Republic County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 5.6%
(5.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.1 people | | Kansas: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 63.2% | | Whole state: | 66.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 2.6% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Scandia, KS
Scandia compared to Kansas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below 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 above state average.
- House age significantly 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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Banks with branches in Scandia (2011 data):
- Astra Bank: at 323 4th Street, branch established on 1939/10/02. Info updated 2009/07/09: Bank assets: $184.6 mil, Deposits: $150.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: First Belleville Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (93%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Wood (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Republic County Kansas:
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Religion statistics for Scandia (based on Republic County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 68.38%
| Here |  | 68.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Catholic Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
| Adherents | 32.2% | 21.1% | 15.1% | 9.4% | 22.3% |
| Congregations | 30.4% | 17.4% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 26.1% |
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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: 2 | Republic County: | 4.08 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 3 | Republic County: | 6.12 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 3 | Here: | 6.12 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | Republic County: | 28.7% | | State: | 27.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Republic County: | 16.8% | | 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 |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $125 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $1,041 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,173 | $26,076 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,683 | $32,196 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $4,856 | $29,136 | 8 | $1,166 |
Scandia government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $21,000 ($56.91)
Sewerage: $6,000 ($16.26)
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $118,000 ($319.78)
Financial Administration: $42,000 ($113.82)
Water Utilities: $28,000 ($75.88)
General - Other: $27,000 ($73.17)
Solid Waste Management: $20,000 ($54.20)
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000 ($18.97)
Libraries: $5,000 ($13.55)
Fire Protection: $4,000 ($10.84)
Parks & Recreation: $3,000 ($8.13)
Sewerage: $2,000 ($5.42)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $19,000 ($51.49)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $42,000 ($113.82)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $80,000 ($216.80)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $34,000 ($92.14)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $74,000 ($200.54)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $8,000 ($21.68)
Other, NEC: $6,000 ($16.26)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $5,000 ($13.55)
Interest Earnings: $4,000 ($10.84)
- Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $18,000 ($48.78)
Sewerage: $5,000 ($13.55)
Solid Waste Management: $4,000 ($10.84)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $169,000 ($457.99)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $35,000 ($94.85)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $12,000 ($32.52)
General Support: $7,000 ($18.97)
All Other: $1,000 ($2.71)
- Tax - Property: $92,000 ($249.32)
Public Utilities: $13,000 ($35.23)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $64,000 ($173.44)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000 ($5.42)
4.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,970 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.88% | | 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:
6.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,832 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.24% | | 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 Scandia:
- KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KVSV (1190 AM; 2 kW; BELOIT, KS; Owner: MCGRATH PUBLISHING COMPANY)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- KNCK (1390 AM; 1 kW; CONCORDIA, KS; Owner: KNCK, INC.)
- KSAL (1150 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: EBC INC.)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Scandia:
- KREP (92.1 FM; BELLEVILLE, KS; Owner: FIRST REPUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- K294AI (106.7 FM; SCANDIA, KS; Owner: COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING)
- KCKS (94.9 FM; CONCORDIA, KS; Owner: KNCK, INC.)
- KFGE (98.1 FM; MILFORD, NE; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- KVSV-FM (105.5 FM; BELOIT, KS; Owner: MCGRATH PUBLISHING COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Scandia:
