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Notable location: Belmont Square (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Oakwood Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Tolen Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Parsons include: Forest Park (1), Lopez Park (2), Winway Park (3), Circle Park (4), Marvel Park (5), Glenwood Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Parsons Chamber of Commerce (1715 Corning Avenue) (1), Labette County Convention & Visitor's Bureau (1715 Corning Avenue) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Best Western Townsman Motel (Highway 59 South) (1), Parsons Super 8 Motel (229 Main St) (2), GuestHouse Intl Canterbury (400 East Main Street) (3), Super 8 Motel (229 Main Street) (4), 160 Motel (East Main) (5), Parsonian Hotel (1725 Broadway Avenue) (6), Days Inn (400 Main Street) (7). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: Labette County - District Judge Robert J Fleming- Court Reporter (201 South Central Avenue) (1), Labette County - Clerk of District Court (201 South Central Avenue) (2), Labette County - Home Health Agency (South Highway 59) (3), Labette County - Associate District Judge- District Judge Daniel Brewster- Court Repo (201 South Central Avenue) (4). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Labette County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Parsons and their reported violations in the past:
KANSAS ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT (Population served: 182, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- 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), St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-17-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-15-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-17-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-13-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-13-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-12-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-13-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-13-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-12-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-15-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-1996 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Atrazine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-17-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-17-1996), St Public Notif received (OCT-10-1996), St Compliance achieved (DEC-29-1996)
Past monitoring violations:
- Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic
- Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-11-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-11-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-30-2006)
- Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-31-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-31-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-24-2006)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and OCT-21-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-21-1999)
LABETTE CO RWD 2 (Population served: 182, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-26-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-26-1997), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-1997)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-26-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-26-1997), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-07-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2000)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 20.5%
(16.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 52.5% for Black residents, 34.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 7.8% for American Indian residents, 51.3% for other race residents, 17.3% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | Kansas: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 61.4% | | Whole state: | 67.6% |
| This city: | 5.3% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Parsons, KS
People in group quarters in Parsons:
- 290 people in nursing homes
- 201 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 19 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 16 people in other group homes
Parsons 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.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Parsons (2011 data):
- Labette Bank: Parsons Branch, Parsons Branch, East Main Branch. Info updated 04/09/2008: Bank assets: $27.2 mil, Deposits: $23.4 mil, headquarters in Altamont, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Labette County Bankshares, Inc.
- Commercial Bank: at 1901 Main Street, Parsons Down Town Branch, Parsons West Branch. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $22.9 mil, Deposits: $18.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 8 total offices
- Great Southern Bank: Motor Bank Branch at 1719-1727 Corning Street, branch established on 04/23/1973; Parsons Branch at 1900 Main Street, branch established on 01/01/1871. Info updated 06/01/2010: Bank assets: $3,400.4 mil, Deposits: $2,623.7 mil, headquarters in Reeds Spring, MO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 84 total offices, Holding Company: Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.
- Bank of Parsons: North 6th Street Branch at 3201 North 6th Street, branch established on 03/22/2006; Bank Of Parsons at 1230 Main Street, branch established on 07/14/1903. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $1.3 mil, Deposits: $1.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Consumer Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Southeast Bancshares, Inc.
- Community National Bank & Trust: Parsons Branch at 330 North 16th St, branch established on 01/08/2001. Info updated 01/06/2011: Bank assets: $68.0 mil, Deposits: $55.7 mil, headquarters in Chanute, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 24 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bancorp, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Parsons, Kansas:
- Super 8 Motel Parsons, 229 E Main, Parsons, KS 67357
 , Phone: (620) 421-8000, Fax: (620) 421-8228
- Guest House International Canterbury Inn, 400 E Main St, Parsons, KS 67357 , Phone: (620) 421-5000, Fax: (620) 421-9123
- Sleep Inn & Suites, 1807 Harding Dr, Parsons, KS 67357 , Phone: (620) 421-6126, Fax: (620) 421-6125
- Best Western Parsons Inn, 101 E Main, Parsons, KS 67357 , Phone: (620) 423-0303, Fax: (620) 423-0029
All 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in Parsons, Kansas
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (82%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Labette County Kansas:
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Religion statistics for Parsons:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 51.90%
| Here | | 51.9% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
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| Adherents | 20.5% | 16.5% | 13.3% | 9.0% | 8.2% |
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| Congregations | 27.3% | 5.5% | 9.1% | 5.5% | 12.7% |
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| Name | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Church of the Nazarene | Assemblies of God | Other |
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| Adherents | 7.4% | 4.1% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 14.2% |
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| Congregations | 1.8% | 1.8% | 3.6% | 7.3% | 25.5% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 6 | This county: | 2.73 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17 | This county: | 7.73 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 15 | Labette County: | 6.82 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Labette County: | 10.8% | | State: | 13.4% |
| 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 |
9 | $25,915 | $34,553 | 1 | $697 |
| Other Government Administration |
7 | $24,888 | $42,665 | 6 | $1,618 |
| Judicial and Legal |
2 | $8,059 | $48,354 | 1 | $1,554 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
23 | $73,671 | $38,437 | 1 | $283 |
| Police - Other |
7 | $15,934 | $27,315 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
