Cherokee County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.6. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 23.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 20.3 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.97. This is about average. Closest monitor was 24.6 miles away from the city center.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2005 was 0.0317. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 24.6 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2005 was 0.546. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 24.6 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2005 was 6.56. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 24.6 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Scammon and their reported violations in the past:
CHEROKEE CO RWD 4 (Population served: 1500, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-18-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-18-2001), St Public Notif received (OCT-01-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - In JUL-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-29-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUL-03-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-03-2000)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 14.0%
(12.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 80.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.5 people | | Kansas: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 66.7% | | Whole state: | 66.2% |
| This city: | 2.1% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Scammon, KS
Scammon 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.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age above 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 (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (88%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (3%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Cherokee County Kansas:
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Religion statistics for Scammon (based on Cherokee County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 59.21%
| Here | | 59.2% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Assemblies of God | United Methodist Church |
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| Adherents | 27.8% | 27.7% | 9.5% | 9.1% | 6.3% |
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| Congregations | 7.7% | 15.4% | 3.8% | 7.7% | 13.5% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Baptist Missionary Association of America | Friends (Quakers) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
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| Adherents | 6.2% | 4.0% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 5.1% |
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| Congregations | 11.5% | 1.9% | 9.6% | 7.7% | 21.2% |
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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 | Here: | 2.82 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10 | This county: | 4.69 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 13 | Cherokee County: | 6.10 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Cherokee County: | 9.5% | | State: | 8.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.1% | | Kansas: | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $599 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $760 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $803 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $16 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $332 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $258 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 12 | $2,768 |
Scammon government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $6,000 ($12.45)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $76,000 ($157.68)
Financial Administration: $31,000 ($64.32)
Regular Highways: $20,000 ($41.49)
Fire Protection: $15,000 ($31.12)
Police Protection: $7,000 ($14.52)
General - Other: $3,000 ($6.22)
Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($2.07)
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,000 ($18.67)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $44,000 ($91.29)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $188,000 ($390.04)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $34,000 ($70.54)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $146,000 ($302.90)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $8,000 ($16.60)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $14,000 ($29.05)
General Revenue, NEC: $7,000 ($14.52)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $20,000 ($41.49)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $304,000 ($630.71)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $82,000 ($170.12)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $7,000 ($14.52)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $36,000 ($74.69)
General Support: $8,000 ($16.60)
- Tax - Property: $27,000 ($56.02)
Public Utilities: $11,000 ($22.82)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $52,000 ($107.88)
6.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,292 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:
6.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,794 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.74% | | 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 Scammon:
- KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
- WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
- KOCR (1310 AM; 5 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE)
- KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KSEK (1340 AM; 1 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: INNOVATIVE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KKLL (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
- KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KWAS (1230 AM; 1 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
- KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Scammon:
- KRPS (89.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KKOW-FM (96.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS, INC.)
- KJML (105.3 FM; COLUMBUS, KS; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- KIXQ (102.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KSYN (92.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KJMK (93.9 FM; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC)
- KMOQ (107.1 FM; BAXTER SPRINGS, KS; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- KWXD (103.5 FM; ASBURY, MO; Owner: INNOVATIVE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KCAR-FM (104.3 FM; GALENA, KS; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- KSEK-FM (99.1 FM; GIRARD, KS; Owner: INNOVATIVE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KMXL (95.1 FM; CARTHAGE, MO; Owner: CARTHAGE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KXDG (97.9 FM; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC)
- KOBC (90.7 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE)
- KLKC-FM (93.5 FM; PARSONS, KS; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Scammon:
- KOAM-TV (Channel 7; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: SAGA QUAD STATES COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KODE-TV (Channel 12; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOZJ (Channel 26; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BD. OF GOVERNORS OF SW MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KJPX-LP (Channel 47; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: GARY M./DEBORAH R. KENNY)
- K05KD (Channel 5; CARTHAGE, MO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KSNF (Channel 16; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- K20GA (Channel 20; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KCLJ-CA (Channel 46; JOPLIN/CARTHAGE, MO; Owner: GARY M./DEBORAH R. KENNY)
- K52FC (Channel 52; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K55HU (Channel 55; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K64FW (Channel 64; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
- K04OV (Channel 4; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Scammon fatal accident list:
Mar 30, 2007 04:05 PM, Sr-102, 20th, Lat: 37.281386, Lon: -94.868708, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Oct 6, 2007 01:50 AM, 4th St, Keith St, Lat: 37.278775, Lon: -94.820319, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 7, 1997 07:00 AM, R1366, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Scammon)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 16 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 7029 Ne Belleview Rd (Lat: 37.265333 Lon: -94.700222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 36.6 m, Overall height: 42.1 m, Call Sign: WPCD857
Assigned Frequencies: 463.900 MHz
Grant Date: 06/25/2003, Expiration Date: 05/05/2013
Registrant: Western Communications Inc., 219 West 14th Street, Joplin, MO 64801, Phone: (417) 624-6066, Fax: (417) 624-0537, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - Route 1 (Lat: 37.246444 Lon: -94.748000), Overall height: 99.7 m, Call Sign: WLJ772
Assigned Frequencies: 944.500 MHz
Grant Date: 08/25/1988, Expiration Date: 06/01/2013, Cancellation Date: 08/12/2005
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 457-7040, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: KB0IJB, Licensee ID: L00475170
Grant Date: 03/02/2002, Expiration Date: 05/14/2011
Registrant: Ricky D Knight, Scammon, KS 66773 - Call Sign: KB0WWO, Licensee ID: L01200045
Grant Date: 10/07/2006, Expiration Date: 10/07/2016
Registrant: Michael D Carrier, 1860 Nw Cardinal Ln., Scammon, KS 66773 - Call Sign: KC0AUX
Grant Date: 05/03/1997, Expiration Date: 05/03/2007, Cancellation Date: 05/05/2009
Registrant: Jack R Maxton, 201 West Katy St, Scammon, KS 66773 - Call Sign: KM5EO, Previous Call Sign: KA0NGC, Licensee ID: L00174336
Grant Date: 08/18/2006, Expiration Date: 11/05/2016
Registrant: Harry L Cage, 4765 Ne Star Valley Rd, Scammon, KS 66773-6193 - Call Sign: W0BVA
Grant Date: 01/28/1997, Expiration Date: 07/20/2005, Cancellation Date: 07/21/2007
Registrant: Michael J Mc Dermott, 305 N Keith St, Scammon, KS 66773
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Scammon, KS
| Most common first names in Scammon, KS among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| William | 21 | 75.1 years |
| Mary | 15 | 76.9 years |
| John | 15 | 76.0 years |
| James | 13 | 80.2 years |
| Robert | 13 | 73.3 years |
| George | 12 | 73.0 years |
| Charles | 9 | 79.0 years |
| Carl | 8 | 74.9 years |
| Minnie | 6 | 77.7 years |
| Helen | 6 | 78.5 years |
| Most common last names in Scammon, KS among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Martin | 13 | 80.8 years |
| Grant | 9 | 72.0 years |
| Mccormick | 9 | 78.3 years |
| Scott | 7 | 81.7 years |
| Jones | 6 | 75.8 years |
| Oberzan | 6 | 84.3 years |
| Omalley | 6 | 84.8 years |
| Parsons | 6 | 75.8 years |
| Smith | 6 | 79.3 years |
| Thompson | 6 | 79.5 years |
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Special education teachers"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Printing and related support activities"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Department and other general merchandise stores"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Communications equipment operators"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers"
- #79 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Media and communication equipment workers"
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