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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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Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 8.6% | | Whole state: | 9.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
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 (2007 data):
- The First National Bank of Wamego: Highway 24 Branch at 1009 Lincoln, Suite B, branch established on 2003-12-08; The First National Bank Of Wamego at 806 West Fifth Street, branch established on 1875-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $98.5 mil, Deposits: $83.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 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 1913-03-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $86.3 mil, Deposits: $72.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices
- The Bennington State Bank: Wamego Branch at 1800 Farrell Drive, branch established on 2004-12-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $294.7 mil, Deposits: $235.4 mil, headquarters in Salina, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Berco, Inc.
- Landmark National Bank: Wamego Branch at 6th Street And Lincoln, branch established on 1927-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $591.4 mil, Deposits: $446.9 mil, headquarters in Manhattan, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: Landmark Bancorp, Inc.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $9,611 | $57,666 | 1 | $465 |
| Other Government Administration |
5 | $12,633 | $30,319 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $2,214 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
7 | $17,905 | $30,694 | 4 | $1,959 |
| Police - Other |
5 | $10,100 | $24,240 | 1 | $237 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $664 |
| Streets and Highways |
4 | $10,282 | $30,846 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $7,103 | $42,618 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
4 | $10,740 | $32,220 | 1 | $341 |
| Electric Power |
7 | $23,477 | $40,246 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
4 | $6,804 | $20,412 | 8 | $3,244 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $2,044 | $24,528 | 1 | $660 |
| Hospitals |
75 | $242,918 | $38,867 | 12 | $13,519 |
| Totals for Government |
116 | $353,616 | $36,581 | 31 | $23,302 |
Wamego government finances in 2004:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $17,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $5,912,000
Sewerage: $499,000
Parks & Recreation: $75,000
All Other: $61,000
- Construction - General: $1,346,000
- Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $5,912,000
Electric Utilities: $2,183,000
General - Other: $363,000
Water Utilities: $357,000
Regular Highways: $323,000
Police Protection: $286,000
Sewerage: $234,000
Parks & Recreation: $191,000
Libraries: $117,000
Central Staff Services: $88,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $40,000
Fire Protection: $33,000
Air Transportation: $17,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $51,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $52,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $1,690,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,319,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $227,500,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $360,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Electric Utilities: $1,606,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,470,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $227,500,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $209,000
Electric Utilities: $84,000
- Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $121,000
General Revenue, NEC: $56,000
Interest Earnings: $43,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $362,000
Electric Utilities: $192,000
Parks & Recreation: $49,000
Police Protection: $36,000
Fire Protection: $27,000
Sewerage: $23,000
Water Utilities: $12,000
Regular Highways: $10,000
Central Staff: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,012,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,988,000
Water Utilities: $408,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $122,000
Health & Hospitals: $52,000
General Support: $19,000
- Tax - Property: $987,000
Total General Sales: $474,000
Public Utilities: $53,000
NEC: $38,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $4,158,000
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:
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)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KMAJ (1440 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KMAN (1350 AM; 1 kW; MANHATTAN, KS; Owner: MANHATTAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, 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)
- KBUZ (90.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- KMAJ-FM (107.7 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KTPK (106.9 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: KANSAS CAPITAL BROADCASTING, 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)
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)
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