Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 15.8%
(12.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 51.9% for Black residents, 28.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 60.9% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 46.2% for other race residents, 22.1% for two or more races residents)
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
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Ancestries: German (26.8%), American (19.7%), Irish (10.0%), French (6.2%), English (5.6%), Scottish (1.9%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Incorporated on 08/1872
Elevation: 1369 feet
Land area: 3.38 square miles.
Population density: 1,494 people per square mile (low).
233 residents are foreign born (2.3% Oceania, 1.8% Latin America).
This city:
4.6%
Kansas:
7.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,843 (1.9%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,873 (1.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (100.3 miles , pop. 225,581).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (470.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.4%)
Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.1%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3.9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (3.5%)
Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.3%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11.2%)
Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6.6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.0%)
Postsecondary teachers (4.0%)
Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6.9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.9%)
Cashiers (5.9%)
Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.2%)
Child care workers (5.1%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.1%)
Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.9%)
Average climate in Concordia, Kansas
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Concordia-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 95% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/20/1957, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.6 miles away from the Concordia city center causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 11/27/1960, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.4 miles away from the city center injured 2 peopleand causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Concordia-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 561% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 221.1 miles away from Concordia center On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 283.5 miles away from the city center On 11/12/2014 at 21:40:00, a magnitude 4.9 (4.9 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 158.9 miles away from the city center On 6/22/2019 at 08:50:24, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 1.9 mi) earthquake occurred 97.6 miles away from the city center On 2/13/2016 at 17:07:06, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 5.2 mi) earthquake occurred 220.5 miles away from Concordia center On 1/19/2020 at 19:08:42, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 108.2 miles away from Concordia center Magnitude types: moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Cloud County (12) is smaller than the US average (15). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 7, Winds: 4, Winter Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers in Concordia:
CLOUD COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, 1100 HIGHLAND DRIVE)
Notable locations in Concordia: Concordia American Legion Golf Course (A), Agmark Grain Elevator Number 1 (B), Cloud County Sheriff's Department Jail (C), Cloud County Sheriff's Department (D), Concordia Police Department (E), Cloud County Courthouse (F), Cloud County Historical Museum (G), Brown Grand Opera House (H), Cloud County Health Department (I), Frank Carlson Library (J), Concordia City Hall (K), Concordia Fire Department (L), Concordia Chamber of Commerce (M), Cloud County Convention and Tourism Office (N), National Orphan Train Complex (O). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Concordia include: The Baptist Church (A), First United Methodist Church (B), Trinity United Methodist Church (C), Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church (D), Concordia Lutheran Church (E), Episcopal Church of the Epiphany (F), Faith Baptist Church (G), First Christian Church (H), Concordia Foursquare Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Cloud County - Historical Museum (635 Broadway), Brown Grand Theatre (310 West 6th Street), Uniglobe Knowles Tours & Travel (Tours & Charters; 603 Washington Street).
Hotels: Econo Lodge Concordia (89 Lincoln Street), Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (2175 Lincoln Street), Super 8 Motel of Concordia (1320 Lincoln Street), Super 8 Concordia KS (1320 Lincoln Street), Shady Lake Motel (2122 Lincoln Street), Econo Lodge (81 North Highway), Best Western Thunderbird Motor Inn (81 North Highway).
Courts: Cloud County - District Court- Casa (Courthouse), Cloud County - District Court- Clerk Of Court (Courthouse), Cloud County - Emergency Preparedness Eoc- Probation Officer (Courthouse), Cloud County - District Court- District Judge (Courthouse), Cloud County - Emergency Preparedness Eoc- Magistrate Judge- District C (Courthouse).
Birthplace of: Charles J. Chaput - Roman Catholic archbishop, Avis Tucker - Newspaper publisher, Garrett Farha - College basketball player (St. Francis (PA) Red Flash), Kaye Vaughan - Player of and football, Keith Christensen - Player of and football, Marilyn Schreffler - Actor, Billy Dewell - Football player.
