St. George, Kansas

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St. George: Historical Dalton Grain Bin's, Said to be the last of there kind in the state of Kansas. Still being used by a local farmer.

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Population (year 2000): 434. Estimated population in July 2006: 505 (+16.4% change)

Males: 204	(47.0%)
Females: 230	(53.0%)

Pottawatomie County

Median resident age:	30.9 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 66535.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,900 (it was $29,306 in 2000)

St. George	$29,900
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $61,300 (it was $59,400 in 2000)

St. George	$61,300
Kansas:	$107,800

St. George, KS residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in St. George:

White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
Hispanic (3.9%)
Other race (1.4%)
Black (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (43.3%), Irish (16.8%), United States (10.8%), English (7.8%), Dutch (5.1%), Swedish (3.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 0.44 square miles.

Population density: 1122 people per square mile

(low).

For population 25 years and over in St. George

High school or higher: 84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
Unemployed: 9.7%
Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in St. George city

Never married: 25.5%
Now married: 60.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 1.8%
Divorced: 12.3%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.5%
Kansas:	5.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

St. George:	1.0% ($619)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Topeka, KS (51.1 miles , pop. 122,377).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lincoln, NE (113.4 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (442.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Wamego, KS (7.6 miles ), Louisville, KS (8.3 miles ), Manhattan, KS (11.6 miles ), Westmoreland, KS (14.2 miles ), Alma, KS (14.9 miles ), McFarland, KS (15.5 miles ), Belvue, KS (16.5 miles ), Paxico, KS (19.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 1 building, cost: $85,500
1998: 1 building, cost: $85,500
1999: 1 building, cost: $85,500
2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $35,800
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $112,500
2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $139,500
2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $111,200
2004: 11 buildings, average cost: $111,200
2005: 10 buildings, average cost: $111,200
2006: 13 buildings, average cost: $133,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 39.19 N, Longitude: 96.42 W

St. George household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: +36 (+9.0%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (25%)
Educational services (11%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
Metal and mineral, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (17%)
Health care (17%)
Public administration (9%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Carpenters (6%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Painters and paperhangers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other financial specialists (9%)
Customer service representatives (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)

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Crime in St. George (2003):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
1 burglary (222.2 per 100,000)
5 thefts (1111.1 per 100,000)
0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 60.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 321.8)

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

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.03
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in St. George, Kansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

St. George, Kansas average precipitation

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St. George-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 89% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/19/1960, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.6 miles away from the St. George city center injured 12 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/8/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 39.0 miles away from the city center killed 16 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near St. George:

WAMEGO CITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; WAMEGO, KS)
MANHATTAN SURGICAL HOSPITAL LLC (about 11 miles; MANHATTAN, KS)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; MANHATTAN, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to St. George:

MANHATTAN RGNL (about 18 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; ID: MHK)
FORBES FIELD (about 56 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
SALINA MUNI (about 90 miles; SALINA, KS; ID: SLN)

Other public-use airports nearest to St. George:

WAMEGO MUNI (about 12 miles; WAMEGO, KS; ID: 69K)
CHARLES E GRUTZMACHER MUNI (about 27 miles; ONAGA, KS; ID: 52K)
FREEMAN FIELD (about 31 miles; JUNCTION CITY, KS; ID: 3JC)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. George:

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 46 miles; TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; EMPORIA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 81 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 99 miles; EL DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 112 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 114 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)

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Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	61.8%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	8.7%
Whole state:	4.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	23.6%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This city:	6.8%
Whole state:	4.1%

St. George compared to Kansas state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
Number of rooms per house below 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

St. George mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Pottawatomie County Kansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$780
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$496
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		2	$797
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		3	$531
Other Government Administration	0	$0		2	$1,457
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$562
Totals for Government	0	$0		10	$4,624

St. George government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $38,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $35,000
Water Utilities: $28,000

Sewerage: $22,000

Financial Administration: $21,000

Regular Highways: $15,000

Parks & Recreation: $6,000

General - Other: $4,000
General - Interest on Debt: $26,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $454,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $436,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $18,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $24,000
Interest Earnings: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $93,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $42,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $13,000
General Support: $12,000
Tax - Property: $49,000
Public Utilities: $8,000

NEC: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $50,000

8.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,338 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.61%
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 Riley County, KS	2.68% ($36,275 average AGI)
from Shawnee County, KS	0.50% ($39,771)
from Wabaunsee County, KS	0.43% ($37,900)

8.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,729 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.55%
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 Riley County, KS	1.99% ($25,943 average AGI)
to Shawnee County, KS	1.02% ($36,403)
to Johnson County, KS	0.41% ($34,931)

Strongest AM radio stations in St. George:

WIBW (580 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KMAN (1350 AM; 1 kW; MANHATTAN, KS; Owner: MANHATTAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KMAJ (1440 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in St. George:

KMKF (101.5 FM; MANHATTAN, KS; Owner: MANHATTAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KHCA (95.3 FM; WAMEGO, KS; Owner: KHCA, INC.)
KXBZ (104.7 FM; MANHATTAN, KS; Owner: MANHATTAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KSDB-FM (91.9 FM; MANHATTAN, KS; Owner: KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY)
KACZ (96.3 FM; RILEY, KS; Owner: MANHATTAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WIBW-FM (94.5 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KMAJ-FM (107.7 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KTPK (106.9 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: KANSAS CAPITAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
KBUZ (90.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
KQLA (103.5 FM; OGDEN, KS; Owner: PLATINUM BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KDVV (100.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KJCK-FM (97.5 FM; JUNCTION CITY, KS; Owner: PLATINUM BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KQTP (102.9 FM; ST. MARYS, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KBLS (102.5 FM; NORTH FORT RILEY, KS; Owner: EBC, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around St. George:

WIBW-TV (Channel 13; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
KTKA-TV (Channel 49; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: NORTHEAST KANSAS BROADCAST SERVICE, INC.)
K31BW (Channel 31; MANHATTAN, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KSNT (Channel 27; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF TOPEKA)
KMJT-CA (Channel 15; OGDEN, KS; Owner: MONTGOMERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
K25DS (Channel 25; JUNCTION CITY, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KKSU-LP (Channel 21; MANHATTAN, KS; Owner: KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY)

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