Cheyenne County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in July 2007: 2,801 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,052
Renter-occupied apartments: 308

% of renters here:	23%
State:	31%

Land area: 1020 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 3 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Cheyenne County: 73.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (24.5%), Educational,health and social services (19.7%), Retail trade (14.7%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 60%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 25%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Cheyenne County, Kansas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Cheyenne County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
Hispanic (2.6%)
Other race (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	44.2 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 1,561	(49.3%)
Females: 1,604	(50.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $20,081
County population in 2003: 2,991
Jobs in 2003: 1,047

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Cheyenne County,KS real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 1,652
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.5%

Average household size:

Cheyenne County:	2.3 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,741 ($30,599 in 1999)

This county:	$35,741
Kansas:	$47,451

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $267 (lower quartile is $183, upper quartile is $358)

This county:	$267
State:	$479

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $81,695 (it was $52,800 in 2000)

Cheyenne County:	$81,695
Kansas:	$121,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $45,265 - $139,981

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $116,857
Here: $116,857
State: $157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $93,586
Here: $93,586
State: $140,198

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $320,581
Here: $320,581
State: $102,831

Mobile homes: $223,173
Here: $223,173
State: $34,057

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $984
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $227

Institutionalized population: 54

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 6
Thefts: 11
Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 2
Thefts: 8
Auto thefts: 1

Cheyenne County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Cheyenne County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 80.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 18.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $449 (0.9%)

Cheyenne County household income distribution in 2007

Cheyenne County home values distribution

Cheyenne County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	9.4%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	3.8%
Whole state:	4.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cheyenne County is $378 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $636 a month.

Cities in this county include: St. Francis, Bird City.

Neighboring counties: Dundy County, Nebraska , Kit Carson County, Colorado , Yuma County, Colorado , Rawlins County , Sherman County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Cheyenne County: Cheyenne County Fairgrounds (A), Pleasant Hill Community Center (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Cheyenne County include: Clough Valley Church (A), South Fork Church (B), Salem Church (C), Neville Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Hope Valley Cemetery (1), Barley Cemetery (2), Gar Cemetery (3), Battle Creek Cemetery (4), Saint Pauls Cemetery (5), Salem Cemetery (6), Salem Evangelical Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Leach Pond (A), Corder Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring Creek (A), Hackberry Creek (B), Sand Creek (C), Drury Creek (D), Cleveland Run (E), Valley Creek (F), Cherry Creek (G), Delay Creek (H), Fish Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Cheyenne County: Saint Francis Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	4.2%
Kansas:	6.9%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 71
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 78 (18% naturalized citizens)

Cheyenne County:	2.5%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 42 1990 to 1994: 16 1985 to 1989: 4 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 2 1970 to 1974: 2 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 12

Mean travel time to work: 14.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.8%

Cheyenne County marital status for males

Cheyenne County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,452
One, attached: 23
Two: 15
3 or 4: 31
5 to 9: 13
10 to 19: 2
20 or more: 4
Mobile homes: 96

Housing units in Cheyenne County with a mortgage: 245 (11 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 517

Here:	32.2% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 2,149
Total congregations: 13

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Catholic Church	The Wesleyan Church	Other
Adherents	756 (35.2%)	736 (34.2%)	325 (15.1%)	89 (4.1%)	243 (11.3%)
Congregations	2 (15.4%)	3 (23.1%)	2 (15.4%)	1 (7.7%)	5 (38.5%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Cheyenne County - St. Francis, Bird City

Agriculture in Cheyenne County
Average size of farms: 1307 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $123402
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $125.45
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 63.65%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $129801
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 27.35%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 26.19%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $143923
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.07%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.84
Corn for grain: 21074 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 106301 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 3372 harvested acres

Cheyenne County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Kansas state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.

Cheyenne County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/13/2001 at 01:56:13, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 81.9 miles away from Cheyenne County center
On 4/16/2007 at 06:50:31, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, 2.6 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (39%)
Construction (8%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (22%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (26%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (74%)
Canada (8%)
Romania (5%)
United Kingdom (3%)
Germany (3%)
Other Eastern Europe (3%)
Taiwan (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Cheyenne County (%):

German (51%)
English (11%)
United States or American (10%)
Irish (7%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
European (2%)
Italian (1%)

Cheyenne County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,060 (71%)
Carpooled: 159 (11%)
Bicycle: 8 (1%)
Walked: 74 (5%)
Other means: 14 (1%)
Worked at home: 178 (12%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

54 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $30,763.

