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Butler County

Population in July 2008: 432. Population change since 2000: -5.5%
 

Males: 216  (50.1%)
Females: 216  (49.9%)

Median resident age:  37.3 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 67123.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,400 (it was $39,091 in 2000)
Potwin:  $49,400
Kansas:  $47,451

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,340
Potwin:  $24,340
Kansas:  $25,197

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $56,629 (it was $36,600 in 2000)
Potwin:  $56,629
Kansas:  $121,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $68,013; Detached houses: $68,302; Mobile homes: $33,750

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Races in Potwin:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
  • American Indian (4.2%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Potwin: 71.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: German (26.5%), Irish (17.1%), English (8.5%), Italian (5.5%), Swedish (3.9%), United States (3.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1340 feet

Land area: 0.23 square miles.

Population density: 1892 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Potwin

  • High school or higher: 88.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Potwin city

  • Never married: 28.1%
  • Now married: 52.7%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

6 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.3%
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:

Potwin:  1.6% ($575)
Kansas:  1.2% ($999)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wichita, KS (24.5 miles , pop. 344,284).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (355.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Whitewater, KS (2.7 miles ), Elbing, KS (3.1 miles ), Towanda, KS (3.2 miles ), Benton, KS (3.4 miles ), El Dorado, KS (3.5 miles ), Burns, KS (3.6 miles ), Peabody, KS (4.1 miles ), Augusta, KS (4.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $65,000
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 37.94 N, Longitude: 97.02 W

Area code: 620

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Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+1.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (17%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Gasoline stations (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (25%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Furniture and related products (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Carpenters (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)



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Potwin-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 169% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/26/1991, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 8.6 miles away from the Potwin city center killed 17 people and injured 225 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 3/13/1990, a category 5 tornado 25.4 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 60 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Potwin-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Kansas state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/30/1998 at 17:41:22, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 85.0 miles away from Potwin center
On 7/24/2001 at 14:02:35, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 16.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Potwin:
  • SUSAN B ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; EL DORADO, KS)
  • KANSAS HEART HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; WICHITA, KS)
  • KANSAS SURGERY & RECOVERY CENTER LP (about 18 miles; WICHITA, KS)

Political contributions by individuals in Potwin, KS

Amtrak station near Potwin:
  • 20 miles: NEWTON (5TH & MAIN STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Potwin:
  • BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; EL DORADO, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,250)
  • FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 2,983)
  • WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
  • COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
  • EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; EMPORIA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
  • KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
Public elementary/middle school in Potwin:
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Library in Potwin:
  • POTWIN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $7,319; Location: 126 N RANDALL; 5,142 books; 51 audio materials; 232 video materials; 8 serial subscriptions)

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Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Kansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  65.8%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.0%
Whole state:  4.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  8.3%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  2.7%
Whole state:  4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Potwin, KS



Potwin compared to Kansas 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.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age 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 Potwin (2009 data):
  • Emprise Bank: Potwin Emprise Branch at 100 South Randall, branch established on 1904-01-01. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $1,262.8 mil, Deposits: $1,080.5 mil, headquarters in Wichita, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 41 total offices, Holding Company: Emprise Financial Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Butler County Kansas:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (74%)
  • Electricity (21%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Wood (2%)


Religion statistics for Potwin

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USASouthern Baptist ConventionChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents22.7%15.2%14.5%14.0%8.9%
Congregations3.7%17.3%9.9%12.3%6.2%
NameChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)Christian Churches and Churches of ChristLutheran ChurchAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents3.2%2.8%2.4%2.3%13.9%
Congregations2.5%6.2%3.7%4.9%33.3%
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 5$751
Other Government Administration 1$3,344$40,1281$100
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$175
Water Supply 1$2,844$34,1280$0
Local Libraries 0$0 1$365
Totals for Government 2$6,188$37,1289$1,391



Potwin government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $23,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $133,000
    General - Other: $71,000
    Financial Administration: $65,000
    Regular Highways: $50,000
    Solid Waste Management: $22,000
    Fire Protection: $8,000
    Police Protection: $8,000
    Libraries: $6,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $11,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $14,000
    Highways: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $161,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $145,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $10,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $6,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $11,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $82,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $133,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $11,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $14,000
    General Support: $8,000
  • Tax - Property: $98,000
    Public Utilities: $21,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $80,000

7.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,526 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.93%
Kansas average:  7.39%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($341 average AGI)
Butler County:  0.08%
Kansas average:  0.18%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Sedgwick County, KS  3.79% ($51,024 average AGI)
from Sumner County, KS  0.18% ($28,026)
from Cowley County, KS  0.17% ($34,027)


