Sherman County, Kansas (KS)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 789
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,900
Renter-occupied apartments: 842 (it was 858 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 31% |
State: | 32% |
Land area: 1056 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 6 people per square mile (very low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (20.3%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (12.6%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.6%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 68%
- Government: 22%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 4,93783.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 74112.5%Hispanic or Latino
- 1081.8%Two or more races
- 550.9%Asian alone
- 490.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 410.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 60.1%Some other race alone
Median resident age: | 39.8 years |
Kansas median age: | 37.2 years |
Males: 3,076 | ![]() |
Females: 2,867 | ![]() |

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Sherman County: | 2.0 people |
Kansas: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $57,041 ($32,684 in 1999)
This county: | $57,041 |
Kansas: | $62,087 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $564 (lower quartile is $409, upper quartile is $733)
This county: | $564 |
State: | $673 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $119,687 (it was $62,400 in 2000)
Sherman: | $119,687 |
Kansas: | $163,200 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,141Detached houses: $142,624
Here: $142,624 State: $207,668 Townhouses or other attached units: $93,779
Here: $93,779 State: $194,239 Mobile homes: $24,123
Here: $24,123 State: $58,367
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $486
Institutionalized population: 49
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 3
- Burglaries: 6
- Thefts: 11
- Auto thefts: 2
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 4
- Burglaries: 5
- Thefts: 12
- Auto thefts: 0
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $139,400
- 1998: 11 buildings, average cost: $93,200
- 1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $103,500
- 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $129,700
- 2001: 1 building, cost: $370,000
- 2002: 1 building, cost: $370,000
- 2003: 0 buildings
- 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $128,300
- 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $137,100
- 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $110,000
- 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $150,900
- 2008: 0 buildings
- 2009: 1 building, cost: $80,000
- 2010: 0 buildings
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $100,000
- 2012: 0 buildings
- 2013: 0 buildings
- 2014: 0 buildings
- 2015: 0 buildings
- 2016: 0 buildings
- 2017: 0 buildings
- 2018: 0 buildings
- 2019: 0 buildings
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,016 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,556 (1.7%)
Sherman County: | 11.0% |
Kansas: | 11.4% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 39.8 years old
(Males: 37.5 years old, Females: 42.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.5 years old, Black residents: 21.3 years old, American Indian residents: 50.7 years old, Asian residents: 43.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31.5 years old, Other race residents: 24.6 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sherman 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 $624 a month.
2018 air pollution in Sherman County:
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 18.1 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Sherman County: Meadow Lake Golf Club (A), High Plains Camping Facility (B), Rexford Wastewater Plant (C), Brewster Wastewater Plant (D), Thomas County Fairgrounds (E), Thomas County Speedway (F), Kansas Department of Transportation Thomas County Rest Area (G), Kansas State University Northwest Research Extension Center (H), Frontier Agricultural Grain Elevator Number 8 (I), Frontier Agricultural Grain Elevator Number 3 (J), Hughes (K), KLBY - TV (Garden City) (L). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Sherman County include: Prairie Gem Church (A), Prairie Rose Church (B), Wesley Chapel (C), Mingo Bible Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Cumberland Cemetery (1), Gem Cemetery (2), Rexford Cemetery (3), Mingo Cemetery (4), Menlo Cemetery (5), Oakley Cemetery (6), Summers Township Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Sand Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Caroline County, Maryland , Cumberland County, New Jersey
, Cheyenne County
, Ellis County
, Park County, Colorado
, Smith County
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Here: | 4.1% |
Kansas: | 5.3% |
Current college students: 484
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 229 (35.3% naturalized citizens)
Sherman County: | 3.9% |
Whole state: | 7.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 42010 or later
- 512000 to 2009
- 951990 to 1999
- 311980 to 1989
- 181970 to 1979
- 2Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 13.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,514
- One, attached: 62
- Two: 100
- 3 or 4: 156
- 5 to 9: 60
- 10 to 19: 14
- 20 or more: 54
- Mobile homes: 198
Housing units in Sherman County with a mortgage: 992 (1 second mortgage, 203 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 728
Here: | 57.7% with mortgage |
State: | 57.9% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Sherman County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 1,450 | 5 |
Evangelical Protestant | 1,074 | 12 |
Catholic | 631 | 1 |
Other | - | - |
None | 2,855 | - |
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.
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 1.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Kansas: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Sherman County: | 6.70 / 10,000 pop. |
Kansas: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 11.72 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Sherman County: | 9.7% |
Kansas: | 8.1% |
Sherman County: | 28.1% |
State: | 27.9% |
Here: | 11.3% |
State: | 13.4% |
Agriculture in Sherman County:
Average size of farms: 1369 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $153,736
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $152.21
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 47.69%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $161,220
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 38.58%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $179,056
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 82.17%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.52
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.24%
Corn for grain: 62337 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 132747 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 6937 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Sherman County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 5229216.2 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/7/2006, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 4 people.
