Edwards County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in July 2007: 3,106 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,128
Renter-occupied apartments: 327

% of renters here:	22%
State:	31%

Land area: 622 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 5 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Edwards County: 72.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.5%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (20.3%), Manufacturing (13.2%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 63%
Government: 18%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 19%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Edwards County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (89.0%)
Hispanic (9.7%)
Other race (5.6%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
American Indian (0.7%)

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

Median resident age:	41.0 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 1,703	(49.4%)
Females: 1,746	(50.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,447
County population in 2003: 3,278
Jobs in 2003: 1,106

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Edwards County,KS real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 1,698
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.6%

Average household size:

Edwards County:	2.3 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,660 ($30,530 in 1999)

This county:	$35,660
Kansas:	$47,451

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $289 (lower quartile is $209, upper quartile is $384)

This county:	$289
State:	$479

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $59,414 (it was $38,400 in 2000)

Edwards County:	$59,414
Kansas:	$121,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $33,109 - $98,040

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $103,186
Here: $103,186
State: $157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $56,087
Here: $56,087
State: $140,198

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $21,117
Here: $21,117
State: $101,658

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $124,244
Here: $124,244
State: $102,831

Mobile homes: $26,782
Here: $26,782
State: $34,057

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $963
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $259

Institutionalized population: 59

Edwards County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Edwards County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 72.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 25.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $518 (1.3%)

Edwards County household income distribution in 2007

Edwards County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	10.4%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This county:	3.9%
Whole state:	4.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Edwards County is $381 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $647 a month.

Cities in this county include: Kinsley, Lewis, Offerle, Belpre.

Neighboring counties: Ford County , Hodgeman County , Kiowa County , Pawnee County , Pratt County , Stafford County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Edwards County: Charlet Ranch (A), Lewis Ranch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Edwards County: Saints Peter And Paul Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Nicholas Cemetery (1), Salem Cemetery (2), Wayne Cemetery (3), Bethel Cemetery (4), Fellsburg Cemetery (5), Lutheran Cemetery (6), Old Kinsley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Little Coon Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	4.7%
Kansas:	6.9%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 118
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 230 (16% naturalized citizens)

Edwards County:	6.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 98 1990 to 1994: 45 1985 to 1989: 24 1980 to 1984: 20 1975 to 1979: 24 1970 to 1974: 4 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 15

Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.4%

Edwards County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,510
One, attached: 8
Two: 16
3 or 4: 6
5 to 9: 10
10 to 19: 26
20 or more: 33
Mobile homes: 145

Housing units in Edwards County with a mortgage: 336 (15 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 511

Here:	39.7% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 2,296
Total congregations: 16

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Lutheran Church	Other
Adherents	1,118 (48.7%)	572 (24.9%)	205 (8.9%)	145 (6.3%)	256 (11.1%)
Congregations	3 (18.8%)	5 (31.3%)	2 (12.5%)	1 (6.3%)	5 (31.3%)

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

Religions in Edwards County - Kinsley, Lewis, Offerle, Belpre

Agriculture in Edwards County
Average size of farms: 1190 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $372249
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $197.64
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 71.45%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $346807
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 45.20%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $159896
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.39%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.38
Corn for grain: 53908 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 69837 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 15850 harvested acres

Edwards County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/12/1958, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Edwards County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Kansas state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/15/1995 at 00:31:33, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 79.6 miles away from Edwards County center
On 5/30/1991 at 22:07:44, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 89.6 miles away from the county center
On 7/15/1992 at 02:56:40, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 60.3 miles away from the county center
On 1/7/1999 at 05:16:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.2 miles away from Edwards County center
On 10/25/1999 at 23:19:58, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 16.2 mi) earthquake occurred 75.6 miles away from the county center
On 11/1/2002 at 11:08:56, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 84.9 miles away from Edwards County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (32%)
Construction (9%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Food (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Machinery (3%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (22%)
Educational services (19%)
Public administration (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (20%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

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

Mexico (75%)
South Africa (10%)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (4%)
Malaysia (3%)
United Kingdom (1%)
Germany (1%)
Vietnam (1%)

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

German (36%)
United States or American (14%)
English (9%)
Irish (6%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Swedish (2%)

Edwards County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,213 (77%)
Carpooled: 202 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 69 (4%)
Other means: 5 (0%)
Worked at home: 78 (5%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Edwards County, Kansas

48 people in nursing homes
8 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
3 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
2 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,444.