8.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,023 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.01%
Kansas average:  7.67%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($250 average AGI)
Butler County:  0.07%
Kansas average:  0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Sedgwick County, KS  3.76% ($35,572 average AGI)
to Cowley County, KS  0.18% ($32,842)
to Johnson County, KS  0.17% ($39,108)


Strongest AM radio stations in Potwin:
  • KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KFH (1330 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
  • KQAM (1480 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KMYR (1410 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AGAPE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KAHS (1360 AM; 1 kW; EL DORADO, KS; Owner: REUNION BROADCASTING L.L.C.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
  • KJRG (950 AM; 1 kW; NEWTON, KS)
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • KNSS (1240 AM; 1 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
  • KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Potwin:
  • KTLI (99.1 FM; EL DORADO, KS; Owner: ADONAI RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KFXJ (104.5 FM; AUGUSTA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KEYN-FM (103.7 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
  • KYQQ (106.5 FM; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KFDI-FM (101.3 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KRBB (97.9 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KZSN (102.1 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KICT-FM (95.1 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KFBZ (105.3 FM; HAYSVILLE, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
  • KMXW (92.3 FM; NEWTON, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KKRD (107.3 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCFN (91.1 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KMUW (89.1 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KRZZ-FM (96.3 FM; DERBY, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHCC-FM (90.1 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY JR. COLLEGE)
  • KBTL (88.1 FM; EL DORADO, KS; Owner: BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Potwin:
  • KSNW (Channel 3; WICHITA, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF WICHITA)
  • KSCC (Channel 36; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KSAS-TV (Channel 24; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KWCV (Channel 33; WICHITA, KS; Owner: WLBB BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KAKE-TV (Channel 10; WICHITA, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • KTQW-LP (Channel 53; WICHITA, KS; Owner: KNOWLEDGE L.C.)
  • KWCH-TV (Channel 12; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KCTU-LP (Channel 55; WICHITA, KS; Owner: RIVER CITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KSMI-LP (Channel 51; WICHITA, KS; Owner: RIVER CITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KPTS (Channel 8; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: KANSAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, INC.)
  • KFVT-LP (Channel 40; WICHITA, KS; Owner: LOCKE SUPPLY CO.)
  • K59DA (Channel 59; WICHITA, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K15DD (Channel 15; WICHITA, KS; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • Site - Potwin: 8277 Nw 80th Street, Type: Pole, Structure height: 47.2 m, Overall height: 51.2 m, Call Sign: KNKA255
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/05/2004, Expiration Date: 10/01/2014, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
    Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Fax: (469) 229-7297, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Clair M Billington, 9785 Nw 60th Street, Potwin, Kansas 67123, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 82.3 m, , Licensee ID: L00176502
    Registrant: Wichita Towers, LLC, 4730 N. 24th West, Andale, KS 67001, Phone: (316) 722-2723, Email:
  • 2 Mi E, Type: Tower, Structure height: 197 m, Overall height: 198 m, , Licensee ID: L00279107
    Registrant: Adonai Radio Group Dba , 625 Carrage Pky Ste 190, Wichita, KS 67209, Phone: (316) 684-3699, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • 1 Mi E And 3 Mi S, Call Sign: KNHG384, Licensee ID: L00374068
    Assigned Frequencies : 173.312 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/20/1998, Expiration Date: 10/18/2003, Cancelation Date: 12/21/2003
    Registrant: Butler County Rural Water District 7, 121 S Main 2, Whitewater, KS 67154, Phone: (316) 799-2775
  • 209 N Randall, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WNWE249, Licensee ID: L00331947
    Assigned Frequencies : 457.475 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/23/2001, Expiration Date: 04/24/2011
    Registrant: City Of Whitewater, 201 S Elm, Whitewater, KS 67154, Phone: (316) 799-2445

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1
  • 105 East Violet Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 60.4 m, Call Sign: KUC850
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.720 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/20/1998, Expiration Date: 07/01/2008, Cancelation Date: 10/27/2004
    Registrant: Hill & Welch, 1330 New Hampshire Ave., Nw, #113, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 775-0070

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Potwin)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-38-112 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 183 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (4 Cycle)
    N-Number: 2445T , Serial Number: 38-78A0804, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 11/09/1978
    Registrant (Individual): Jacqueline D Burwell, 7344 Nw River Valley Rd, Potwin, KS 67123


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 25
  • Hazardous Condition: 2
  • Service Call: 3

Incident types - Potwin


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