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Tourist attractions: Wilson Opera House (415 27th Street), Kansas Originals Market (I 70 & K 232 North Side), MADD Jack Striper Guide (Tours & Charters; 704 28th Street).
Hotels: Midland Historic Hotel (414 26th Street), Sportsmen's Lodge (2523 Avenue East), DAS Borell Haus Bed & Breakfast (615 27th Street), Sincerely Yours Gifts (2523 Avenue East).
Court: Branda Trailer & Camper Court (West Highway 40).
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Ellsworth County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
SO2
Ozone
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 13.2. This is significantly better than average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 3.21. This is worse than average. There were 12 monitors within city limits.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.0%
(10.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | Kansas: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 61.6% | | Whole state: | 67.6% |
| This city: | 3.9% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wilson, KS
48 people in nursing homes
Wilson compared to Kansas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Wilson (2011 data):
- The Wilson State Bank: at 422 26th Street, branch established on 07/16/1886. Info updated 07/20/2010: Bank assets: $6.4 mil, Deposits: $5.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Wilson Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (88%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Ellsworth County Kansas:
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Religion statistics for Wilson:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 63.36%
| Here | | 63.4% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Lutheran Church | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
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| Adherents | 25.3% | 22.3% | 16.9% | 13.0% | 6.8% |
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| Congregations | 14.3% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 9.5% | 9.5% |
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| Name | United Church of Christ | North American Baptist Conference | Evangelical Free Church of America | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Other |
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| Adherents | 5.4% | 3.9% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.7% |
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| Congregations | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 9.5% |
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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 convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Ellsworth County: | 1.59 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 0.51 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5 | Here: | 7.94 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 7 | Here: | 11.11 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Ellsworth County: | 9.1% | | State: | 8.1% |
Adult obesity rate: | Ellsworth County: | 28.7% | | State: | 27.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 | $3,162 | $37,944 | 1 | $94 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $750 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $400 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,208 | $26,496 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,462 | $29,544 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $384 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,512 | $30,144 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $94 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $10,344 | $31,032 | 10 | $1,722 |
Wilson government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $64,000 ($85.22)
Sewerage: $51,000 ($67.91)
All Other: $13,000 ($17.31)
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $133,000 ($177.10)
Water Utilities: $127,000 ($169.11)
Regular Highways: $79,000 ($105.19)
Solid Waste Management: $64,000 ($85.22)
General - Other: $40,000 ($53.26)
Police Protection: $32,000 ($42.61)
Sewerage: $22,000 ($29.29)
Fire Protection: $19,000 ($25.30)
Libraries: $14,000 ($18.64)
Parks & Recreation: $9,000 ($11.98)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $24,000 ($31.96)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $210,000 ($279.63)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $195,000 ($259.65)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $15,000 ($19.97)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $13,000 ($17.31)
General Revenue, NEC: $7,000 ($9.32)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $37,000 ($49.27)
Fire Protection: $8,000 ($10.65)
Regular Highways: $5,000 ($6.66)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $217,000 ($288.95)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $89,000 ($118.51)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $23,000 ($30.63)
All Other: $17,000 ($22.64)
General Support: $13,000 ($17.31)
- Tax - Property: $155,000 ($206.39)
Total General Sales: $49,000 ($65.25)
Public Utilities: $39,000 ($51.93)
NEC: $1,000 ($1.33)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $16,000 ($21.30)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $13,000 ($17.31)
6.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,799 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.75% | | 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:
6.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,545 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.83% | | 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 Wilson:
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KVGB (1590 AM; 5 kW; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO INC.)
- KSAL (1150 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: EBC INC.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KVSV (1190 AM; 2 kW; BELOIT, KS; Owner: MCGRATH PUBLISHING COMPANY)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Wilson:
- KZLS (107.9 FM; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KPRD (88.9 FM; HAYS, KS; Owner: THE PRAISE NETWORK INC.)
- KHOK (100.7 FM; HOISINGTON, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
- KHCT (90.9 FM; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- KCAY (95.9 FM; RUSSELL, KS; Owner: WEST CENTRAL RADIO, INC.)
- KVGB-FM (104.3 FM; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Wilson:
- KOOD (Channel 9; HAYS, KS; Owner: SMOKY HILLS PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP.)
