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Atchison County

Population in July 2008: 1,806. Population change since 2000: -6.7%
 

Males: 929  (51.5%)
Females: 877  (48.5%)

Median resident age:  37.5 years
Missouri median age:  36.1 years

Zip codes: 64491.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,636 (it was $28,144 in 2000)
Tarkio:  $35,636
Missouri:  $45,114

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,095
Tarkio:  $18,095
Missouri:  $23,915

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $79,033 (it was $48,800 in 2000)
Tarkio:  $79,033
Missouri:  $138,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $82,056; Detached houses: $80,280; Townhouses or other attached units: $126,102; Mobile homes: $26,500

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Races in Tarkio:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.9%)
  • Black (6.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Tarkio: 74.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (23.2%), Irish (14.7%), English (10.2%), United States (9.7%), French (2.8%), Scottish (2.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1881

Elevation: 940 feet

Land area: 1.38 square miles.

Population density: 1305 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Tarkio

  • High school or higher: 72.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tarkio city

  • Never married: 18.9%
  • Now married: 55.1%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 13.3%
  • Divorced: 11.9%

3 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.2%
Missouri:  2.7%


According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Tarkio, Missouri in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Tarkio to the number of sex offenders is 452 to 1.

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

Tarkio:  1.0% ($480)
Missouri:  1.0% ($851)
Tarkio satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Joseph, MO (55.4 miles , pop. 73,990).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (65.6 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (412.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Fairfax, MO (2.7 miles ), Westboro, MO (2.7 miles) , Rock Port, MO (2.7 miles ), Northboro, IA (3.5 miles) , Blanchard, IA (3.6 miles) , Watson, MO (3.6 miles) , Corning, MO (3.7 miles) , Brownville, NE (3.9 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $46,000
  • 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $46,000
  • 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $82,800
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $72,000
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $37,300
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $64,000
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $56,300
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $110,000
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $140,000
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 40.44 N, Longitude: 95.38 W

Area code: 660

Tarkio household income distribution Tarkio home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: -318 (-14.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (9%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (23%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)



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Crime in Tarkio by Year
Type 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 00010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.053.20.0
Assaults 54311
    per 100,000 254.8209.9157.953.254.9
Burglaries 410400
    per 100,000 203.9524.7210.50.00.0
Thefts 115364
    per 100,000 560.7262.3157.9319.1219.4
Auto thefts 31012
    per 100,000 152.952.50.053.2109.7
Arson 01000
    per 100,000 0.052.50.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 99.993.452.643.628.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.11
US city average:  3.00

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Tarkio-area historical tornado activity is above Missouri state average. It is 175% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/5/1954, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.5 miles away from the Tarkio city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/29/1979, a category 4 tornado 12.5 miles away from the city center injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Tarkio-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 15.9 miles away from Tarkio center
On 2/11/1995 at 05:54:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 23.1 miles away from the city center
On 3/23/2007 at 08:15:49, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 67.6 miles away from the city center
On 5/13/1999 at 14:18:22, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.6 miles away from Tarkio center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

Tarkio topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Tarkio:
  • COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, INC (about 9 miles; FAIRFAX, MO)
  • SHENANDOAH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; SHENANDOAH, IA)
  • GRAPE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; HAMBURG, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in Tarkio, MO

Airports located in Tarkio:
Operable nuclear power plant near Tarkio:
  • 15 miles: Cooper in Brownville, NE.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tarkio:
  • NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,620)
  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; FT enrollment: 2,723)
  • IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; FT enrollment: 2,840)
  • MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 62 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; FT enrollment: 4,329)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 67 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 70 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 72 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
Public high school in Tarkio:
  • Tarkio High (Students: 209; Location: 312 S Eleventh St; Grades: 07-12)
Private high school in Tarkio:
  • TARKIO ACADEMY (Students: 168; Location: 300 N 13TH STREET; Grades: 7 - 12; Boys only)
Public elementary/middle school in Tarkio:
  • Tarkio Elem. (Students: 209; Location: 1201 Pine St; Grades: PK-06)
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User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Addition: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, which is about 80 miles from Tarkio and is the primary research University in Nebraska. It also has the only engineering college in the state, with a main campus in Lincoln and a smaller campus in Omaha (on the UNO campus). added by Constance

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Creek: Middle Tarkio Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Big T Motel (Junction Highway 136).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Missouri:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  62.6%
Whole state:  67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.1%
Whole state:  5.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  16.3%
Whole state:  11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  8.1%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tarkio, MO


People in group quarters in Tarkio
  • 163 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 52 people in nursing homes
  • 22 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded


Tarkio compared to Missouri state average:

Tarkio, Missouri environmental map by EPA

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Tarkio (2009 data):
  • Farmers State Bank: Tarkio Branch at 512 Main Street, branch established on 1933-04-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $170.8 mil, Deposits: $129.9 mil, headquarters in Cameron, MO, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Fsc Bancshares, Inc.
  • U.S. Bank National Association: Tarkio Branch at 109 South 3rd, branch established on 1883-01-01. Info updated 2008-11-25: Bank assets: $261,775.6 mil, Deposits: $171,980.0 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2849 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp



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Tarkio travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Atchison County Missouri:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (67%)
  • Electricity (25%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Other fuel (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)


