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Jefferson County

Population in July 2008: 1,156. Population change since 2000: -7.8%
 

Males: 573  (49.6%)
Females: 583  (50.4%)

Median resident age:  36.6 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 66088.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,989 (it was $34,018 in 2000)
Valley Falls:  $42,989
Kansas:  $47,451

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,836
Valley Falls:  $20,836
Kansas:  $25,197

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $97,477 (it was $63,000 in 2000)
Valley Falls:  $97,477
Kansas:  $121,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $115,961; Detached houses: $105,840; Townhouses or other attached units: $1,602,497; Mobile homes: $38,611

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Races in Valley Falls:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Black (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Valley Falls: 74.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (28.8%), English (12.7%), United States (12.4%), Irish (12.2%), Dutch (3.3%), Scotch-Irish (3.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 950 feet

Land area: 0.75 square miles.

Population density: 1551 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Valley Falls

  • High school or higher: 85.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Valley Falls city

  • Never married: 21.8%
  • Now married: 55.3%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 12.8%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

16 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.3%
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:

Valley Falls:  1.3% ($789)
Kansas:  1.2% ($999)
Valley Falls satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Topeka, KS (24.3 miles , pop. 122,377).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (51.9 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (443.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Ozawkie, KS (2.8 miles ), Nortonville, KS (2.9 miles ), Denison, KS (3.1 miles ), Winchester, KS (3.2 miles ), Oskaloosa, KS (3.4 miles ), Meriden, KS (3.5 miles ), Effingham, KS (3.6 miles ), Mayetta, KS (3.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $58,100
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $60,000
  • 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $37,200
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $155,000
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $161,700
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $106,700
  • 2008: 1 building, cost: $150,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 39.34 N, Longitude: 95.46 W

Area code: 785

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Population change in the 1990s: -7 (-0.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (25%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)
  • Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)
  • Personal appearance workers (4%)



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Crime in Valley Falls (2007):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 rape (84.6 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 assault (84.6 per 100,000)
  • 3 burglaries (253.8 per 100,000)
  • 1 larceny count (84.6 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (84.6 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 112.5 (higher means more crime, US average = 302.7)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.73
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Valley Falls, Kansas

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Valley Falls-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 191% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/8/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 19.3 miles away from the Valley Falls city center killed 16 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 5/19/1960, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.0 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 92 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Valley Falls-area historical earthquake activity is near Kansas state average. It is 96% 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 89.4 miles away from Valley Falls center
On 3/23/2007 at 08:15:49, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 10.5 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 44.1 miles away from the city center
On 2/11/1995 at 05:54:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 84.8 miles away from Valley Falls center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

Valley Falls topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Valley Falls:
  • JEFFERSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; WINCHESTER, KS)
  • HOLTON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; HOLTON, KS)
  • NORTHEAST KS CRT FOR HEALTH & WELLNESS (about 23 miles; HORTON, KS)

Political contributions by individuals in Valley Falls, KS

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Valley Falls:
  • WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 27 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 29 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
  • KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
  • PARK UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 4,180)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 42 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
  • MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 47 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; FT enrollment: 4,329)
  • JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
Public high school in Valley Falls:
Public elementary/middle school in Valley Falls:
See full list of schools located in Valley Falls

Library in Valley Falls:
  • DELAWARE TOWNSHIP LIBRARY (Operating income: $42,976; Location: 421 MARY ST. #A; 11,877 books; 70 audio materials; 224 video materials; 20 serial subscriptions)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Valley Falls and their reported violations in the past:

JEFFERSON CO RWD 3 (Population served: 2030, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and SEP-22-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-22-2000)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and OCT-21-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-21-1999)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and MAY-19-1995, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-19-1995)
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Kansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  61.4%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.9%
Whole state:  4.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  7.9%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  2.6%
Whole state:  4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Valley Falls, KS


58 people in nursing homes
11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


Valley Falls compared to Kansas state average:

Valley Falls, Kansas 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 below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Valley Falls (2009 data):
  • Kendall State Bank: at 406 Broadway, branch established on 1892-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $35.8 mil, Deposits: $31.3 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Northeast Kansas Bancshares, Inc.