- KSNC (Channel 2; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF WICHITA)
- KBDK (Channel 14; HOISINGTON, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KSCC-LP (Channel 14; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- K38GH (Channel 38; RUSSELL, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
Wilson fatal accident list:
Jun 24, 1997 06:27 AM, Ave E, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
Nov 7, 1980 11:54 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 4 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Wilson)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 26 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - Ave F (Lat: 38.827222 Lon: -98.471722), Call Sign: KFK653
Assigned Frequencies: 154.085 MHz
Grant Date: 02/28/2002, Expiration Date: 04/23/2012
Registrant: City Of Wilson, 2407 Ave E, Wilson, KS 67490, Phone: (785) 658-2272, Fax: (785) 658-2319, Email:
- Mp 236.30, Shrn Sprg, 3.6 Mi Se Of (Lat: 38.809861 Lon: -98.410278), Type: Pole, Structure height: 4 m, Call Sign: WNWU388
Assigned Frequencies: 160.470 MHz
Grant Date: 04/05/2003, Expiration Date: 06/02/2013, Certifier: L J Kopiasz
Registrant: Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1400 Douglas St. Stop 0650, Omaha, NE 68179, Phone: (402) 544-0486, Fax: (402) 233-3179, Email:
- 1 Mi N 2 E (Lat: 38.842500 Lon: -98.434778), Call Sign: KAS953, Licensee ID: L00041585
Assigned Frequencies: 35.1600 MHz
Grant Date: 02/03/2004, Expiration Date: 02/14/2014
Registrant: Wilson Telephone Company Inc, 2504 Avenue D, Wilson, KS 67490, Phone: (785) 658-2111, Fax: (785) 658-3344, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - STATION, 4 Miles Ne Of (Lat: 38.863056 Lon: -98.410333), Overall height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: KCF83
Assigned Frequencies: 6865.00 MHz
Grant Date: 04/21/2000, Expiration Date: 05/10/2010, Cancellation Date: 04/20/2010, Certifier: Christopher Kinney
Registrant: Kinder Morgan, 370 Van Gordon St., Lakewood, CO 80228, Phone: (303) 763-3390, Fax: (303) 984-3004, Email:
- WILSON JCT, 1.9 Mi Nnw Of (Lat: 38.856944 Lon: -98.486167), Overall height: 41.5 m, Call Sign: WCU472
Assigned Frequencies: 6034.20 MHz, 6034.20 MHz
Grant Date: 04/15/1996, Expiration Date: 08/01/2000, Cancellation Date: 11/12/1998
Registrant: Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, 3 Bell Plz Rm 810 C12, Dallas, TX 75202-5399
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7 - Call Sign: K0BHN, Licensee ID: L00799716
Grant Date: 01/04/2007, Expiration Date: 02/26/2017, Certifier: Ronald I Lowry
Registrant: Ronald I Lowry, 724 W 22nd St, Wilson, KS 67490-0263 - Call Sign: N0BCI
Grant Date: 03/08/1994, Expiration Date: 03/08/2004, Cancellation Date: 03/09/2006
Registrant: Helen L Grauer, Box 190, Wilson, KS 67490 - Call Sign: N0NZK, Licensee ID: L00357865
Grant Date: 05/18/2001, Expiration Date: 05/28/2011
Registrant: Laren Redetzke, Rt 1 Box 48, Wilson, KS 67490 - Call Sign: W0FIR, Previous Call Sign: WB0VOX
Grant Date: 02/23/1999, Expiration Date: 02/23/2009
Registrant: Charles E Grauer, 2210 Ave I, Wilson, KS 67490-0506 - Call Sign: WB0VTO, Licensee ID: L01200884
Grant Date: 10/10/2006, Expiration Date: 10/10/2016, Certifier: Robert L Grauer
Registrant: Robert L Grauer, Wilson, KS 67490 - Call Sign: WB0VUP, Licensee ID: L01110041
Grant Date: 01/24/2006, Expiration Date: 04/22/2016, Certifier: Janice M Grauer
Registrant: Janice M Grauer, Box 506, Wilson, KS 67490 - Call Sign: WB0VXM, Licensee ID: L01200885
Grant Date: 10/10/2006, Expiration Date: 10/10/2016, Certifier: Eva K Grauer
Registrant: Eva K Grauer, Wilson, KS 67490
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: 23 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 113 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2365L , Serial Number: M-201, Year manufactured: 1963, Airworthiness Date: 01/31/1963
Registrant (Co-Owned): Robert L Trustee Grauer, Po Box 565, Wilson, KS 67490, Other Owners: Eva K Trustee Grauer
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Wilson, KS
| Most common first names in Wilson, KS among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Mary | 25 | 85.3 years |
| John | 24 | 77.5 years |
| Frank | 24 | 78.0 years |
| Joseph | 18 | 82.4 years |
| William | 14 | 76.4 years |
| Henry | 14 | 80.2 years |
| James | 12 | 75.1 years |
| Joe | 12 | 76.8 years |
| Charles | 11 | 81.9 years |
| Emma | 11 | 86.9 years |
| Most common last names in Wilson, KS among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Soukup | 17 | 78.2 years |
| Vopat | 14 | 76.3 years |
| Steinle | 14 | 81.6 years |
| Macek | 11 | 76.9 years |
| Miller | 10 | 81.9 years |
| Stoppel | 9 | 76.0 years |
| Kasper | 8 | 78.1 years |
| Hlaus | 8 | 85.4 years |
| Whitmer | 8 | 77.9 years |
| Klema | 8 | 84.3 years |
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Printing and related support activities"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Communications equipment operators"
- #45 (67490) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Czech first ancestries"
- #71 (67490) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Czechoslovakian first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
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