Religion statistics for Tarkio

Adherents


NameUnited Methodist ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents29.5%28.3%19.1%7.2%6.6%
Congregations23.8%19.0%9.5%14.3%9.5%
NameCatholic ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of ChristAssemblies of GodChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Other religions
Adherents6.0%1.5%1.2%0.4%0.3%
Congregations4.8%4.8%4.8%4.8%4.8%
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 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$2,427$29,1241$220
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$700
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$350
Police Protection - Officers 3$6,431$25,7240$0
Streets and Highways 3$6,568$26,2720$0
Parks and Recreation 1$2,059$24,7080$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$126
Totals for Government 8$17,485$26,2288$1,396



Tarkio government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $136,000
    Sewerage: $48,000
  • Construction - General: $449,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $243,000
    Police Protection: $134,000
    Financial Administration: $133,000
    Solid Waste Management: $90,000
    Parks & Recreation: $75,000
    Sewerage: $21,000
    Fire Protection: $14,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $449,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $39,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $675,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $550,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $80,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $45,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $27,000
    Interest Earnings: $9,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $319,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $63,000
  • Tax - Property: $257,000
    Total General Sales: $186,000
    Public Utilities: $140,000
    Other Selective Sales: $15,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $12,000
    NEC: $9,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $198,000

4.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,154 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.13%
Missouri average:  7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


6.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,542 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.75%
Missouri average:  7.66%

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 Nodaway County, MO  1.15% ($21,577 average AGI)
to Fremont County, IA  0.49% ($40,273)
to Page County, IA  0.49% ($30,909)


Strongest AM radio stations in Tarkio:
  • KYFR (920 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, 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.)
  • KMA (960 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: KMA BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KFEQ (680 AM; 5 kW; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
  • KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
  • KLNG (1560 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
  • KOZN (1620 AM; 10 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KOMJ (590 AM; 5 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tarkio:
  • KRSS (93.5 FM; TARKIO, MO; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • KKBZ (99.3 FM; CLARINDA, IA; Owner: KMA BROADCASTING, L.P.)
  • K219CE (91.7 FM; FALLS CITY, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
  • KNCY-FM (103.1 FM; AUBURN, NE; Owner: RADIO 2000 NE, INC.)
  • KXCV (90.5 FM; MARYVILLE, MO; Owner: NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIV.)
  • KNIM-FM (97.1 FM; MARYVILLE, MO; Owner: NODAWAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Tarkio:
  • K46FG (Channel 46; FALLS CITY, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDTV COMMISSION)


Tarkio fatal accident list:
Mar 14, 1999 03:45 AM, Thirdstreet, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total costs: $236,000
Total average daily traffic: 5
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 6

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Tarkio)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Tarkio, MO)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3
  • 1.13 Km W Of Jct Of Us 59 & Us 136, Overall height: 63.1 m, Call Sign: WPNI877
    Assigned Frequencies : 947.000 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/03/1997, Expiration Date: 02/01/2013
    Registrant: Phone: (804) 385-5295
  • S Side Hwy 136 1.5 Mi E, Structure height: 38.1 m, Overall height: 33.5 m, Call Sign: WPOQ275
    Assigned Frequencies : 942.375 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/14/1998, Expiration Date: 10/14/2008, Cancelation Date: 10/01/2008
    Registrant: Allgeier Martin & Associates Inc, 2820 S Range Line Road, Joplin, MO 64803, Phone: (417) 624-5703, Fax: (417) 624-7558, Email:
  • TARKIO TOWER, S Side Hwy 136, 7.8 Km E Jct Hwy59, Type: Tower, Structure height: 42.7 m, Call Sign: KFK98
    Assigned Frequencies : 6815.00 MHz, 6855.00 MHz, 933.375 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/01/2002, Expiration Date: 11/12/2011
    Registrant: Allgeier Martin & Associates Inc, 2820 S Range Line Road, Joplin, MO 64803-2627, Phone: (417) 624-5703, Fax: (471) 624-7558, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6
  • Call Sign: K4PAT, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00218049
    Grant Date: 10/10/2007, Expiration Date: 10/14/2017
    Registrant: Harry P Snyder, 12382 State Highway F, Tarkio, MO 64491-9110
  • Call Sign: KC0FFR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00366795
    Grant Date: 02/12/2009, Expiration Date: 03/18/2019, Certifier: Rachel N Lancey
    Registrant: Rachel N Lancey, 1105 Sycamore St, Tarkio, MO 64491
  • Call Sign: KC4ICY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00845633
    Grant Date: 06/24/1998, Expiration Date: 06/24/2008
    Registrant: Julia J Snyder, 12382 State Highway F, Tarkio, MO 64491-9110
  • Call Sign: KF4RAQ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00845635
    Grant Date: 05/03/2007, Expiration Date: 05/03/2017
    Registrant: Jana M Snyder, 12382 State Highway F, Tarkio, MO 64491-9110
  • Call Sign: KC0NQV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00539366
    Grant Date: 06/28/2002, Expiration Date: 06/28/2012, Certifier: John B Hurst
    Registrant: John B Hurst, 502 Spruce, Tarkio, MO 64491
  • Call Sign: KC0SYI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00907266
    Grant Date: 08/18/2004, Expiration Date: 08/18/2014, Certifier: Jonathan G Snyder
    Registrant: Jonathan G Snyder, 12382 State Highway F, Tarkio, MO 64491


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 13 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Tarkio)

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