Spearville, Kansas

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Population (year 2000): 813. Estimated population in July 2006: 872 (+7.3% change)

Males: 395	(48.6%)
Females: 418	(51.4%)

Ford County

Median resident age:	36.5 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 67876.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,500 (it was $40,625 in 2000)

Spearville	$41,500
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $67,100 (it was $65,000 in 2000)

Spearville	$67,100
Kansas:	$107,800

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Races in Spearville:

White Non-Hispanic (93.6%)
Hispanic (5.0%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
Other race (0.6%)
American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (55.0%), United States (11.4%), Irish (9.5%), English (7.9%), French (3.0%), Dutch (2.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 2460 feet

Land area: 0.63 square miles.

Population density: 1352 people per square mile

(low).

For population 25 years and over in Spearville

High school or higher: 82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
Unemployed: 1.5%
Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Spearville city

Never married: 21.5%
Now married: 61.8%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 9.2%
Divorced: 6.8%

16 residents are foreign born

This city:	2.0%
Kansas:	5.0%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Spearville, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Spearville to the number of sex offenders is 857 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

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

Spearville:	1.4% ($890)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wichita, KS (166.6 miles , pop. 344,284).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (404.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Offerle, KS (13.8 miles ), Ford, KS (14.7 miles ), Jetmore, KS (18.9 miles ), Dodge City, KS (19.1 miles ), Hanston, KS (19.2 miles ), Bucklin, KS (22.4 miles ), Kinsley, KS (24.2 miles ), Mullinville, KS (26.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $140,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $150,000
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $125,000
1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $103,100
2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $138,200
2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $118,000
2002: 7 buildings, average cost: $90,400
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $111,000
2005: 1 building, cost: $218,000
2006: 1 building, cost: $142,800

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 37.85 N, Longitude: 99.76 W

18 people in nursing homes

Area code: 620

Spearville household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +103 (+14.5%).

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Food (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Construction (5%)
Health care (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (25%)
Health care (18%)
Food and beverage stores (10%)
Social assistance (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
Cashiers (8%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Child care workers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.17
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Spearville, Kansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Spearville, Kansas average precipitation

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Spearville-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Kansas state average. It is 74% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/30/1972, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.6 miles away from the Spearville city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/4/1955, a category 4 tornado 31.7 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Spearville:

HODGEMAN COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (about 16 miles; JETMORE, KS)
WESTERN PLAINS MEDICAL COMPLEX (about 20 miles; DODGE CITY, KS)
EDWARDS CO HOSPITAL & HEALTHCARE CTR (about 23 miles; KINSLEY, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Spearville:

DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 16 miles; DODGE CITY, KS; ID: DDC)
GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 67 miles; GARDEN CITY, KS; ID: GCK)
GREAT BEND MUNI (about 71 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; ID: GBD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Spearville:

JETMORE MUNI (about 13 miles; JETMORE, KS; ID: K79)
WILROADS GARDENS (about 15 miles; DODGE CITY, KS; ID: 9K1)
BUCKLIN (about 23 miles; BUCKLIN, KS; ID: 8K0)

Amtrak station near Spearville:

20 miles: DODGE CITY (CENTRAL & WYATT EARP STS.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Spearville:

FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 128 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 158 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 166 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 2,983)
SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 176 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; FT enrollment: 4,360)
BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 200 miles; EL DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)

Public high school in Spearville:

SPEARVILLE JR/SR HIGH (Students: 178; Location: 305 E. AVE. B; Grades: 07 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Spearville:

SPEARVILLE ELEM (Students: 177; Location: 105 E. DAVIS; Grades: KG - 06)

Library in Spearville:

SPEARVILLE TOWNSHIP LIBRARY (Operating income: $40,831; Location: 414 N MAIN STREET/ PO BOX 464; 23,868 books; 170 audio materials; 922 video materials; 88 serial subscriptions)

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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 1999:

This city:	7.4%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This city:	2.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

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 (2007 data):

Ford County State Bank: at Main Street, branch established on 1902-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $22.7 mil, Deposits: $19.1 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: $22.0 mil, Deposits: $17.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Spearville Bancshares, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Spearville mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Ford County Kansas:

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Firefighters	0	$0		1	$100
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,562	$30,744	1	$116
Other Government Administration	1	$1,900	$22,800	0	$0
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$100
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$75
Other and Unallocable	1	$3,140	$37,680	1	$392
Totals for Government	3	$7,602	$30,408	5	$783

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:

from Finney County, KS	0.56% ($28,509 average AGI)
from Gray County, KS	0.34% ($29,914)
from Sedgwick County, KS	0.22% ($38,455)

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:

to Sedgwick County, KS	0.76% ($29,088 average AGI)
to Finney County, KS	0.33% ($30,029)
to Gray County, KS	0.32% ($30,676)

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.)
KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
KVGB (1590 AM; 5 kW; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO INC.)
KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSCB (1270 AM; 5 kW; LIBERAL, KS; Owner: SEWARD COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., 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.)
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.)

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