County population in 2012: 2,578 (all rural); it was 2,946 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 399 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 531 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,002 Renter-occupied apartments: 266 (it was 261 in 2000)
% of renters here:
21%
State:
32%
Land area: 898 sq. mi. Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 3 people per square mile
(very low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Graham County: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (28.1%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (21.0%), Retail trade (10.3%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $873 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $800 (1.4%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 11.2%
(9.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 15.3% for Black residents, 37.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 80.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 37.2% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 49 years old
(Males: 48 years old, Females: 50 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 49 years old, Black residents: 51 years old, American Indian residents: 43 years old, Asian residents: 53 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 17 years old, Other race residents: 41 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
11.5%
Whole state:
9.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
5.0%
Whole state:
4.1%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Graham 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.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Graham County: Prairie Trails Golf Course (A), Welborn Elementary School (B), Nicodemus Township Number 1 Wastewater Treatment Plant (C), Morland Wastewater Plant (D), Bogue Wastewater Plant (E), Graham County Fairgrounds (F), Hill City Waste Treatment Plant (G), Frontier Agricultural Grain Elevator Number 21 (H), Frontier Agricultural Grain Elevator Number 17 (I), KZNA - FM (Hill City) (J), Graham County Rural Fire Department Station 6 (K), Graham County Rural Fire Department Station 4 (L). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Graham County include: First Baptist Church (A), Saint Anthony Church (B), Leland Church (C), Spring Creek Church (D), Prairie Home United Methodist Church (E), Mount Pleasant Church (F), Red Line Church of God (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Anthony Cemetery (1), Anderson Cemetery (2), Prairie Home Cemetery (3), Samuels Cemetery (4), Wild horse Township Cemetery (5), Penokee Cemetery (6), Brush Creek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Creek (A), Skunk Creek (B), Wild Horse Creek (C), Spring Creek (D), Coon Creek (E), Brush Creek (F), Jackson Branch (G), County Line Creek (H), Center Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 81 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 27 (81% naturalized citizens)
Graham County:
0.9%
Whole state:
5.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 6
1990 to 1994: 1
1985 to 1989: 5
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 3
1970 to 1974: 2
1970 to 1974: 10
1965 to 1969: 0
Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.4%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,336
One, attached: 9
Two: 43
3 or 4: 21
5 to 9: 2
Mobile homes: 140
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Housing units in Graham County with a mortgage: 284 (17 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 442
Here:
39.1% with mortgage
State:
65.7% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 53.36%
Here
53.4%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 1,572 Total congregations: 15
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Other
Adherents
489 (31.1%)
436 (27.7%)
237 (15.1%)
87 (5.5%)
323 (20.5%)
Congregations
2 (13.3%)
4 (26.7%)
1 (6.7%)
1 (6.7%)
7 (46.7%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 1200 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $75,299 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $89.99 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 59.65% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $78,476 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 28.14% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.65% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $80,766 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.54% Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.23 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.75% Corn for grain: 13853 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 75654 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 1889 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Graham County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Kansas state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Earthquake activity:
Graham County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 84% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
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 27.0 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 43.8 miles away from the county center On 11/13/2001 at 01:56:13, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 48.7 miles away from the county center On 4/17/2003 at 17:31:59, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 21.6 miles away from Graham County center On 11/1/2002 at 11:08:56, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 44.6 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 53.3 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)
Most recent natural disasters:
Kansas Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 22, 2009 to January 8, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1885): March 9, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1885, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 22, 2008 to June 16, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1776): July 9, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1776, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 6, 2007 to December 19, 2007, Emergency Declared (EM-3282): December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3282, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 6, 2007 to December 19, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1741): February 1, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1741, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 28, 2006 to December 31, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1675): January 7, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1675, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: November 27, 2005 to November 28, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1626): January 26, 2006, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1626, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Kansas Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: September 1, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3236): September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3236, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 12, 2004 to July 25, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1535): August 3, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1535, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Kansas Flooding, Severe Storms, Incident Period: June 28, 1993 to October 5, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1000): July 22, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1000, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Graham County (9) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7 Emergencies Declared: 2
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
India (48%)
Mexico (33%)
Spain (11%)
Canada (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Graham County (%):
German (35%)
United States or American (14%)
English (10%)
Irish (7%)
French (except Basque) (5%)
French Canadian (4%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 1,020 (74%)
Carpooled: 174 (13%)
Taxi: 3 (0%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 72 (5%)
Other means: 10 (1%)
Worked at home: 105 (8%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
People in group quarters in Graham County, Kansas in 2000:
45 people in nursing homes
20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
26 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
14 people in group homes intended for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,071.
5.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,982 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.41%
Kansas average:
7.39%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.61% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($17,018 average AGI)
1.80% relocated from other states ($8,965 average AGI)
Graham County:
1.80%
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:
6.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,841 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.48%
Kansas average:
7.67%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.69% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($20,754 average AGI)
1.78% relocated to other states ($10,101 average AGI)
Graham County:
1.78%
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:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.8
Births per 1000 population in Graham County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.1
Deaths per 1000 population in Graham County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 2.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 18.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Graham County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 710 (642 aged, 68 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 36.43 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 26120.22 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 910.750 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 24772.31
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 735.020 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1470.050 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 36.75
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 31.21 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 73.5
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,557
In family households: 2,032 (603 male householders, 139 female householders)
643 spouses, 561 children (517 natural, 21 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 29 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 7 other relatives, 28 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 525 (209 male householders (177 living alone)), 245 female householders (220 living alone)), 71 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 40 (26 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 448 2-persons, 131 3-persons, 98 4-persons, 43 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.
96.7% of residents of Graham County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 8% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $37,571,000 ($13687 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $136,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $9,740,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,863,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,262,000 Federal grants: $4,219,000 Federal procurement contracts: $238,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $1,250,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $549,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $211,000 Federal Government insurance: $19,642,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 115
Here:
42 per 1000 residents
State:
75 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 193
Here:
71 per 1000 residents
State:
47 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: -3
Here:
-1 per 1000 residents
State:
+14 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -138
Here:
-51 per 1000 residents
State:
-21 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Graham County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.57 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.2
State:
6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.2
State:
4.2
Year house built
2005 or later: 0
2000 to 2004: 26
1990 to 1999: 49
1980 to 1989: 99
1970 to 1979: 124
1960 to 1969: 325
1950 to 1959: 295
1940 to 1949: 188
1939 or earlier: 492
Rooms in houses/apartments in Graham County, Kansas
67% of Graham County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Kansas.
Graham County:
67.3%
State average:
53.5%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2313
Northeast: 18
Midwest: 295
South: 96
West: 197
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $19,200
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Graham County
49.0 years
36.0 years
(55.3%)
(44.7%)
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