Cherokee County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
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Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.3%
(11.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 36.4% 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: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 66.2% | | Whole state: | 66.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 6.5% | | 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: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Weir, KS
Weir compared to Kansas state average:
- 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 below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Weir (2011 data):
- CBW Bank: Cbw Bank at 109 E. Main Street, branch established on 1892/01/01. Info updated 2010/05/06: Bank assets: $8.4 mil, Deposits: $6.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Cb Bancshares Corp
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (90%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Cherokee County Kansas:
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Religion statistics for Weir (based on Cherokee County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 59.21%
| Here |  | 59.2% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Assemblies of God | United Methodist Church |
| Adherents | 27.8% | 27.7% | 9.5% | 9.1% | 6.3% |
| Congregations | 7.7% | 15.4% | 3.8% | 7.7% | 13.5% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Baptist Missionary Association of America | Friends (Quakers) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
| Adherents | 6.2% | 4.0% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 5.1% |
| Congregations | 11.5% | 1.9% | 9.6% | 7.7% | 21.2% |
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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: 6 | Here: | 2.82 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10 | This county: | 4.69 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 13 | Cherokee County: | 6.10 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Cherokee County: | 9.5% | | State: | 8.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.1% | | 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 |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,032 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $780 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $2,100 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $4,532 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,946 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $3,758 | $22,548 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $3,758 | $22,548 | 9 | $10,390 |
Weir government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $49,000 ($71.74)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $142,000 ($207.91)
Police Protection: $87,000 ($127.38)
Financial Administration: $76,000 ($111.27)
Sewerage: $49,000 ($71.74)
Regular Highways: $35,000 ($51.24)
Fire Protection: $23,000 ($33.67)
General - Other: $19,000 ($27.82)
Libraries: $13,000 ($19.03)
Parks & Recreation: $6,000 ($8.78)
- General - Interest on Debt: $8,000 ($11.71)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $68,000 ($99.56)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $240,000 ($351.39)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $147,000 ($215.23)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $119,000 ($174.23)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $238,000 ($348.46)
Other, NEC: $22,000 ($32.21)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $6,000 ($8.78)
Water Utilities: $2,000 ($2.93)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $33,000 ($48.32)
Interest Earnings: $4,000 ($5.86)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $10,000 ($14.64)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $120,000 ($175.70)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $122,000 ($178.62)
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $22,000 ($32.21)
End of Fiscal Year: $5,000 ($7.32)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $19,000 ($27.82)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $24,000 ($35.14)
General Support: $14,000 ($20.50)
- Tax - Property: $98,000 ($143.48)
Public Utilities: $9,000 ($13.18)
NEC: $1,000 ($1.46)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $248,000 ($363.10)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $14,000 ($20.50)
6.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,292 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.77% | | 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:
6.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,794 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.74% | | 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 Weir:
- KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
- WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
- KSEK (1340 AM; 1 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: INNOVATIVE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KOCR (1310 AM; 5 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE)
- KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KKLL (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KWAS (1230 AM; 1 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
- KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KQYX (1450 AM; 1 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Weir:
- KRPS (89.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KKOW-FM (96.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS, INC.)
