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Mound City, KS map Population (year 2000): 821. Estimated population in July 2006: 820 (-0.1% change)
 

Males: 379  (46.2%)
Females: 442  (53.8%)

Linn County

Median resident age:  39.9 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 66056.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,400 (it was $30,795 in 2000)
Mound City  $31,400
Kansas:  $42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $50,000 (it was $48,400 in 2000)
Mound City  $50,000
Kansas:  $107,800

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Races in Mound City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
  • Black (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)

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Ancestries: German (19.7%), Irish (14.6%), United States (11.2%), English (8.0%), Dutch (6.8%), French (2.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 875 feet

Land area: 1.24 square miles.

Population density: 661 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Mound City

  • High school or higher: 80.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mound City city

  • Never married: 24.3%
  • Now married: 51.6%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 11.6%
  • Divorced: 11.7%

5 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.6%
Kansas:  5.0%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Mound City, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Mound City to the number of sex offenders is 823 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:

Mound City:  1.0% ($464)
Kansas:  1.2% ($999)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Olathe, KS (51.1 miles , pop. 92,962).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (67.0 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (393.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Pleasanton, KS (7.3 miles ), Prescott, KS (9.7 miles ), Mapleton, KS (10.1 miles) , Fulton, KS (11.1 miles) , Blue Mound, KS (13.9 miles ), La Cygne, KS (14.6 miles ), Hume, MO (16.1 miles ), Amoret, MO (17.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $85,000
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $110,000
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $70,000
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $60,000
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $92,500
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $75,000
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $135,000

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Latitude: 38.14 N, Longitude: 94.81 W


40 people in nursing homes
10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 913

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Population change in the 1990s: +34 (+4.3%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (20%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Mining (7%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (13%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)


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Mound City-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 95% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/12/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.9 miles away from the Mound City city center killed 3 people and injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/20/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 51.8 miles away from the city center killed 44 people and injured 207 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Mound City:
  • MERCY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; FORT SCOTT, KS)
  • OSAWATOMIE STATE HOSP PSYCHIATRIC (about 27 miles; OSAWATOMIE, KS)
  • MIAMI COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; PAOLA, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mound City:
  • CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 69 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; ID: MKC)
  • JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 72 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID: JLN)
  • KANSAS CITY INTL (about 79 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; ID: MCI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mound City:
  • GILMORE (about 6 miles; PLEASANTON, KS; ID: 57K)
  • FORT SCOTT MUNI (about 25 miles; FORT SCOTT, KS; ID: FSK)
  • MIAMI COUNTY (about 28 miles; PAOLA, KS; ID: K81)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mound City:
  • PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
  • JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 60 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; LEES SUMMIT, MO; FT enrollment: 4,576)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 64 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 8,830)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 65 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 65 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,259)
Public high school in Mound City:
  • JAYHAWK-LINN HIGH (Students: 328; Location: 14675 HWY 52; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Mound City:
  • MOUND CITY ELEM (Students: 200; Location: 531 LOCUST; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Mound City:
  • MOUND CITY/LINN COUNTY DISTRICT #4 (Operating income: $41,658; Location: 509 MAIN STREET/P.O. BOX 325; 9,827 books; 120 audio materials; 578 video materials; 36 serial subscriptions)

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

ANDERSON CO RWD 1C (Population served: 1950, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - In JUL-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2003)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-20-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-20-2001)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-20-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-19-2000), St Public Notif requested (SEP-12-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-12-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUL-20-2001)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUL-05-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-05-2000)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1993 and MAR-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-1994)
  • 4 minor monitoring violations
LINN CO RWD 2 (Population served: 1598, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-24-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-24-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-10-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-24-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-24-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-10-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-05-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-05-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-19-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-05-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-05-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-19-2006)
  • 12 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-06-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-06-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUL-07-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2000)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and MAR-21-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-21-1994)

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Kansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.2%
Whole state:  67.6%

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

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  10.3%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.4%
Whole state:  4.1%

Mound City 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 below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly 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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Banks with branches in Mound City (2007 data):
  • Farmers and Merchants Bank of Mound City, Kansas: Farmers And Merchants Bank Of Mound City, Kansas at Main Street, branch established on 1893-11-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $38.4 mil, Deposits: $34.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Cunningham Agency, Inc.
  • Citizens Bank, National Association: Mound City Branch at 402 Main Street, branch established on 2004-10-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $257.4 mil, Deposits: $175.2 mil, headquarters in Fort Scott, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: First Capital Corporation



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Mound City government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $32,000
    Parks & Recreation: $5,000
    All Other: $4,000
    Solid Waste Management: $0
  • Construction - Parks & Recreation: $0
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $143,000
    Financial Administration: $53,000
    Parks & Recreation: $49,000
    Regular Highways: $33,000
    General - Other: $27,000
    Police Protection: $26,000
    Sewerage: $17,000
    Fire Protection: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $88,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $323,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $75,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $75,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $320,000
    Other, NEC: $0
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $3,000
    Other, NEC: $0
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $13,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $138,000
    Parks & Recreation: $43,000
    Sewerage: $24,000
    Fire Protection: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $149,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $158,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $19,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $25,000
    General Support: $20,000
  • Tax - Property: $106,000
    Public Utilities: $27,000
    NEC: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $149,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $16,000

7.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,151 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.81%
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 Johnson County, KS  1.56% ($35,642 average AGI)
from Miami County, KS  1.33% ($38,578)
from Wyandotte County, KS  0.47% ($39,250)


7.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,238 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.81%
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 Johnson County, KS  1.62% ($27,255 average AGI)
to Miami County, KS  1.21% ($37,780)
to Bourbon County, KS  0.71% ($27,875)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mound City:
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
  • KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
  • KCSP (610 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
  • KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • 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)
  • KCTE (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; INDEPENDENCE, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMBZ (980 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
  • WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mound City:
  • KBJQ (88.3 FM; BRONSON, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KOMB (103.9 FM; FORT SCOTT, KS; Owner: FORT SCOTT BROADCCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KVCY (104.7 FM; FORT SCOTT, KS; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)

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