6.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($58,685 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.20%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.41% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($21,082 average AGI)
1.78% relocated from other states ($37,589 average AGI)
Edwards County: 1.78%
Kansas average: 3.56%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Pawnee County, KS

0.93% ($28,364 average AGI)

8.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,971 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.68%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.03% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($23,438 average AGI)
2.64% relocated to other states ($9,533 average AGI)
Edwards County: 2.64%
Kansas average: 3.95%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Ford County, KS

1.49% ($30,556 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Births per 1000 population in Edwards County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Edwards County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 22.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Edwards County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 732 (682 aged, 50 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 30.23
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4413.540
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 362.760
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 24002.42

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1245.440
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1093.560
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 91.13

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 30.19

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,389

In family households: 2,850 (828 male householders, 127 female householders)
832 spouses, 943 children (848 natural, 39 adopted, 56 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 33 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 31 other relatives, 39 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 539 (214 male householders (193 living alone)), 296 female householders (286 living alone)), 29 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 60 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 498 2-persons, 179 3-persons, 146 4-persons, 82 5-persons, 43 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 479 1-person, 31 2-persons.

90.0% of residents of Edwards County speak English at home.
7.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $32,373,000 ($9786 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $244,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $9,020,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,366,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,147,000
Federal grants: $5,247,000
Federal procurement contracts: $298,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,295,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $246,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,173,000
Federal Government insurance: $31,659,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 220

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 229

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +69

Here:	+21 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -212

Here:	-64 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Edwards County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.42 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 7
1995 to 1998: 30
1990 to 1994: 23
1980 to 1989: 56
1970 to 1979: 211
1960 to 1969: 174
1950 to 1959: 215
1940 to 1949: 193
1939 or earlier: 845

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Edwards County, Kansas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 13 3 rooms: 39 4 rooms: 147 5 rooms: 211 6 rooms: 257 7 rooms: 189 8 rooms: 157 9+ rooms: 115

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Edwards County, Kansas:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 26 3 rooms: 50 4 rooms: 77 5 rooms: 68 6 rooms: 29 7 rooms: 37 8 rooms: 26 9+ rooms: 8

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Edwards County:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 57 2 bedrooms: 303 3 bedrooms: 469 4 bedrooms: 241 5+ bedrooms: 52

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Edwards County:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 72 2 bedrooms: 136 3 bedrooms: 76 4 bedrooms: 34 5+ bedrooms: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Edwards County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 56 1 vehicle: 320 2 vehicles: 461 3 vehicles: 192 4 vehicles: 72 5+ vehicles: 27

Cars and other vehicles available in Edwards County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 34 1 vehicle: 126 2 vehicles: 115 3 vehicles: 33 4 vehicles: 15 5+ vehicles: 4

67% of Edwards County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Kansas.

Edwards County:	67.3%
State average:	53.5%

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

This state: 2625
Northeast: 19
Midwest: 188
South: 221
West: 159

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $18,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (75.9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16.7%) Electricity (6.2%) Wood (0.9%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (66.1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19.0%) Electricity (14.7%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 61

Here:	15.8%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	1.8%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	6.0%
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.)

Edwards County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $90,000
Regular Highways: $25,000
Construction - General: $23,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $696,000
General - Other: $690,000

Health Services - Other: $575,000

Other Hospitals: $230,000

Natural Resources - Other: $170,000

Financial Administration: $155,000

Central Staff Services: $154,000

General Public Buildings: $150,000

Solid Waste Management: $113,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $80,000

Parks & Recreation: $6,000
General - Interest on Debt: $12,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $83,000
Higher Education: $28,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $390,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $295,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $95,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $142,000
General Revenue, NEC: $75,000
Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $40,000
Regular Highways: $21,000

General - Other: $18,000

Judicial: $5,000

Natural Resource - Other: $5,000

Central Staff: $1,000

General Public Building: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,876,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $263,000
General Support: $78,000

Health & Hospitals: $36,000

All Other: $19,000
Tax - Property: $2,624,000
Total General Sales: $187,000

Other Selective Sales: $17,000

NEC: $16,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,018,000

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)

Edwards 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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