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Tourist attractions: Seeds of Creation (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 258 South Penn Avenue), Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 258 South Penn Avenue).
Hotels: Oberlin Inn (JCT Highway 36 & 83), Frontier Motel (East Highway 36).
Court: Decatur-County - Clerk Of District Court (120 East Hall Street).
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Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  6.8% | | Whole state: |  9.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 1.8% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oberlin, KS
98 people in nursing homes
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Oberlin compared to Kansas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Oberlin (2009 data):
- Farmers Bank & Trust: Oberlin Branch at 202 South Penn, branch established on 1998-12-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $63.2 mil, Deposits: $57.4 mil, headquarters in Atwood, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Rawlins Bancshares, Inc.
- First National Bank: Oberlin Branch at 101 North Penn Avenue, branch established on 1922-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $345.4 mil, Deposits: $277.4 mil, headquarters in Goodland, KS, negative income in the last year, Agricultural Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: First National Bancshares, Inc., Esop And 401 (K) Trusts
- The Bank: at 104 South Penn, branch established on 1985-11-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $168.9 mil, Deposits: $148.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Decatur Investment, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Decatur County Kansas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (94%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Electricity (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Religion statistics for Oberlin
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | American Baptist Churches in the USA |
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| Adherents | 32.1% | 26.6% | 13.0% | 7.2% | 5.3% |
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| Congregations | 28.6% | 14.3% | 4.8% | 9.5% | 4.8% |
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| Name | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | The Evangelical Covenant Church | Assemblies of God | Churches of Christ | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 5.0% | 5.0% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 1.8% |
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| Congregations | 4.8% | 9.5% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 14.3% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $4,393 | $52,716 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $6,683 | $40,098 | 6 | $700 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $505 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $11,385 | $34,155 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 10 | $531 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $3,494 | $41,928 | 0 | $0 |
| Airports |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $225 |
| Health |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $470 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $4,175 | $25,050 | 1 | $136 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $7,000 | $28,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
2 | $4,644 | $27,864 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $2,871 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $3,068 | $36,816 | 5 | $2,888 |
| Totals for Government |
16 | $44,842 | $33,632 | 31 | $8,326 |
Oberlin government finances in 2006:
- Charges - Sewerage: $239,000
Parks and Recreation: $114,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $11,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,259,000
Parks and Recreation: $301,000
Water Utilities: $237,000
Police Protection: $204,000
General - Other: $135,000
Central Staff Services: $113,000
Sewerage: $104,000
Regular Highways: $77,000
Libraries: $51,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $33,000
Air Transportation: $14,000
Local Fire Protection: $11,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $36,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $101,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $487,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $166,000
Interest Earnings: $65,000
Rents: $14,000
Fines and Forfeits: $13,000
Special Assessments: $7,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,272,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,785,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $56,000
Parks and Recreation: $54,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $15,000
Water Utilities: $4,000
Police Protection: $3,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,259,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $1,416,000
Water Utilities: $224,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $32,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $55,000
General Local Government Support: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $550,000
Public Utilities Sales: $38,000
Other Selective Sales: $6,000
Other License: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $504,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $32,000
6.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,571 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.21% | | 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:
7.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,795 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.03% | | Kansas average: | 7.67% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Strongest AM radio stations in Oberlin:
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- KBRL (1300 AM; 5 kW; MCCOOK, NE; Owner: MCCOOK RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- KXXX (790 AM; 5 kW; COLBY, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
- KNGN (1360 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MCCOOK, NE; Owner: KANSAS NEBRASKA GOOD NEWS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KSIR (1010 AM; 25 kW; BRUSH, CO; Owner: JMS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Oberlin:
- KFNF (101.1 FM; OBERLIN, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KRKU (98.5 FM; MCCOOK, NE; Owner: MCCOOK RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- K217CY (91.3 FM; OBERLIN, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KIOD (105.3 FM; MCCOOK, NE; Owner: AUSTIN MCCOOK LLC)
- KQLS (100.3 FM; COLBY, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KSWN (93.9 FM; MCCOOK, NE; Owner: AUSTIN-MCCOOK, L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Oberlin:
- KSNK (Channel 8; McCOOK, NE; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF WICHITA)
- K32BY (Channel 32; OBERLIN, KS; Owner: SMOKY HILLS PUBLIC TELEVISION)
Oberlin fatal accident list:
May 3, 2006 05:06 AM, Beaver, Commercial, Lat: 39.820733, Lon: -100.532622, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jan 4, 1990 01:39 AM, Rodeha, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 6 meters (20ft)
Total costs: $310,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,210
Total average daily truck traffic: 477
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 4,823
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Oberlin)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4- 1 Blk N Of Us-36 2000 E Of Us 83, Call Sign: KNEE630, Licensee ID: L00001782
Assigned Frequencies : 47.1800 MHz
Grant Date: 09/02/1997, Expiration Date: 11/03/2002, Cancelation Date: 01/13/2003
Registrant: State Of Kansas, Docking State Ofc Bldg, Topeka, KS 66612, Phone: (913) 475-2166 - 6.5 W On Us 36 Hwy, Structure height: 138 m, Call Sign: WNSW619, Licensee ID: L00001782
Assigned Frequencies : 462.950 MHz, 462.975 MHz, 463.000 MHz, 463.025 MHz, 463.050 MHz, 463.075 MHz, 463.100 MHz, 463.125 MHz, 463.150 MHz, 463.175 MHz
Grant Date: 04/28/2005, Expiration Date: 07/25/2015, Cancelation Date: 01/06/2006
Registrant: State Of Kansas, 900 Sw Jackson Rm 751 S, Topeka, KS 66612, Phone: (913) 475-2208 - 8.5 Mi N 4 Mi E, Call Sign: KXJ782, Licensee ID: L00871890
Assigned Frequencies : 151.565 MHz
Grant Date: 06/09/2004, Expiration Date: 06/23/2014
Registrant: Rachel Wurm, Rt 1 Box 22, Oberlin, KS 67749, Phone: (913) 475-2413 - 5.6 Miles N Of 83/36 Junction, Type: Bant, Structure height: 29.3 m, Overall height: 31.7 m, Call Sign: WPUA862
Assigned Frequencies : 452.500 MHz
Grant Date: 01/25/2002, Expiration Date: 01/25/2012, Certifier: Warren Weibert
Registrant: K-N Communications Service, 775 East College Drive, Colby, KS 67701, Phone: (785) 462-7612
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- W. U.S. Hwy. 36, Overall height: 206.3 m, Call Sign: WLJ618
Assigned Frequencies : 7050.00 MHz
Grant Date: 04/20/1988, Expiration Date: 06/01/2014
Registrant: Wiley, Rein & Fielding LLP, 1776 K Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 719-7145, Email:
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 6- Oberlin Municipal Airport, Type: Tower, Call Sign: WGG9
Assigned Frequencies : 122.800 MHz
Grant Date: 09/10/1998, Expiration Date: 09/23/2003, Cancelation Date: 11/23/2003
Registrant: City Of Oberlin, North Hwy 83 Municipal Airport, Oberlin, KS 67749 - Oberlin Municipal Airport, Type: Tower, Call Sign: WRLB3029
Assigned Frequencies : 0.34100 MHz
Grant Date: 05/26/1998, Expiration Date: 06/30/2003, Cancelation Date: 09/07/2003
Registrant: City Of Oberlin, 107 W Commercial, Oberlin, KS 67749 - Oberlin Municipal Airport, Type: Tower, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WQFZ561
Assigned Frequencies : 122.800 MHz
Grant Date: 11/16/2006, Expiration Date: 05/15/2007, Cancelation Date: 07/22/2007
Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy & Prendergast, LLP, 2120 L Street, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 659-0830, Fax: (202) 828-5568 - Oberlin Municipal Airport, Type: Pole, Structure height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WQFZ567
Assigned Frequencies : 0.34100 MHz
Grant Date: 11/16/2006, Expiration Date: 05/15/2007, Cancelation Date: 07/22/2007, Certifier: Gary S Shike
Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy & Prendergast, LLP, 2120 L Street, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 659-0830, Fax: (202) 828-5568 - Oberlin Municipal Airport, Type: Tower, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WQGG337
Assigned Frequencies : 122.800 MHz
Grant Date: 01/09/2007, Expiration Date: 01/09/2017, Certifier: Gary Shike
Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy & Prendergast, LLP, 2120 L Street, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 659-0830, Fax: (202) 828-5568 - Oberlin Municipal Airport, Type: Pole, Structure height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WQGT911
Assigned Frequencies : 0.34100 MHz
Grant Date: 04/16/2007, Expiration Date: 04/16/2017, Certifier: Gary Shike
Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy & Prendergast, LLP, 2120 L Street, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 659-0830, Fax: (202) 828-5568
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Oberlin)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 12 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Oberlin)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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