4.84% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,491 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.84%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.37% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($13,018 average AGI)
2.46% relocated from other states ($11,473 average AGI)
Cheyenne County: 2.46%
Kansas average: 3.56%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

4.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,852 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.75%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.73% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($12,204 average AGI)
2.02% relocated to other states ($14,667 average AGI)
Cheyenne County: 2.02%
Kansas average: 3.95%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.5

Births per 1000 population in Cheyenne County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Cheyenne County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Cheyenne County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 800 (749 aged, 51 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 33.57
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9902.650
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 537.090
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 17019.13

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 984.390
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1222
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 33.94

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 63.01
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 101.830

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,111

In family households: 2,655 (775 male householders, 165 female householders)
812 spouses, 801 children (761 natural, 17 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 28 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 17 other relatives, 33 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 456 (194 male householders (182 living alone)), 240 female householders (238 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 54 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 525 2-persons, 145 3-persons, 173 4-persons, 66 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 420 1-person, 12 2-persons, 2 5-persons.

95.0% of residents of Cheyenne County speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 36% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $42,621,000 ($14307 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $195,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $9,817,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,206,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $19,998,000
Federal grants: $5,743,000
Federal procurement contracts: $154,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $705,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $270,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,390,000
Federal Government insurance: $24,876,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 131

Here:	44 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 209

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +40

Here:	+14 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -177

Here:	-60 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Cheyenne County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.79 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.6
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 12
1995 to 1998: 27
1990 to 1994: 35
1980 to 1989: 75
1970 to 1979: 175
1960 to 1969: 185
1950 to 1959: 161
1940 to 1949: 187
1939 or earlier: 779

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cheyenne County, Kansas:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 29 4 rooms: 91 5 rooms: 226 6 rooms: 218 7 rooms: 172 8 rooms: 133 9+ rooms: 175

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cheyenne County, Kansas:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 40 4 rooms: 36 5 rooms: 59 6 rooms: 32 7 rooms: 34 8 rooms: 48 9+ rooms: 43

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cheyenne County:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 35 2 bedrooms: 309 3 bedrooms: 397 4 bedrooms: 228 5+ bedrooms: 79

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cheyenne County:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 55 2 bedrooms: 64 3 bedrooms: 98 4 bedrooms: 63 5+ bedrooms: 24

Cars and other vehicles available in Cheyenne County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 31 1 vehicle: 318 2 vehicles: 436 3 vehicles: 170 4 vehicles: 59 5+ vehicles: 38

Cars and other vehicles available in Cheyenne County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 29 1 vehicle: 113 2 vehicles: 98 3 vehicles: 37 4 vehicles: 11 5+ vehicles: 20

63% of Cheyenne County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Kansas.

Cheyenne County:	62.5%
State average:	53.5%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1885
Northeast: 23
Midwest: 568
South: 146
West: 459

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (77.0%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17.5%) Electricity (2.9%) Wood (1.0%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (0.9%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (61.7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27.6%) Electricity (7.8%) Other fuel (2.3%) Wood (0.6%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5

Here:	1.4%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	0.9%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Here:	9.7%
Kansas:	13.8%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Cheyenne County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $117,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $757,000
General - Other: $467,000

Financial Administration: $143,000

Central Staff Services: $111,000

General Public Buildings: $94,000

Police Protection: $93,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000

Natural Resources - Other: $35,000

Air Transportation: $20,000

Health Services - Other: $18,000

Corrections - Other: $13,000

Parks & Recreation: $6,000
General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $90,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $92,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $83,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $9,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $40,000
Interest Earnings: $31,000
Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $8,000
Police Protection: $3,000

Central Staff: $2,000

General Public Building: $2,000

Regular Highways: $2,000

General - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $561,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $350,000
Tax - Property: $1,325,000
Total General Sales: $475,000

NEC: $29,000

Motor Vehicle License: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $697,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Cheyenne County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

Persons involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

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