- KSNB-TV (Channel 4; SUPERIOR, NE; Owner: COLINS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Scandia fatal accident list:
Dec 23, 1988 10:46 AM, Republic, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jul 7, 1978 06:45 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5 - Stephen D Samost, Hwy 36 W 1 Mile (Lat: 39.799167 Lon: -97.828389), Type: Tower, Structure height: 51.8 m, Overall height: 57.9 m, Licensee ID: L00633351
Registrant: Communication Enhancement, LLC, 479 Centennial Blvd., Voorhees, NJ 08043, Phone: (856) 782-3700, Email:
- CHARLES MC CULLOUGH, Hwy 36 W 1 Mile (Lat: 39.799167 Lon: -97.828389), Type: Tower, Structure height: 51.8 m, Overall height: 57.9 m, Licensee ID: L00296127
Registrant: Mccullough Comsites Corporation, 913 Chestnut St., Thayer, MO 65791, Phone: (417) 264-7290, Email:
- Andrew F Thompson, Hwy 36 W 1 Mile (Lat: 39.799167 Lon: -97.828389), Type: Tower, Structure height: 51.8 m, Overall height: 57.9 m, Licensee ID: L00633351
Registrant: Communication Enhancement, LLC, 479 Centennial Blvd., Voorhees, NJ 08043, Phone: (856) 782-3700, Email:
- Jennifer A Sirovica, Hv222/Concordia North - 1545 Hwy. K148 (Lat: 39.695972 Lon: -97.661889), Type: Tower, Structure height: 80.7 m, Overall height: 83.5 m, Licensee ID: L00242336
Registrant: Horvath Towers, LLC, 401 E. Colfax Ave., Suite 101, South Bend, IN 46617, Phone: (574) 237-0464, Email:
- Jennifer A Sirovica, Hv222/Concordia North - 1545 Hwy. K148 (Lat: 39.695972 Lon: -97.661889), Type: Tower, Structure height: 80.7 m, Overall height: 83.5 m
Registrant: Horvath Towers, LLC, 401 E. Colfax Ave., Suite 101, South Bend, IN 46617, Phone: (574) 237-0464, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - East End Of School Street (Lat: 39.800278 Lon: -97.786444), Call Sign: KNCA544
Assigned Frequencies: 155.175 MHz Grant Date: 01/16/2002, Expiration Date: 12/03/2011
Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Rd, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440 - 1/2 Block N Water Tower (Lat: 39.800278 Lon: -97.786444), Call Sign: WNAD604, Licensee ID: L00853067
Assigned Frequencies: 463.525 MHz Grant Date: 04/28/2004, Expiration Date: 07/06/2014
Registrant: Robison, Charles:robison, Doyle:robison, Delton Dba Robison Farms, 1390 70 Road, Scandia, KS 66966, Phone: (785) 335-2649, Fax: (785) 335-2237, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: KC0AQR, Licensee ID: L01238646
Grant Date: 01/25/2007, Expiration Date: 04/23/2017, Certifier: Martin J Molter
Registrant: Martin J Molter, 990 Penn Rd, Scandia, KS 66901 - Call Sign: KC0CXM, Licensee ID: L01367945
Grant Date: 02/12/2008, Expiration Date: 03/11/2018
Registrant: Howard L Herrman, 953 Highway 148, Scandia, KS 66966 - Call Sign: KC0CXN, Licensee ID: L01367948
Grant Date: 02/12/2008, Expiration Date: 03/11/2018
Registrant: Trevor L Herrman, 953 Highway 148, Scandia, KS 66966 - Call Sign: KC0EAY, Licensee ID: L01301197
Grant Date: 07/16/2008, Expiration Date: 08/20/2018
Registrant: Nancy V Molter, 990 Penn Rd., Scandia, KS 66966 - Call Sign: KC0FWT, Licensee ID: L00327339
Grant Date: 04/07/2009, Expiration Date: 05/24/2019, Certifier: Paula S Herrman
Registrant: Paula S Herrman, Rt 1 Box 710, Scandia, KS 66966
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: CESSNA 150L (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1429Q , Serial Number: 15072729, Year manufactured: 1971, Airworthiness Date: 08/25/1971
Registrant (Co-Owned): James A Bohling, 1215 Us Highway 148, Scandia, KS 66966, Other Owners: Ronald D Bohling - Aircraft: CESSNA 150M (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 81 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 9167U , Serial Number: 15078118, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 03/23/1976
Registrant (Co-Owned): James A Bohling, 1215 Hwy K148, Scandia, KS 66966, Other Owners: Ronald D Bohling
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Scandia, KS among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Carl | 10 | 77.9 years |
| William | 9 | 85.1 years |
| Mabel | 8 | 87.5 years |
| John | 8 | 74.4 years |
| Charles | 8 | 77.9 years |
| Alice | 7 | 84.1 years |
| Harold | 6 | 74.5 years |
| Clarence | 5 | 79.2 years |
| Frank | 5 | 80.2 years |
| James | 5 | 80.2 years |
| Most common last names in Scandia, KS among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Larson | 19 | 83.9 years |
| Johnson | 15 | 82.8 years |
| Anderson | 10 | 79.6 years |
| Nelson | 10 | 85.8 years |
| Isaacson | 8 | 86.0 years |
| Thompson | 8 | 79.5 years |
| Loring | 7 | 89.3 years |
| Hammer | 7 | 87.4 years |
| Robison | 6 | 88.4 years |
| Reece | 6 | 86.3 years |
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors"
- #48 on the list of "Top 100 cities with declining populations from 2000 to 2008"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Community and social services occupations:"
- #18 (66966) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Swedish first ancestries"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
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