS 67952
  • Aircraft: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-45 (1120 HP) (Turbo-prop)
    N-Number: 502DL , Serial Number: 502A-0176, Year manufactured: 1992, Airworthiness Date: 05/21/1992
    Registrant (Corporation): Kubin Aerial Inc, Po Box 63, Moscow, KS 67952
  • Aircraft: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: P&W PT6A SER (750 HP) (Turbo-prop)
    N-Number: 6143L , Serial Number: 502A-0350, Year manufactured: 1996, Airworthiness Date: 02/15/1996
    Registrant (Corporation): Kubin Aerial Inc, Po Box 63 / Municiple Airport, Moscow, KS 67952
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 337B (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 142 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 791P , Serial Number: 337-0726, Year manufactured: 1967
    Registrant (Corporation): Southwest Pivot Parts LLC, Po Box 189, Moscow, KS 67952
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 150 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 7943E , Serial Number: 17743, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 10/27/1959
    Registrant (Individual): Wilbur W White, , Moscow, KS 67952


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 7

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