Onaga, Kansas

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Population (year 2000): 704. Estimated population in July 2006: 673 (-4.4% change)

Males: 327	(46.4%)
Females: 377	(53.6%)

Pottawatomie County

Median resident age:	44.5 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 66521.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,500 (it was $28,929 in 2000)

Onaga	$29,500
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $44,400 (it was $43,000 in 2000)

Onaga	$44,400
Kansas:	$107,800

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Races in Onaga:

White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
Hispanic (2.4%)
American Indian (2.0%)
Two or more races (1.6%)

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Ancestries: German (33.8%), English (12.8%), United States (10.2%), Irish (9.1%), French (6.4%), Dutch (2.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1150 feet

Land area: 0.63 square miles.

Population density: 1073 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Onaga

High school or higher: 82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
Unemployed: 2.0%
Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Onaga city

Never married: 20.2%
Now married: 49.1%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 17.4%
Divorced: 12.4%

3 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.4%
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:

Onaga:	1.0% ($445)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Topeka, KS (45.3 miles , pop. 122,377).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lincoln, NE (97.7 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (464.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Havensville, KS (6.5 miles) , Wheaton, KS (10.3 miles) , Soldier, KS (14.4 miles) , Emmett, KS (14.8 miles ), Corning, KS (15.0 miles) , Centralia, KS (16.4 miles ), Vermillion, KS (17.2 miles) , Westmoreland, KS (18.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $86,000
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 1 building, cost: $65,000
2000: 1 building, cost: $70,000
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 1 building, cost: $95,900
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 1 building, cost: $400,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 39.49 N, Longitude: 96.17 W

People in group quarters in Onaga

41 people in nursing homes
19 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
19 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill

Area code: 785

Population change in the 1990s: -56 (-7.4%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Health care (8%)
Educational services (7%)
Machinery (6%)
Utilities (6%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (41%)
Educational services (12%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Food processing workers (4%)

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Average climate in Onaga, Kansas

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

On 5/19/1960, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.0 miles away from the Onaga city center injured 12 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/19/1960, a category 4 tornado 26.2 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 92 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospital/medical center in Onaga:

COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ONAGA INC (120 W 8TH ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Onaga:

WAMEGO CITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; WAMEGO, KS)
NEMAHA VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; SENECA, KS)
HOLTON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; HOLTON, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Onaga:

MANHATTAN RGNL (about 43 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; ID: MHK)
FORBES FIELD (about 52 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 90 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; ID: STJ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Onaga:

CHARLES E GRUTZMACHER MUNI (about 1 miles; ONAGA, KS; ID: 52K)
WAMEGO MUNI (about 22 miles; WAMEGO, KS; ID: 69K)
SENECA MUNI (about 25 miles; SENECA, KS; ID: 62K)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Onaga:

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 42 miles; TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 72 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; EMPORIA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 96 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 99 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)

Public high school in Onaga:

ONAGA SENIOR HIGH (Students: 111; Location: 500 HIGH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Onaga:

ONAGA ELEM (Students: 268; Location: 400 HIGH ST; Grades: PK - 08)

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Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	55.5%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.8%
Whole state:	4.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	13.2%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	2.9%
Whole state:	4.1%

Onaga compared to Kansas state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age significantly 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 significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Onaga (2007 data):

The Morrill and Janes Bank and Trust Company: Onaga Branch at 301 Leonard Street, branch established on 1985-07-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $427.1 mil, Deposits: $306.3 mil, headquarters in Merriam, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Morrill Bancshares, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Pottawatomie County Kansas:

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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	$1,000
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$800
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$175
Streets and Highways	1	$1,500	$18,000	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$1,500	$18,000	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$3,000	$36,000	0	$0
Totals for Government	3	$6,000	$24,000	3	$1,975

Onaga government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $86,000
Solid Waste Management: $51,000

Parks & Recreation: $6,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $94,000
Regular Highways: $75,000

Financial Administration: $74,000

Parks & Recreation: $60,000

Solid Waste Management: $50,000

Sewerage: $43,000

Police Protection: $18,000

Fire Protection: $10,000
General - Interest on Debt: $13,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $210,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,200,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $180,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,200,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $30,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $103,000
General Revenue, NEC: $13,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $30,000
Police Protection: $14,000

Water Utilities: $7,000

Regular Highways: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $165,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $117,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,321,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $22,000
General Support: $18,000
Tax - Property: $121,000
Total General Sales: $45,000

Public Utilities: $21,000

NEC: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $94,000

8.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,338 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.61%
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 Riley County, KS	2.68% ($36,275 average AGI)
from Shawnee County, KS	0.50% ($39,771)
from Wabaunsee County, KS	0.43% ($37,900)

8.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,729 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.55%
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 Riley County, KS	1.99% ($25,943 average AGI)
to Shawnee County, KS	1.02% ($36,403)
to Johnson County, KS	0.41% ($34,931)

Strongest AM radio stations in Onaga:

WIBW (580 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KMAJ (1440 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Onaga:

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.)
KXBZ (104.7 FM; MANHATTAN, KS; Owner: MANHATTAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KMKF (101.5 FM; MANHATTAN, KS; Owner: MANHATTAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KBUZ (90.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
KDVV (100.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KQTP (102.9 FM; ST. MARYS, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KMZA (92.1 FM; SENECA, KS; Owner: KNZA, INC.)
KHCA (95.3 FM; WAMEGO, KS; Owner: KHCA, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Onaga:

KTKA-TV (Channel 49; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: NORTHEAST KANSAS BROADCAST SERVICE, INC.)
WIBW-TV (Channel 13; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
KTWU (Channel 11; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA)
KSNT (Channel 27; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF TOPEKA)

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