Savonburg, Kansas

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Population in July 2008: 86. Population change since 2000: -5.5%

Males: 39	(46.2%)
Females: 47	(53.8%)

Median resident age:	40.5 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip code: 66772

Estimated median household income in 2008: $11,697 (it was $8,750 in 2000)

Savonburg:	$11,697
Kansas:	$50,177

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $15,970

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $23,759 (it was $15,000 in 2000)

Savonburg:	$23,759
Kansas:	$125,700

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $35,759; Detached houses: $26,266; Mobile homes: $27,000

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Races in Savonburg:

White Non-Hispanic (92.3%)
American Indian (7.7%)
Two or more races (1.1%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Savonburg: 71.1 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (17.6%), Irish (16.5%), English (5.5%), Scotch-Irish (4.4%), United States (2.2%), Dutch (1.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 950 feet

Land area: 0.20 square miles.

Population density: 437 people per square mile

(low).

For population 25 years and over in Savonburg

High school or higher: 80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
Unemployed: 14.3%
Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Savonburg city

Never married: 22.7%
Now married: 40.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 20.5%
Divorced: 15.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
Kansas:	5.0%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Savonburg, Kansas in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Savonburg to the number of sex offenders is 86 to 1.

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

Savonburg:	1.3% ($199)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Olathe, KS (80.5 miles , pop. 92,962).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (97.2 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (354.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Elsmore, KS (1.8 miles) , Stark, KS (2.0 miles) , Walnut, KS (3.3 miles ), Bronson, KS (3.3 miles ), Hepler, KS (3.4 miles) , Uniontown, KS (3.4 miles ), Moran, KS (3.4 miles ), Erie, KS (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 37.75 N, Longitude: 95.14 W

Area code: 620

Population change in the 1990s: -2 (-2.2%).

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Savonburg-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 135% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/4/2003, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.8 miles away from the Savonburg city center killed 4 people and injured 30 people and caused $20 million in damages.

On 4/12/1964, a category 4 tornado 27.1 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Savonburg-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/18/2005 at 19:59:42, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 80.8 miles away from Savonburg center
On 5/13/1999 at 14:18:22, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Savonburg:

NEOSHO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; CHANUTE, KS)
ALLEN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; IOLA, KS)
HOSPITAL DISTRICT 1 CRAWFORD COUNTY (about 23 miles; GIRARD, KS)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Savonburg:

PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 57 miles; JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; EMPORIA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 84 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles; LEES SUMMIT, MO; FT enrollment: 4,576)
DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 91 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)

Library in Savonburg:

SAVONBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $5,516; Location: 113 MAIN; 3,301 books; 13 audio materials; 135 video materials; 20 serial subscriptions)

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Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	64.9%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.4%
Whole state:	4.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	40.7%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	20.3%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Savonburg, KS

Savonburg compared to Kansas state average:

Median household income significantly 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 above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Savonburg mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Allen County Kansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (86%) Electricity (7%) Wood (7%)

Religion statistics for Savonburg

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 62.41%

Here		62.4%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Assemblies of God	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	19.6%	16.0%	13.0%	8.9%	8.5%
Congregations	25.0%	5.0%	5.0%	10.0%	10.0%

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Lutheran Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other
Adherents	8.2%	7.9%	5.2%	3.8%	9.0%
Congregations	5.0%	5.0%	2.5%	7.5%	25.0%

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		1	$63
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$82
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$215
Electric Power	0	$0		2	$148
Local Libraries	0	$0		1	$420
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$7
Totals for Government	0	$0		7	$935

Savonburg government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $5,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $41,000
General - Other: $14,000

Sewerage: $3,000

Regular Highways: $3,000

Solid Waste Management: $2,000

Libraries: $1,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $22,000
General Revenue, NEC: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $205,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $46,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,000
General Support: $1,000
Tax - Property: $3,000
Total General Sales: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $5,000

5.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,525 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.76%
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 Neosho County, KS	0.67% ($20,485 average AGI)
from Anderson County, KS	0.34% ($20,529)
from Woodson County, KS	0.28% ($14,357)

6.69% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,180 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.69%
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 Neosho County, KS	0.80% ($24,500 average AGI)
to Crawford County, KS	0.42% ($26,286)
to Johnson County, KS	0.38% ($31,895)

Strongest AM radio stations in Savonburg:

KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KKOY (1460 AM; 1 kW; CHANUTE, KS; Owner: SOUTHEAST KANSAS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KOCR (1310 AM; 5 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE)
KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KALN (1370 AM; 1 kW; IOLA, KS; Owner: IOLA BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Savonburg:

KBJQ (88.3 FM; BRONSON, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KIKS-FM (101.5 FM; IOLA, KS; Owner: IOLA BROADCASTING, INC.)
KRPS (89.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
KKOW-FM (96.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS, INC.)
KVCY (104.7 FM; FORT SCOTT, KS; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
KOMB (103.9 FM; FORT SCOTT, KS; Owner: FORT SCOTT BROADCCASTING CO., INC.)
KINZ (95.3 FM; HUMBOLDT, KS; Owner: SUTCLIFFE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KBZI (100.7 FM; DEERFIELD, MO; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS INC)
KSEK-FM (99.1 FM; GIRARD, KS; Owner: INNOVATIVE BROADCASTING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Savonburg:

KOAM-TV (Channel 7; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: SAGA QUAD STATES COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: KB0JHB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00245106
Grant Date: 11/15/2007, Expiration Date: 12/17/2017
Registrant: Carol L Cation, 3100 Arizona Rd, Savonburg, KS 66772
Call Sign: N0OEG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00190378
Grant Date: 04/18/2001, Expiration Date: 06/11/2011
Registrant: Joseph W Long Jr, 183 3250th St, Savonburg, KS 66772-4060
Call Sign: WB0SHN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00245105
Grant Date: 10/23/2007, Expiration Date: 12/23/2017
Registrant: Dan R Cation, 3100 Arizona Rd, Savonburg, KS 66772

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 5
Hazardous Condition: 2

Savonburg on our top lists:

#59 (66772) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Northern European first ancestries"

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