St. George, Kansas

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Pottawatomie County

Population in July 2008: 562. Population change since 2000: +29.5%

Males: 264	(47.0%)
Females: 298	(53.0%)

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

Zip codes: 66535.

Estimated median household income in 2008: $39,178 (it was $29,306 in 2000)

St. George:	$39,178
Kansas:	$50,177

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $22,394

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $55,120 (it was $34,800 in 2000)

St. George:	$55,120
Kansas:	$125,700

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $63,052; Detached houses: $86,578; Townhouses or other attached units: $57,173; Mobile homes: $17,217

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Races in St. George:

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

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in St. George: 72.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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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: 1279 people per square mile

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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 May 2009.

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

St. George:	1.8% ($619)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Topeka, KS (40.4 miles , pop. 122,377).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (100.2 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (442.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Wamego, KS (2.4 miles ), Louisville, KS (2.6 miles ), Manhattan, KS (3.0 miles ), Belvue, KS (3.6 miles ), McFarland, KS (3.7 miles ), Alma, KS (3.7 miles ), Westmoreland, KS (3.8 miles ), Paxico, KS (4.0 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
2007: 10 buildings, average cost: $127,900
2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $113,800

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 39.19 N, Longitude: 96.42 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 785

St. George household income distribution

St. George races chart

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:	1.78
US city average:	3.00

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%)
Metals and minerals, 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%)

Average climate in St. George, Kansas

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St. George, Kansas average precipitation

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St. George-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 153% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/19/1960, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.5 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 32.6 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.

St. George-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/23/2007 at 08:15:49, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 60.6 miles away from St. George center
On 5/13/1999 at 14:18:22, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near St. George:

WAMEGO CITY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; WAMEGO, KS)
MANHATTAN SURGICAL HOSPITAL LLC (about 9 miles; MANHATTAN, KS)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; MANHATTAN, KS)

Political contributions by individuals in St. George, KS

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

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 37 miles; TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; EMPORIA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 64 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 90 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
PARK UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 4,180)

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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 2008:

This city:	23.6%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	6.8%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in St. George, KS

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:
	Utility gas (92%) Electricity (3%) Wood (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Religion statistics for St. George

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 40.31%

Here		40.3%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents	34.7%	24.8%	12.2%	7.0%	4.1%
Congregations	17.6%	23.5%	8.8%	8.8%	5.9%

Name	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA	United Church of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other
Adherents	4.0%	3.6%	3.2%	2.6%	3.7%
Congregations	5.9%	8.8%	5.9%	2.9%	11.8%

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.

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.)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KMAJ (1440 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
KJCK (1420 AM; 1 kW; JUNCTION CITY, KS; Owner: PLATINUM BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in St. George:

KHCA (95.3 FM; WAMEGO, KS; Owner: KHCA, INC.)
KMKF (101.5 FM; MANHATTAN, KS; Owner: MANHATTAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KSDB-FM (91.9 FM; MANHATTAN, KS; Owner: KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY)
KXBZ (104.7 FM; MANHATTAN, KS; Owner: MANHATTAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
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.)
KQLA (103.5 FM; OGDEN, KS; Owner: PLATINUM BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KBUZ (90.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
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.)
KCVT (92.5 FM; SILVER LAKE, KS; Owner: RICHARD P. BOTT, II)

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)
KTWU (Channel 11; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA)
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)
K39BR (Channel 39; JUNCTION CITY, KS; Owner: NORTHEAST KANSAS B/CST.SERVICE,INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 1,338
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 1,604

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

Bonnie K Clark, 303 Rockingham Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 77.7 m
Registrant: 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:
Edwin D Geer, 7 Km North And 4 Km West, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 126.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00001782
Registrant: Kansas Department Of Transportation, 700 Sw Harrison, 7th Floor, Topeka, KS 66603-3754, Phone: (785) 296-3661

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

NORTH WELL, North Well 6266 Vineyard Road, Type: Mast, Structure height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WQBM406
Assigned Frequencies : 173.337 MHz
Grant Date: 11/04/2004, Expiration Date: 11/04/2014, Certifier: David Stauffer
Registrant: Micro-Comm, Inc., 15895 S Pflumm Rd, Olathe, KS 66062, Phone: (913) 390-4500, Fax: (913) 390-4550, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

FLUSH, 7 Km North And 4 Km West, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 126.5 m, Call Sign: WQIH210
Assigned Frequencies : 6833.75 MHz
Grant Date: 02/08/2008, Expiration Date: 02/08/2018, Certifier: Edwin Geer
Registrant: State Of Kansas, 700 Sw Harrison Street, Topeka, KS 66603-3754, Phone: (785) 296-3661, Fax: (785) 296-0999, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KB0WWD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01207373
Grant Date: 02/14/2007, Expiration Date: 02/14/2017
Registrant: Jason L Edie, 803 Spani, St. George, KS 66535

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2
Hazardous Condition: 1

St. George on our top lists:

#11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Community and social services occupations:"
#14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Metal and mineral, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers"
#16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers"
#22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Metal and mineral, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers"
#60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations"
#87 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Law enforcement workers including supervisors"

#50 (66535) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Moroccan first ancestries"

#12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2004 Presidential Election"

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