Quenemo, Kansas

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Population (year 2000): 468. Estimated population in July 2006: 447 (-4.5% change)

Males: 235	(50.2%)
Females: 233	(49.8%)

Osage County

Median resident age:	31.1 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 66528.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $25,500 (it was $25,000 in 2000)

Quenemo	$25,500
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $30,200 (it was $29,200 in 2000)

Quenemo	$30,200
Kansas:	$107,800

Quenemo, KS residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Quenemo:

White Non-Hispanic (93.2%)
American Indian (6.4%)
Two or more races (3.6%)

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Ancestries: German (19.9%), United States (13.7%), Irish (7.5%), Dutch (5.6%), English (4.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 941 feet

Land area: 0.42 square miles.

Population density: 1086 people per square mile

(low).

For population 25 years and over in Quenemo

High school or higher: 71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
Unemployed: 12.7%
Mean travel time to work: 34.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Quenemo city

Never married: 19.3%
Now married: 55.6%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 5.6%
Divorced: 18.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
Kansas:	5.0%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Quenemo, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Quenemo to the number of sex offenders is 453 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Quenemo:	1.0% ($300)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lawrence, KS (32.3 miles , pop. 80,098).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (75.1 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (409.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Pomona, KS (5.6 miles ), Williamsburg, KS (8.1 miles ), Melvern, KS (9.1 miles ), Lyndon, KS (11.0 miles ), Waverly, KS (13.8 miles ), Overbrook, KS (13.9 miles ), Olivet, KS (16.9 miles) , Ottawa, KS (18.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 38.58 N, Longitude: 95.53 W

Area code: 785

Population change in the 1990s: +99 (+26.8%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (32%)
Transportation equipment (13%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Machinery (3%)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (3%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Food and beverage stores (12%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Public administration (10%)
Plastics and rubber products (7%)
Machinery (7%)

Most common occupations for males

Laborers and material movers, hand (15%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (11%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
Construction laborers (8%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (10%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Business operations specialists (6%)
Child care workers (6%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)

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Average climate in Quenemo, Kansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Quenemo-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 124% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/20/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 9.2 miles away from the Quenemo city center killed 44 people and injured 207 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/8/1966, a category 5 tornado 34.7 miles away from the city center killed 16 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Quenemo:

RANSOM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; OTTAWA, KS)
COFFEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; BURLINGTON, KS)
ANDERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; GARNETT, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Quenemo:

FORBES FIELD (about 27 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
KANSAS CITY INTL (about 75 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; ID: MCI)
CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 76 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; ID: MKC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Quenemo:

POMONA LAKE (about 13 miles; LYNDON, KS; ID: 39K)
OSAGE CITY MUNI (about 20 miles; OSAGE CITY, KS; ID: 53K)
OTTAWA MUNI (about 20 miles; OTTAWA, KS; ID: OWI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Quenemo:

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 31 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 36 miles; TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; EMPORIA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 65 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 72 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)

Public elementary/middle school in Quenemo:

MARAIS DES CYGNES VALLEY MIDDLE (Students: 90; Location: 213 NORTH 8TH STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)

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Average household size:

This city:	2.8 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	76.3%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	24.0%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This city:	10.2%
Whole state:	4.1%

Quenemo compared to Kansas state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Quenemo mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Osage County Kansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Streets and Highways	1	$2,030	$24,360	0	$0
Firefighters	0	$0		1	$150
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		1	$600
Other Government Administration	0	$0		2	$1,422
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$400
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$180
Totals for Government	1	$2,030	$24,360	6	$2,752

Quenemo government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $38,000
Solid Waste Management: $20,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $69,000
General - Other: $47,000

Sewerage: $45,000

Solid Waste Management: $20,000

Regular Highways: $12,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000

Police Protection: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $13,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $155,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $291,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $140,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $279,000
Water Utilities: $5,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $12,000
Water Utilities: $10,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $7,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $68,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $62,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $11,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $13,000
General Support: $7,000
Tax - Property: $26,000
Public Utilities: $15,000

NEC: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $60,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $9,000

6.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,168 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.77%
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 Shawnee County, KS	2.14% ($32,811 average AGI)
from Franklin County, KS	0.55% ($33,559)
from Lyon County, KS	0.41% ($25,680)

7.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,301 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.49%
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 Shawnee County, KS	3.09% ($29,870 average AGI)
to Franklin County, KS	0.55% ($27,500)
to Johnson County, KS	0.39% ($28,000)

Strongest AM radio stations in Quenemo:

WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
WIBW (580 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KMAJ (1440 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KCSP (610 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
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)

Strongest FM radio stations in Quenemo:

KCHZ (95.7 FM; OTTAWA, KS; Owner: SYNCOM RADIO CORPORATION)
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.)
KDVV (100.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KLZR (105.9 FM; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
KANU (91.5 FM; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS)
KWIC (99.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KRBW (90.5 FM; OTTAWA, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Quenemo:

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

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