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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (26.8%), Educational,health and social services (21.2%), Retail trade (11.0%).
Detached houses: $122,883Here:$122,883State:$156,894 Townhouses or other attached units: $79,544Here:$79,544State:$149,604 Mobile homes: $89,796Here:$89,796State:$34,057
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 81.4% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 17.0%
McCain (Republican): 81.2% Obama (Democratic): 18.6%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,137 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,155 (1.4%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sheridan 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: Hoxie, Selden.
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Notable locations in Sheridan County: Hoxie Golf Club (A), Selden Wastewater Plant (B), Hoxie Wastewater Treatment Facility (C), Frontier Agricultural Grain Elevator Number 23 (D), Frontier Agricultural Grain Elevator Number 11 (E), Hi-Plains Co - Operative Association Grain Elevator Number 4 (F), Sheridan County Rural Fire District 1 Tasco Station (G), Sheridan County Rural Fire District 1 Studley Station (H), Sheridan County Rural Fire District 1 Southwest Station (I), Sheridan County Rural Fire District 1 Seguin Station (J), Sheridan County Rural Fire District 1 Redline Station (K), Sheridan County Rural Fire District 1 McGraw Station (L), Cottonwood Ranch (M). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Sheridan County include: Living Word Fellowship Church (A), McGraw United Methodist Church (B), Immanuel Church (C), Saint Martins Church (D), Mount Pleasant Baptist Church (E), Saint John Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Selden Cemetery (1), Adell Cemetery (2), Immanuel Cemetery (3), Bow Creek Cemetery (4), Lucerne Cemetery (5), Saint Martins Cemetery (6), Saint Francis Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Sheridan County State Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Rivers and creeks: Gove Creek (A), Spring Brook Creek (B), South Fork Saline River (C), North Fork Saline River (D), Southwest Fork County Line Creek (E), Rock Creek (F), East Creek (G), Museum Creek (H), South Martin Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Sheridan County include: Sheridan Wildlife Area (1), Sheridan State Fishing Lake (2), Sheridan Wildlife Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Sheridan County: Hoxie Golf Club (A), Selden Wastewater Plant (B), Hoxie Wastewater Treatment Facility (C), Frontier Agricultural Grain Elevator Number 23 (D), Frontier Agricultural Grain Elevator Number 11 (E), Hi-Plains Co - Operative Association Grain Elevator Number 4 (F), Sheridan County Rural Fire District 1 Tasco Station (G), Sheridan County Rural Fire District 1 Studley Station (H), Sheridan County Rural Fire District 1 Southwest Station (I), Sheridan County Rural Fire District 1 Seguin Station (J), Sheridan County Rural Fire District 1 Redline Station (K), Sheridan County Rural Fire District 1 McGraw Station (L), Cottonwood Ranch (M). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Sheridan County include: Living Word Fellowship Church (A), McGraw United Methodist Church (B), Immanuel Church (C), Saint Martins Church (D), Mount Pleasant Baptist Church (E), Saint John Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Selden Cemetery (1), Adell Cemetery (2), Immanuel Cemetery (3), Bow Creek Cemetery (4), Lucerne Cemetery (5), Saint Martins Cemetery (6), Saint Francis Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Sheridan County State Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Rivers and creeks: Gove Creek (A), Spring Brook Creek (B), South Fork Saline River (C), North Fork Saline River (D), Southwest Fork County Line Creek (E), Rock Creek (F), East Creek (G), Museum Creek (H), South Martin Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Sheridan County include: Sheridan Wildlife Area (1), Sheridan State Fishing Lake (2), Sheridan Wildlife Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Decatur County , Gove County , Graham County , Norton County , Thomas County .
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Current college students: 63 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.8% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 12 (58% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 12.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.6%
Housing units in Sheridan County with a mortgage: 233 (19 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 378
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5.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,305 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries. 3.51% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($15,576 average AGI) 2.09% relocated from other states ($12,729 average AGI)Sheridan County:2.09%Kansas average:3.56%
5.69% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,967 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 3.41% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($19,650 average AGI) 2.27% relocated to other states ($10,333 average AGI)Sheridan County:2.27%Kansas average:3.95%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.4 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.1
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 540 (508 aged, 32 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
715 spouses, 846 children (777 natural, 31 adopted, 38 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 7 other relatives, 27 non-relatives
Size of family households: 420 2-persons, 140 3-persons, 131 4-persons, 81 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 307 1-person, 11 2-persons, 2 3-persons.
97.7% of residents of Sheridan County speak English at home. 0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well). 1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).
Population growth in Sheridan County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.54 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
73% of Sheridan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Kansas.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $23,800
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Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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All Other: $129,000
Solid Waste Management: $24,000
General - Other: $888,000
Regular Highways: $644,000
Central Staff Services: $321,000
Natural Resources - Other: $274,000
Health Services - Other: $185,000
Police Protection: $181,000
Financial Administration: $156,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $46,000
Welfare - Other: $23,000
Parks & Recreation: $17,000
General Public Buildings: $17,000
Air Transportation: $14,000
Libraries: $13,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
Corrections - Other: $4,000
Higher Education: $25,000
Interest Earnings: $195,000
Natural Resource - Other: $32,000
General - Other: $24,000
Health - Other: $5,000
General Support: $235,000
All Other: $19,000
Total General Sales: $207,000
NEC: $14,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,000
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