- KJML (105.3 FM; COLUMBUS, KS; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- KIXQ (102.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KSYN (92.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KJMK (93.9 FM; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC)
- KWXD (103.5 FM; ASBURY, MO; Owner: INNOVATIVE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KMOQ (107.1 FM; BAXTER SPRINGS, KS; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- KSEK-FM (99.1 FM; GIRARD, KS; Owner: INNOVATIVE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KCAR-FM (104.3 FM; GALENA, KS; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- KMXL (95.1 FM; CARTHAGE, MO; Owner: CARTHAGE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KXDG (97.9 FM; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC)
- KOBC (90.7 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around Weir:
- KOAM-TV (Channel 7; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: SAGA QUAD STATES COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KODE-TV (Channel 12; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOZJ (Channel 26; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BD. OF GOVERNORS OF SW MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KJPX-LP (Channel 47; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: GARY M./DEBORAH R. KENNY)
- K05KD (Channel 5; CARTHAGE, MO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KSNF (Channel 16; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- K20GA (Channel 20; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KCLJ-CA (Channel 46; JOPLIN/CARTHAGE, MO; Owner: GARY M./DEBORAH R. KENNY)
- K52FC (Channel 52; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K55HU (Channel 55; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K64FW (Channel 64; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
- K04OV (Channel 4; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 13 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Weir)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Corner Of Oak & Lincoln St. (Lat: 37.309500 Lon: -94.773583), Type: Bant, Structure height: 14 m, Overall height: 17 m, Call Sign: WPVS655
Assigned Frequencies: 151.685 MHz Grant Date: 08/12/2002, Expiration Date: 08/12/2012, Certifier: Bill W Garner
Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Rd #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:
- 100 S Washington (Lat: 37.308389 Lon: -94.766917), Type: Upole, Structure height: 12 m, Call Sign: WPZP956, Licensee ID: L00807507
Assigned Frequencies: 155.115 MHz Grant Date: 02/18/2004, Expiration Date: 08/18/2004, Cancellation Date: 10/23/2004, Certifier: Karla S Hubbard
Registrant: City Of Weir, 612 S. Jefferson, Weir, KS 66781, Phone: (620) 396-8214, Fax: (620) 396-8297, Email:
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 2 Mi W Hwy 103 (Lat: 37.312278 Lon: -94.816361), Structure height: 321 m, Call Sign: KPH955, Licensee ID: L00026433
Assigned Frequencies: 450.020 MHz Grant Date: 01/15/1988, Expiration Date: 06/01/2013
Registrant: Pittsburg State University, 1701 South Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: K0PKT, Previous Call Sign: KB0SRM, Licensee ID: L01136677
Grant Date: 08/17/2007, Expiration Date: 02/12/2017
Registrant: State Line Distortion Digital Group, 6448 Ne Lago Road, Weir, KS 66781 - Call Sign: KA0UYU, Licensee ID: L00149869
Grant Date: 09/07/1999, Expiration Date: 09/07/2009
Registrant: Rosalie H Draper, 6448 Ne Lago Road, Weir, KS 66781 - Call Sign: N0BKJ
Grant Date: 12/01/1997, Expiration Date: 12/01/2007, Cancellation Date: 12/02/2009
Registrant: Francis E Jenkins, Box 215, Weir, KS 66781 - Call Sign: N5SD, Licensee ID: L01136677
Grant Date: 08/15/2007, Expiration Date: 08/27/2017
Registrant: Stephen C Draper, 6448 Ne Lago Rd, Weir, KS 66781 - Call Sign: W0RRL, Licensee ID: L00183894
Grant Date: 12/23/2005, Expiration Date: 03/20/2016, Certifier: James R Wilson
Registrant: James R Wilson, 5747 N E Hwy 103, Weir, KS 66781
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Weir, KS
| Most common first names in Weir, KS among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 20 | 77.6 years |
| William | 17 | 75.3 years |
| John | 16 | 74.9 years |
| James | 15 | 75.9 years |
| George | 14 | 76.2 years |
| Robert | 13 | 72.2 years |
| Charles | 7 | 82.0 years |
| Roy | 7 | 80.3 years |
| Frank | 7 | 72.3 years |
| Harry | 6 | 76.4 years |
| Most common last names in Weir, KS among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Jones | 10 | 74.7 years |
| Brown | 8 | 68.4 years |
| Sullivan | 7 | 68.0 years |
| Lloyd | 7 | 73.0 years |
| Brohl | 6 | 81.5 years |
| Larson | 6 | 73.7 years |
| Thompson | 6 | 75.5 years |
| Pomatto | 5 | 82.0 years |
| Johnson | 5 | 68.0 years |
| Mason | 5 | 71.8 years |
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Legal support workers"
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Child care workers"
- #55 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Legal support workers"
- #68 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Customer service representatives"
- #100 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Book stores and news dealers"
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