Average household size:
| This city: |  2.7 people | | Kansas: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 68.8% | | Whole state: | 67.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 2.7% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 7.4% | | Whole state: | 9.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 2.0% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Spearville, KS
18 people in nursing homes
Spearville compared to Kansas state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Spearville (2009 data):
- Ford County State Bank: at Main Street, branch established on 1902-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $26.4 mil, Deposits: $22.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices
- The First National Bank of Spearville: The First National Bank Of Spearvill at Main Street, branch established on 1908-02-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $24.7 mil, Deposits: $19.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Spearville Bancshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Ford County Kansas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (88%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
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Religion statistics for Spearville
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 47.71%
| Here | | 47.7% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Catholic Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | United Methodist Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Church of the Nazarene |
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| Adherents | 44.9% | 16.2% | 12.4% | 4.4% | 3.5% |
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| Congregations | 9.7% | 12.9% | 9.7% | 6.5% | 3.2% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Assemblies of God | Salvation Army | Churches of Christ | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.8% | 2.5% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 9.5% |
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| Congregations | 9.7% | 6.5% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 35.5% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| 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 | $100 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,468 | $29,616 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,956 | $35,472 | 1 | $896 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $150 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $100 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,498 | $41,976 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $8,922 | $35,688 | 4 | $1,246 |
Spearville government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $56,000
Sewerage: $45,000
All Other: $1,000
- Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $298,000
Regular Highways: $90,000
Water Utilities: $72,000
Financial Administration: $59,000
Solid Waste Management: $52,000
Sewerage: $37,000
Police Protection: $35,000
General - Other: $20,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
Fire Protection: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $10,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $67,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $265,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $225,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $245,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $210,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $20,000
Other, NEC: $15,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $33,000
Interest Earnings: $28,000
Special Assessments: $18,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $48,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $449,000
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $336,000
Water Utilities: $138,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $24,000
General Support: $8,000
- Tax - Property: $83,000
Public Utilities: $12,000
NEC: $2,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $99,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $15,000
5.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,993 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.71% | | 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:
8.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,047 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.71% | | 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 Spearville:
- KGNO (1370 AM; 5 kW; DODGE CITY, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KDCC (1550 AM; 1 kW; DODGE CITY, KS; Owner: DODGE CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KWLS (1290 AM; 5 kW; PRATT, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KVGB (1590 AM; 5 kW; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO INC.)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Spearville:
- KOLS (95.5 FM; DODGE CITY, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KZRD (93.9 FM; DODGE CITY, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- K225AG (96.3 FM; DODGE CITY, KS; Owner: KANZA SOCIETY, INC.)
- KKJQ (97.3 FM; GARDEN CITY, KS; Owner: KBUF PARTNERSHIP)
- KONQ (91.9 FM; DODGE CITY, KS; Owner: DODGE CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around Spearville:
- KSAS-LP (Channel 29; DODGE CITY, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- K09VS (Channel 9; DODGE CITY, KS; Owner: SMOKY HILLS PUBLIC TELEVISION)
- KBSD-TV (Channel 6; ENSIGN, KS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KDCK (Channel 21; DODGE CITY, KS; Owner: SMOKY HILLS PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP.)
Spearville fatal accident list:
Nov 7, 1986 11:25 AM, R001, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jan 1, 1981 01:53 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- Ne 1/4 Sec 26 T25s R23w 2.75 Mi W, Structure height: 43 m, Call Sign: WPFC492
Assigned Frequencies : 160.425 MHz
Grant Date: 07/07/2004, Expiration Date: 07/07/2014
Registrant: The Bn&sf Rwy Co, 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4568, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5- 103A SPEARVILLE, Int Of 127 Rd & Foothill St, Structure height: 39.6 m, Call Sign: WPOU686
Assigned Frequencies : 6197.24 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6226.89 MHz
Grant Date: 07/15/1999, Expiration Date: 07/15/2009, Certifier: Mary Mcdermott
Registrant: Pathnet, Inc., 1661 Gateway Blvd., Richardson, TX 75080, Phone: (972) 690-9933, Fax: (972) 231-0728, Email:
- SPEARVILLE 103A, Intersection Of 127 Rd & Foothill Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 39.6 m, Call Sign: WPVY786, Licensee ID: L00896575
Assigned Frequencies : 6286.19 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6197.24 MHz
Grant Date: 09/09/2002, Expiration Date: 09/09/2012, Certifier: Kenneth D Anderson
Registrant: Great Western Communications, LLC - STATION, 1 Mi E Of, Overall height: 39.6 m, Call Sign: KNR85
Assigned Frequencies : 6665.00 MHz, 6605.00 MHz
Grant Date: 10/14/1997, Expiration Date: 12/17/2002, Cancelation Date: 08/05/1999
Registrant: Phone: (630) 691-3854 - Spearville, Cnr Lance & 123 Rds - 2.9mi W Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 42.7 m, Overall height: 48.7 m, Call Sign: WHC480
Assigned Frequencies : 6615.00 MHz, 6655.00 MHz
Grant Date: 12/05/2001, Expiration Date: 12/17/2011
Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co., 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4958, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
- SPEARVILLE, 1 Mi N Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.2 m, Overall height: 24.5 m, Call Sign: WHJ255
Assigned Frequencies : 6625.62 MHz
Grant Date: 05/17/2008, Expiration Date: 07/29/2018, Certifier: L. Christian Hauck
Registrant: Utc Spectrum Services, 200 N Glebe Rd, Suite 1000, Arlington, VA 22203, Phone: (703) 558-2214, Fax: (703) 558-0523, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2- Call Sign: WB0WPC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00254869
Grant Date: 03/20/2007, Expiration Date: 01/27/2017, Certifier: Rebecca L Minor
Registrant: Rebecca L Minor, 12375 Lariat Rd, Spearville, KS 67876 - Call Sign: WB0WRA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00254868
Grant Date: 03/20/2007, Expiration Date: 01/27/2017, Certifier: Jerry K Minor
Registrant: Jerry K Minor, 12375 Lariat Rd, Spearville, KS 67876
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Spearville on our top lists:
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average wind speeds"
- #95 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers"
- #101 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Metal and mineral, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers"
- #93 (67876) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Alsatian first ancestries"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
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