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Valley Falls travel time to work


Valley Falls mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County Kansas:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (89%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Valley Falls

Adherents


NameUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of ChristAmerican Baptist Churches in the USALutheran Church
Adherents33.4%32.6%10.1%5.4%4.4%
Congregations31.3%15.6%15.6%3.1%3.1%
NameChurch of the NazareneSouthern Baptist ConventionEvangelical Free Church of AmericaAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents2.8%2.4%1.7%1.3%5.9%
Congregations3.1%3.1%3.1%3.1%18.8%
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
Other Government Administration 1$3,677$44,1247$1,191
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$250
Police Protection - Officers 2$5,774$34,6440$0
Firefighters 1$3,677$44,1248$1,641
Streets and Highways 1$2,143$25,7160$0
Sewerage 1$3,199$38,3880$0
Water Supply 1$4,269$51,2280$0
Totals for Government 7$22,739$38,98116$3,082



Valley Falls government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $38,000
    Sewerage: $36,000
    Parks & Recreation: $20,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $117,000
    Regular Highways: $117,000
    Police Protection: $64,000
    Parks & Recreation: $42,000
    Sewerage: $39,000
    Solid Waste Management: $35,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $34,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $26,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $12,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $20,000
    Parks & Recreation: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $566,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $148,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $39,000
    General Support: $29,000
  • Tax - Property: $120,000
    Public Utilities: $44,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $160,000

7.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,164 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.02%
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 Douglas County, KS  1.67% ($36,310 average AGI)
from Shawnee County, KS  1.66% ($38,687)
from Leavenworth County, KS  0.60% ($37,190)


8.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,247 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.43%
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 Shawnee County, KS  2.34% ($31,521 average AGI)
to Douglas County, KS  1.55% ($30,257)
to Leavenworth County, KS  0.58% ($29,854)


Strongest AM radio stations in Valley Falls:
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WIBW (580 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
  • KMAJ (1440 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKLO (1410 AM; 5 kW; LEAVENWORTH, KS; Owner: CHARA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KFEQ (680 AM; 5 kW; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
  • KCSP (610 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCCV (760 AM; daytime; 6 kW; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KXTR (1660 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Valley Falls:
  • KLZR (105.9 FM; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
  • WIBW-FM (94.5 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KJTY (88.1 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: JOY PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KMAJ-FM (107.7 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KTPK (106.9 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: KANSAS CAPITAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KNZA (103.9 FM; HIAWATHA, KS; Owner: KNZA, INC.)
  • KKJO-FM (105.5 FM; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC)
  • KCHZ (95.7 FM; OTTAWA, KS; Owner: SYNCOM RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KWIC (99.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KDVV (100.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KANU (91.5 FM; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS)
  • KQTP (102.9 FM; ST. MARYS, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KBUZ (90.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • KAIR-FM (93.7 FM; HORTON, KS; Owner: KNZA INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Valley Falls:
  • KTWU (Channel 11; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA)
  • KSNT (Channel 27; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF TOPEKA)
  • KTKA-TV (Channel 49; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: NORTHEAST KANSAS BROADCAST SERVICE, INC.)
  • WIBW-TV (Channel 13; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • KTMJ-CA (Channel 43; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MONTGOMERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K21AP (Channel 55; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KTAJ (Channel 16; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)


Valley Falls fatal accident list:
Nov 29, 2008 11:43 AM, Linn St, 19th St, Lat: 39.333136, Lon: -95.465419, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 25, 1991 09:05 AM, Linn, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 1, 1986 07:37 AM, K4, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 3


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • Kansas State Highway 16 At Linn, Type: Mast, Structure height: 61.3 m, Overall height: 65.2 m, Call Sign: KNKA442
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/15/2006, Expiration Date: 10/01/2016
    Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Fax: (469) 229-7297, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5
  • Dane F Ershen, Kansas State Highway 16 At Linn, Type: Mast, Structure height: 61.3 m, Overall height: 64 m
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms-A3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
  • Lottie L Thompson, Valley Falls, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.8 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
    Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508
  • Dane F Ershen, 5641 Maverick Lane, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.5 m, Overall height: 77.7 m
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms-A3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
  • KELLYE ABERNATHY, 5641 Maverick Lane, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 83.8 m
    Registrant: Cingular Wireless, 17330 Preston Road, Suite 100a, Dallas, TX 75252, Phone: (972) 733-2366
  • Marilyn Matheny, Off Hamiliton Rd.; 0.24 Mi. Se Of Intersection Of Hamilton Rd & Half Mound Rd., Type: Tower, Structure height: 182.9 m, Overall height: 183.8 m
    Registrant: Graham Brock, Inc., St. Simons Island, GA 31522-7466, Phone: (912) 638-8028, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Valley Falls)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 48
  • Hazardous Condition: 11
  • Service Call: 2
  • Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Valley Falls


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