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Notable location: Oz Museum (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Columbian Theatre (Museums; 521 Lincoln Street), Kansas Territorial Press (Museums; 810 4th Street), Old Dutch Mill (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; Ash & East 4th), Wamego Historical Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; East 4th Street), OZ Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 511 Lincoln Street), Pottawatomie CO Economic Development (1004 Lincoln Street).
Hotels: Super 8 Motel Wamego (1202 Lilac Lane), Simmer Motel (1215 West USHighway 24), Cottage at Cedar Meadows (15955 Cedar Meadows Road).
Court: Wamego Municipal Court (428 Lincoln).
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Pottawatomie County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 5.6%
(3.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 88.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 76.8% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.6 people | | Kansas: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 70.9% | | Whole state: | 67.6% |
| This city: | 3.8% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wamego, KS
61 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Wamego compared to Kansas state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Wamego (2011 data):
- The First National Bank of Wamego: Highway 24 Branch at 1009 Lincoln, Suite B, branch established on 12/08/2003; The First National Bank Of Wamego at 806 West Fifth Street, branch established on 01/01/1875. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $15.3 mil, Deposits: $12.1 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Wamego Bancshares, Inc.
- Kaw Valley State Bank and Trust Company: Kaw Valley State Bank And Trust Comp at 1015 Kaw Valley Park Circle, branch established on 03/03/1913. Info updated 09/25/2008: Bank assets: $1.3 mil, Deposits: $10.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Kaw Valley Bancshares, Inc.
- Landmark National Bank: Wamego Branch at 6th Street And Lincoln, branch established on 01/01/1927. Info updated 05/13/2009: Bank assets: $56.5 mil, Deposits: $4.4 mil, headquarters in Manhattan, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 21 total offices, Holding Company: Landmark Bancorp, Inc.
- The Bennington State Bank: Wamego Branch at 1800 Farrell Drive, branch established on 12/10/2004. Info updated 07/27/2010: Bank assets: $39.4 mil, Deposits: $3.2 mil, headquarters in Salina, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Berco, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Wamego, Kansas:
- Simmer Motel, 1215 W Hwy 24, Wamego, KS 66547
 , Phone: (785) 456-2304
- Red Nugget Motel, 1300 Kaw Vly Rd, Wamego, KS 66547 , Phone: (785) 456-7777
- Wamego Super 8, 1300 Lilac St, Wamego, KS 66547 , Phone: (785) 458-8888, Fax: (785) 458-8889
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in Wamego, Kansas
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (89%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Pottawatomie County Kansas:
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Religion statistics for Wamego:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 40.31%
| Here | | 40.3% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
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| Adherents | 34.7% | 24.8% | 12.2% | 7.0% | 4.1% |
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| Congregations | 17.6% | 23.5% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 5.9% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | American Baptist Churches in the USA | United Church of Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.0% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 3.7% |
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| Congregations | 5.9% | 8.8% | 5.9% | 2.9% | 11.8% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 7 | Here: | 3.61 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | Pottawatomie County: | 1.55 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 0.51 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8 | This county: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 14 | Pottawatomie County: | 7.21 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Pottawatomie County: | 8.3% | | State: | 8.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 7.8% | | Kansas: | 13.4% |
| 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 |
2 | $10,032 | $60,192 | 1 | $465 |
| Other Government Administration |
5 | $12,854 | $30,850 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $2,214 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
6 | $14,685 | $29,370 | 6 | $5,123 |
| Police - Other |
5 | $10,207 | $24,497 | 2 | $715 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $500 |
| Streets and Highways |
4 | $10,023 | $30,069 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $8,976 | $35,904 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
5 | $12,861 | $30,866 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
19 | $66,234 | $41,832 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
4 | $7,072 | $21,216 | 8 | $3,383 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $2,110 | $25,320 | 1 | $609 |
| Totals for Government |
54 | $155,054 | $34,456 | 21 | $13,009 |
Wamego government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Charges - Hospital Public: $7,149,000 ($1635.18)
Sewerage: $483,000 ($110.48)
Parks and Recreation: $78,000 ($17.84)
All Other: $23,000 ($5.26)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $9,000 ($2.06)
Air Transportation: $1,000 ($0.23)
- Construction - Parks and Recreation: $3,495,000 ($799.41)
General - Other: $2,245,000 ($513.49)
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $7,149,000 ($1635.18)
Electric Utilities: $2,957,000 ($676.35)
Water Utilities: $351,000 ($80.28)
Police Protection: $292,000 ($66.79)
Parks and Recreation: $282,000 ($64.50)
Sewerage: $259,000 ($59.24)
Regular Highways: $243,000 ($55.58)
Libraries: $131,000 ($29.96)
General - Other: $103,000 ($23.56)
Central Staff Services: $98,000 ($22.42)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $55,000 ($12.58)
Judicial and Legal Services: $43,000 ($9.84)
Local Fire Protection: $32,000 ($7.32)
Housing and Community Development: $5,000 ($1.14)
Natural Resources - Other: $2,000 ($0.46)
- General - Interest on Debt: $92,000 ($21.04)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $349,000 ($79.83)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $501,000 ($114.59)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,168,000 ($495.88)
Special Assessments: $148,000 ($33.85)
Interest Earnings: $90,000 ($20.59)
Fines and Forfeits: $35,000 ($8.01)
Sale of Property: $34,000 ($7.78)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,913,000 ($666.29)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,412,000 ($551.69)
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $258,000 ($59.01)
Parks and Recreation: $153,000 ($35.00)
General - Other: $148,000 ($33.85)
Electric Utilities: $103,000 ($23.56)
Local Fire Protection: $57,000 ($13.04)
Regular Highways: $37,000 ($8.46)
Police Protection: $31,000 ($7.09)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $10,000 ($2.29)
Central Staff Services: $9,000 ($2.06)
Water Utilities: $4,000 ($0.91)
Sewerage: $4,000 ($0.91)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,689,000 ($1529.96)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $3,485,000 ($797.12)
Water Utilities: $451,000 ($103.16)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $51,000 ($11.67)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $129,000 ($29.51)
General Local Government Support: $19,000 ($4.35)
- Tax - Property: $1,238,000 ($283.17)
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $522,000 ($119.40)
Public Utilities Sales: $55,000 ($12.58)
Other License: $32,000 ($7.32)
Other Selective Sales: $30,000 ($6.86)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,439,000 ($1015.32)
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Wamego:
- WIBW (580 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- 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)
- KMAN (1350 AM; 1 kW; MANHATTAN, KS; Owner: MANHATTAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
- KMAJ (1440 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Wamego:
- KHCA (95.3 FM; WAMEGO, KS; Owner: KHCA, INC.)