Cloud County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Concordia and their reported violations in the past:
CONCORDIA, CITY OF (Population served: 5,320, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2009, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-03-2009), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-03-2009), St Compliance Meeting conducted (2 times from DEC-07-2009 to DEC-14-2009), St Public Notif received (DEC-18-2009), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2009)
CLOUD CO RWD 1 (Population served: 450, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2008, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-29-2008), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-29-2008), St Public Notif received (MAY-13-2008), St Compliance achieved (MAY-31-2008)
MCL, Average - Between JUL-2007 and SEP-2007, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 and -228). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-04-2007), St Public Notif requested (SEP-23-2007), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-23-2007), St Public Notif received (OCT-30-2007), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2007)
MCL, Average - Between APR-2007 and JUN-2007, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 and -228). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-04-2007), St Public Notif requested (JUN-29-2007), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-29-2007), St Public Notif received (AUG-03-2007), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2007)
MCL, Average - Between JAN-2007 and MAR-2007, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 and -228). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-25-2007), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-25-2007), St Public Notif received (APR-27-2007), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-04-2007), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2007)
MCL, Average - Between OCT-2006 and DEC-2006, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 and -228). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-06-2007), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-06-2007), St Public Notif requested (APR-17-2007), St Public Notif received (APR-27-2007), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-04-2007), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2007)
MCL, Average - Between JUL-2006 and SEP-2006, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 and -228). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-06-2007), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-06-2007), St Public Notif requested (APR-17-2007), St Public Notif received (APR-27-2007), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-04-2007), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2007)
4 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
5 minor monitoring violations
One regular monitoring violation
Average household size:
This city:
2.3 people
Kansas:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This city:
59.5%
Whole state:
66.0%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:
6.1%
Whole state:
5.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households
People in group quarters in Concordia in 2010:
253 people in college/university student housing
122 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
60 people in other noninstitutional facilities
14 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
People in group quarters in Concordia in 2000:
218 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
217 people in nursing homes
93 people in religious group quarters
7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Banks with branches in Concordia (2011 data):
The Citizens National Bank: Drive-In Branch at 335 West 6th Street, branch established on 1966/02/01; Cloud County Branch at 115 West 6th Street, branch established on 1878/12/08. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $176.3 mil, Deposits: $159.0 mil, headquarters in Greenleaf, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Padgett Agency, Inc.
Elk State Bank: The at 1702 Lincoln Street, branch established on 2007/06/29. Info updated 2010/09/28: Bank assets: $51.0 mil, Deposits: $36.1 mil, headquarters in Clyde, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Elkcorp, Inc.
Peoples Exchange Bank: 302 W 6th Street Branch at 302 W 6th Street, branch established on 1999/04/28. Info updated 2009/01/14: Bank assets: $65.8 mil, Deposits: $39.1 mil, headquarters in Belleville, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: American State Bancshares, Inc.
Central National Bank: Concordia Branch at 130 East Seventh Street, branch established on 1890/04/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $889.7 mil, Deposits: $775.7 mil, headquarters in Junction City, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 35 total offices, Holding Company: Central Of Kansas, Inc.
United Bank & Trust: Concordia Branch at 2010 Lincoln Street, branch established on 1991/05/06. Info updated 2010/09/28: Bank assets: $503.4 mil, Deposits: $384.3 mil, headquarters in Marysville, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Ubt Bancshares, Inc.
Religion statistics for Concordia, KS (based on Cloud County data)
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Mainline Protestant
2,184
13
Catholic
1,894
5
Evangelical Protestant
1,020
10
Other
205
1
None
4,230
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Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data
Aircraft: BEECH 58 (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 165 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 185A, N185A, N-185A, Serial Number: TH-332, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 05/15/1973, Certificate Issue Date: 05/03/2019 Registrant (LLC): Rma Engineering LLC, Po Box 673, Concordia, KS 66901
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 252EC, N252EC, N-252EC, Serial Number: 28-25277, Year manufactured: 1969, Airworthiness Date: 02/03/2003, Certificate Issue Date: 08/26/2019 Registrant (Individual): William Czapanskiy, 1818 N 260th, Concordia, KS 66901
Aircraft: ROOS LINCOLN PAGE 1928 (Category: Land, Seats: 3, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: WRIGHT CURTISS OX5 (90 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 418V, N418V, N-418V, Serial Number: 281, Airworthiness Date: 06/18/1965, Certificate Issue Date: 04/23/2020 Registrant (Corporation): Charles H And Isabell Blosser Foundation, 515 Peck Ave, Concordia, KS 66901
Aircraft: BEECH 35-C33 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 138 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 6125V, N6125V, N-6125V, Serial Number: CD-857, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 02/22/1965, Certificate Issue Date: 05/06/2019 Registrant (LLC): Rma Engineering LLC, Po Box 673, Concordia, KS 66901
Aircraft: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-1B (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 100 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 6526L, N6526L, N-6526L, Serial Number: AA1B-0326, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 01/10/1974, Certificate Issue Date: 05/16/2012 Registrant (Individual): George R Greenwood, 621 W 6th St, Concordia, KS 66901
Aircraft: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 80 mph), Engine: Reciprocating N-Number: 6771Q, N6771Q, N-6771Q, Serial Number: 280B, Certificate Issue Date: 05/10/2001 Registrant (Partnership): Brian W Donovan, 912 3rd Ave, Concordia, KS 66901, Other Owners: Janelle L Donovan
Aircraft: CESSNA 182E (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 9311X, N9311X, N-9311X, Serial Number: 18253711, Year manufactured: 1961, Airworthiness Date: 12/23/1961, Certificate Issue Date: 07/09/2013 Registrant (Co-Owned): Lance L Link, 421 W 7th St, Concordia, KS 66901, Other Owners: Gerald L Link, Francis J Williams
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 40. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 72 took place in 2002, and the least - 20 in 2013. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (55.5%), and Structure Fires (21.4%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Concordia, KS
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