Severy, Kansas

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Population (year 2000): 359. Estimated population in July 2006: 339 (-5.6% change)

Males: 169	(47.1%)
Females: 190	(52.9%)

Greenwood County

Median resident age:	38.9 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 67137.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,900 (it was $23,393 in 2000)

Severy	$23,900
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $22,500 (it was $21,800 in 2000)

Severy	$22,500
Kansas:	$107,800

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Races in Severy:

White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
American Indian (2.8%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
Hispanic (0.8%)

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Ancestries: German (21.2%), United States (19.5%), Irish (11.7%), English (3.9%), Norwegian (3.9%), Swedish (2.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1120 feet

Land area: 0.50 square miles.

Population density: 697 people per square mile

(low).

For population 25 years and over in Severy

High school or higher: 79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
Unemployed: 2.7%
Mean travel time to work: 33.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Severy city

Never married: 15.5%
Now married: 59.6%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 7.2%
Divorced: 16.2%

7 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.9%
Kansas:	5.0%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Severy, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Severy to the number of sex offenders is 352 to 1.

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

Severy:	1.0% ($214)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wichita, KS (76.3 miles , pop. 344,284).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (335.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Climax, KS (6.8 miles) , Howard, KS (10.9 miles ), Fall River, KS (13.7 miles) , Eureka, KS (14.5 miles ), Elk Falls, KS (17.5 miles) , Moline, KS (18.6 miles ), Longton, KS (19.6 miles ), New Albany, KS (20.2 miles) .

Latitude: 37.62 N, Longitude: 96.23 W

Area code: 620

Population change in the 1990s: -7 (-1.9%).

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (18%)
Construction (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Mining (9%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
Repair and maintenance (9%)
Gasoline stations (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (27%)
Transportation equipment (14%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Carpenters (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (16%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (14%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other financial specialists (5%)
Mathematical science occupations (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

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Average climate in Severy, Kansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Severy-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 87% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/25/1955, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 37.8 miles away from the Severy city center killed 80 people and injured 273 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/26/1991, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 0.5 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Severy:

GREENWOOD COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; EUREKA, KS)
FREDONIA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; FREDONIA, KS)
SEDAN CITY HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; SEDAN, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Severy:

MC CONNELL AFB (about 72 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: IAB)
WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 83 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: ICT)
FORBES FIELD (about 100 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Severy:

EUREKA MUNI (about 17 miles; EUREKA, KS; ID: 13K)
ELK COUNTY (about 18 miles; MOLINE, KS; ID: 2K6)
FREDONIA (about 28 miles; FREDONIA, KS; ID: 1K7)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Severy:

BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; EL DORADO, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,250)
EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; EMPORIA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 2,983)
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 103 miles; TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 104 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,760)

Public elementary/middle school in Severy:

SEVERY ELEM (Students: 115; Location: 203 S SEVERY; Grades: PK - 06)

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Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	58.6%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	9.9%
Whole state:	4.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	12.3%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This city:	4.9%
Whole state:	4.1%

Severy compared to Kansas state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage 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.
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 Severy (2007 data):

Home Bank and Trust Company: Severy Branch at 108 North Kansas Avenue, branch established on 1900-09-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $66.5 mil, Deposits: $55.7 mil, headquarters in Eureka, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Greenwood County Financial Services, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Severy mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Greenwood County Kansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Severy government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $19,000
Sewerage: $12,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $42,000
Financial Administration: $24,000

Solid Waste Management: $20,000

General - Other: $20,000

Fire Protection: $20,000

Regular Highways: $18,000

Sewerage: $10,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $111,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $104,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $7,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $10,000
Interest Earnings: $4,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $10,000
Financial Administration: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $108,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $41,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $11,000
General Support: $5,000
Tax - Property: $38,000
Public Utilities: $10,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $55,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000

6.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,656 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.26%
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 Sedgwick County, KS	1.14% ($33,000 average AGI)
from Butler County, KS	0.73% ($31,167)
from Lyon County, KS	0.69% ($21,176)

9.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,104 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.07%
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 Butler County, KS	1.42% ($32,667 average AGI)
to Lyon County, KS	1.30% ($26,758)
to Sedgwick County, KS	0.91% ($37,435)

Strongest AM radio stations in Severy:

KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
KFH (1330 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Severy:

KOTE (93.5 FM; EUREKA, KS; Owner: NEWWOOD PRODUCTIONS, L.P.)
KYQQ (106.5 FM; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

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