- KMKF (101.5 FM; MANHATTAN, KS; Owner: MANHATTAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KXBZ (104.7 FM; MANHATTAN, 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.)
- KDVV (100.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KACZ (96.3 FM; RILEY, KS; Owner: MANHATTAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KQTP (102.9 FM; ST. MARYS, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KSDB-FM (91.9 FM; MANHATTAN, KS; Owner: KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KQLA (103.5 FM; OGDEN, KS; Owner: PLATINUM BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KCVT (92.5 FM; SILVER LAKE, KS; Owner: RICHARD P. BOTT, II)
- KJCK-FM (97.5 FM; JUNCTION CITY, KS; Owner: PLATINUM BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Wamego:
- WIBW-TV (Channel 13; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- KTKA-TV (Channel 49; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: NORTHEAST KANSAS BROADCAST SERVICE, INC.)
- KTWU (Channel 11; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA)
- KSNT (Channel 27; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF TOPEKA)
- K31BW (Channel 31; MANHATTAN, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K21AP (Channel 55; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KTMJ-CA (Channel 43; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MONTGOMERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- K25DS (Channel 25; JUNCTION CITY, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KMJT-CA (Channel 15; OGDEN, KS; Owner: MONTGOMERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KKSU-LP (Channel 21; MANHATTAN, KS; Owner: KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Wamego, Kansas:
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Kansas average:
- Fatal accident count: 101
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 152
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 37
- Fatalities: 109
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 254
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10
Wamego fatal accident list:
Jun 3, 1991 06:09 AM, U24, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 9
Total length: 8 meters (26ft)
Total costs: $129,000
Total average daily traffic: 12,386
Total average daily truck traffic: 509
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 18,116
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 26 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Wamego)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - .5 Miles Ne 24 And K-99 Jct (Lat: 39.211667 Lon: -96.302222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 183.8 m, Call Sign: KAE894
Assigned Frequencies: 460.375 MHz
Grant Date: 01/11/2002, Expiration Date: 02/06/2012, Certifier: Anthony Metcalf
Registrant: Ka-Comm, Inc., 326 S Clark, Salina, KS 67401, Phone: (785) 827-8555, Fax: (785) 827-1921, Email:
- Lat: 39.216639 Lon: -96.319722, Call Sign: WPUE418
Assigned Frequencies: 24150.0 MHz, 33400.0 MHz
Grant Date: 02/14/2002, Expiration Date: 02/14/2012, Certifier: Robyn R Cobb
Registrant: Ka-Comm Inc, 326 S Clark, Salina, KS 67404, Phone: (785) 827-8555, Fax: (785) 827-1921, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - WAMEGO, 4.5 Mi Se Of (Lat: 39.158333 Lon: -96.142778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 84.4 m, Call Sign: WQBE948
Assigned Frequencies: 932.343 MHz, 941.343 MHz
Grant Date: 09/29/2004, Expiration Date: 09/29/2014, Certifier: Brad G Zielie
Registrant: Union Pacific Railroad, 1400 Douglas St. Stop 0650, Omaha, NE 68179, Phone: (402) 544-1777, Fax: (402) 233-3179, Email:
- WAMEGO DT, 18043 E. Hwy 24 (Lat: 39.211389 Lon: -96.292028), Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.6 m, Call Sign: WQID324
Assigned Frequencies: 6625.00 MHz
Grant Date: 01/08/2008, Expiration Date: 01/08/2018, Certifier: John E Rooney
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 49 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Wamego)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 19 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Wamego)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Wamego, KS
| Most common first names in Wamego, KS among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 36 | 78.4 years |
| Robert | 33 | 75.4 years |
| William | 32 | 76.0 years |
| Mary | 32 | 81.1 years |
| Charles | 30 | 78.5 years |
| George | 27 | 77.4 years |
| James | 26 | 74.5 years |
| Margaret | 16 | 85.8 years |
| Alice | 15 | 83.9 years |
| Helen | 15 | 83.1 years |
| Most common last names in Wamego, KS among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Johnson | 23 | 81.0 years |
| Miller | 20 | 78.3 years |
| Stewart | 20 | 80.1 years |
| Wilson | 14 | 82.7 years |
| Wille | 11 | 83.6 years |
| Pageler | 11 | 77.5 years |
| Weixelman | 11 | 83.8 years |
| Smith | 10 | 77.2 years |
| Eichem | 10 | 77.1 years |
| Siebert | 10 | 73.9 years |
| Businesses in Wamego, KS |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Pizza Hut | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
| SONIC Drive-In | 1 | | | |
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