19 | $57,540 | $36,341 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
12 | $29,307 | $29,307 | 0 | $0 |
| Welfare |
5 | $16,468 | $39,523 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
8 | $19,501 | $29,252 | 1 | $423 |
| Sewerage |
9 | $27,449 | $36,599 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
8 | $19,324 | $28,986 | 1 | $542 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
6 | $16,468 | $32,936 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
12 | $35,513 | $35,513 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $3,507 | $42,084 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
128 | $373,544 | $35,020 | 11 | $5,117 |
Parsons government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,183,000 ($107.58)
Solid Waste Management: $751,000 ($68.30)
Housing and Community Development: $247,000 ($22.46)
Parks and Recreation: $20,000 ($1.82)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $19,000 ($1.73)
All Other: $11,000 ($1.00)
- Construction - Sewerage: $2,706,000 ($246.09)
Regular Highways: $950,000 ($86.40)
Water Utilities: $772,000 ($70.21)
Housing and Community Development: $158,000 ($14.37)
Parks and Recreation: $100,000 ($9.09)
Air Transportation: $75,000 ($6.82)
- Current Operations - General - Other: $2,615,000 ($237.81)
Water Utilities: $2,248,000 ($204.44)
Sewerage: $1,203,000 ($109.40)
Police Protection: $1,188,000 ($108.04)
Local Fire Protection: $894,000 ($81.30)
Regular Highways: $796,000 ($72.39)
Solid Waste Management: $738,000 ($67.12)
Central Staff Services: $637,000 ($57.93)
Housing and Community Development: $456,000 ($41.47)
Parks and Recreation: $326,000 ($29.65)
Libraries: $269,000 ($24.46)
Judicial and Legal Services: $245,000 ($22.28)
General Public Buildings: $188,000 ($17.10)
Financial Administration: $69,000 ($6.28)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $61,000 ($5.55)
Air Transportation: $42,000 ($3.82)
- DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $1,590,000 ($144.60)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $287,000 ($26.10)
All Other: $32,000 ($2.91)
- General - Interest on Debt: $90,000 ($8.18)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $879,000 ($79.94)
All Other: $16,000 ($1.46)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,690,000 ($153.69)
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $100,000 ($9.09)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $415,000 ($37.74)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $425,000 ($38.65)
Interest Earnings: $356,000 ($32.38)
Fines and Forfeits: $250,000 ($22.74)
Rents: $59,000 ($5.37)
Donations From Private Sources: $36,000 ($3.27)
Sale of Property: $6,000 ($0.55)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,534,000 ($1685.52)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,119,000 ($1647.78)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,037,000 ($94.31)
Solid Waste Management: $63,000 ($5.73)
Regular Highways: $57,000 ($5.18)
Housing and Community Development: $7,000 ($0.64)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,578,000 ($961.99)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,246,000 ($204.26)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,607,000 ($146.14)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $405,000 ($36.83)
General Local Government Support: $58,000 ($5.27)
All Other: $5,000 ($0.45)
- Tax - Property: $2,630,000 ($239.18)
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,514,000 ($137.69)
Public Utilities Sales: $592,000 ($53.84)
Other License: $50,000 ($4.55)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $3,992,000 ($363.04)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $311,000 ($28.28)
5.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,486 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.73% | | 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:
5.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,234 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.79% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Parsons:
- KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KLKC (1540 AM; 0 kW; PARSONS, KS; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KOCR (1310 AM; 5 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE)
- KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- KKLL (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
- KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
Strongest FM radio stations in Parsons:
- KLKC-FM (93.5 FM; PARSONS, KS; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KRPS (89.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KKOW-FM (96.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS, INC.)
- KGGF-FM (104.1 FM; FREDONIA, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KIXQ (102.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KSYN (92.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K208EK (89.5 FM; THAYER, KS; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KUSN (98.1 FM; DEARING, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KARF (91.9 FM; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KKRK (98.9 FM; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Parsons:
- KOAM-TV (Channel 7; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: SAGA QUAD STATES COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K54GC (Channel 54; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Parsons fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 17
Total length: 96 meters (315ft)
Total costs: $4,599,000
Total average daily traffic: 65,626
Total average daily truck traffic: 6,226
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1930-1939: 2
- 1940-1949: 0
- 1950-1959: 5
- 1960-1969: 2
- 1970-1979: 4
- 1980-1989: 0
- 1990-1999: 0
- 2000-2010: 4
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Parsons, KS
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Parsons, KS
| Most common first names in Parsons, KS among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Mary | 149 | 80.2 years |
| John | 143 | 76.4 years |
| William | 124 | 76.9 years |
| James | 115 | 73.2 years |
| Robert | 90 | 71.2 years |
| Charles | 87 | 76.5 years |
| George | 63 | 78.2 years |
| Helen | 50 | 79.4 years |
| Ruth | 49 | 79.7 years |
| Hazel | 47 | 82.8 years |
| Most common last names in Parsons, KS among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Smith | 77 | 77.1 years |
| Jones | 60 | 74.2 years |
| Johnson | 44 | 76.8 years |
| Brown | 42 | 75.2 years |
| Williams | 33 | 74.5 years |
| Moore | 31 | 82.7 years |
| Myers | 31 | 74.0 years |
| Miller | 26 | 82.7 years |
| Cook | 25 | 82.4 years |
| Walker | 24 | 81.5 years |
| Businesses in Parsons, KS |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 1 | | Sears | 1 |
| Best Western | 1 | | Sleep Inn | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | Subway | 2 |
| FedEx | 2 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | T-Mobile | 1 |
| La-Z-Boy | 2 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | U.S. Cellular | 1 |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 4 | | UPS | 3 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | Walgreens | 1 |
| Pizza Hut | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| SONIC Drive-In | 1 | | | |
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- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (population 5,000+)"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Communications equipment operators (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Printing and related support activities (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 100 cities with lowest ratio of median house value to median household income (pop. 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Furniture and related products (population 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Social assistance (population 5,000+)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Communications equipment operators (population 5,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for the mentally retarded"
- #84 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very short commute times (9 minutes or less) (population 5,000+)"
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