Earthquake activity:
Sherman County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 561% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 583.0 miles away from Sherman County center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 8/23/2011 at 05:46:18, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 225.3 miles away from the county center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 331.4 miles away from the county center
On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 290.7 miles away from the county center
On 6/22/2019 at 08:50:24, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 124.4 miles away from Sherman County center
On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 234.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Kansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4504, Natural disaster type: Other
- Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2017 - May 3, 2017, FEMA Id: 4319, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood, Wind
- Kansas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2011 to June 04, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4010: July 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 4010, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 06, 2007 to December 19, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3282: December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3282, 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 07, 2007, FEMA Id: 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: 1626, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Kansas Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: September 01, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3236: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3236, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
The number of natural disasters in Sherman County (7) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 2
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 2,190 (81.2%)
- Carpooled: 110 (4.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 18 (0.7%)
- Walked: 79 (2.9%)
- Worked at home: 301 (11.2%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Health care and social assistance (18%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Retail trade (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
- Educational services (24%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Retail trade (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Management occupations (22%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (13%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Transportation occupations (9%)
- Material moving occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (21%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
- Sales and related occupations (13%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (6%)
- Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations (4%)
- Mexico (73%)
- Vietnam (14%)
- India (6%)
- Germany (1%)
- Nigeria (1%)
- Norway (0%)
- Sweden (0%)
- German (36%)
- American (8%)
- Irish (8%)
- English (5%)
- Swedish (2%)
- Norwegian (1%)
- Polish (1%)
People in group quarters in Sherman County, Kansas in 2000:
- 62 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 60 people in nursing homes
- 12 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
49 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
6.06% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($43,532 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.06% |
Kansas average: | 6.44% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.66% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($17,187 average AGI)
3.40% relocated from other states ($26,345 average AGI)
Sherman County: 3.40% Kansas average: 3.30%
6.47% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($38,544 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.47% |
Kansas average: | 7.12% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.30% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($19,315 average AGI)
3.17% relocated to other states ($19,228 average AGI)
Sherman County: 3.17% Kansas average: 3.97%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.1
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,287 (1,122 aged, 165 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 110 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Sherman County, Kansas in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (29)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (10)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 15,150
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 402
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 26,086
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,349
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,333
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 33
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 46
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 114
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 16
Household type by relationship:
Households: 5,943- Male householders: 1,193 (406 living alone), Female householders: 1,371 (452 living alone)
1,250 spouses (1,246 opposite-sex spouses), 140 unmarried partners, (140 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,583 children (1,474 natural, 46 adopted, 61 stepchildren), 81 grandchildren, 59 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 0 foster children, 22 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 209
Size of family households: 805 2-persons, 342 3-persons, 271 4-persons, 154 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 879 1-person, 72 2-persons.
933 married couples with children.
347 single-parent households (18 men, 329 women).
88.5% of residents of Sherman speak English at home.
8.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $70,706,000 ($11,371 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $751,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $18,018,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,462,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $31,577,000
Federal grants: $5,861,000
Federal procurement contracts: $372,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,417,000 ($241,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $596,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,140,000
Federal Government insurance: $54,770,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 401Here: | 65 per 1000 residents |
State: | 75 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 355
Here: | 58 per 1000 residents |
State: | 47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +13
Here: | +2 per 1000 residents |
State: | +14 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -660
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.72 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 7.8 |
State: | 6.9 |
Here: | 4.3 |
State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Sherman County, Kansas
- 512014 or later
- 332010 to 2013
- 1282000 to 2009
- 1431990 to 1999
- 2261980 to 1989
- 6991970 to 1979
- 7701960 to 1969
- 2591950 to 1959
- 961940 to 1949
- 7381939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sherman County, Kansas
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 23 rooms
- 424 rooms
- 2905 rooms
- 2726 rooms
- 1377 rooms
- 3598 rooms
- 6239+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sherman County, Kansas
- 01 room
- 252 rooms
- 1243 rooms
- 3584 rooms
- 1515 rooms
- 576 rooms
- 557 rooms
- 368 rooms
- 479+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sherman County, Kansas
- 0no bedroom
- 151 bedroom
- 3212 bedrooms
- 5223 bedrooms
- 5124 bedrooms
- 3585+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sherman County, Kansas
- 0no bedroom
- 961 bedroom
- 5012 bedrooms
- 2153 bedrooms
- 264 bedrooms
- 215+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Sherman County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 33no vehicle
- 3711 vehicle
- 7372 vehicles
- 3333 vehicles
- 1464 vehicles
- 1015+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Sherman County in renter-occupied apartments
- 36no vehicle
- 3391 vehicle
- 2792 vehicles
- 1713 vehicles
- 214 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
82.7% of Sherman County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Kansas.
Sherman County: | 82.7% |
State average: | 83.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3,011
- Other state: 2,689
- Northeast: 64
- Midwest: 587
- South: 527
- West: 1,505
- 84.3%Utility gas
- 7.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.2%Electricity
- 3.1%Wood
- 61.8%Utility gas
- 31.1%Electricity
- 7.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 2.7% |
Kansas: | 10.5% |
Here: | 1.0% |
Kansas: | 9.9% |
Here: | 11.8% |
Kansas: | 15.0% |
Sherman County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $907,000
- Charges - Other: $732,000
Solid Waste Management: $518,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $2,204,000
Health - Other: $1,309,000
Regular Highways: $1,092,000
Police Protection: $562,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $557,000
Solid Waste Management: $506,000
Hospitals: $489,000
Financial Administration: $261,000
Central Staff Services: $204,000
Natural Resources - Other: $118,000
Correctional Institutions: $117,000
Parks and Recreation: $61,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $44,000
General Public Buildings: $41,000
Libraries: $26,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $24,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $110,000
Other: $6,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $270,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $43,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,955,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,170,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $785,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $337,000
Interest Earnings: $43,000
Rents: $5,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $460,000
General - Other: $217,000
Solid Waste Management: $144,000
Health - Other: $89,000
Financial Administration: $78,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $62,000
Police Protection: $60,000
Natural Resources - Other: $49,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $11,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,332,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,968,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $349,000
Highways: $343,000
General Local Government Support: $18,000
Other: $12,000
- Tax - Property: $5,076,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,991,000
Other Selective Sales: $137,000
Other License: $114,000
Public Utilities Sales: $52,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $3,090,000
Sherman County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $907,000
- Charges - Other: $732,000
Solid Waste Management: $518,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $2,204,000
Health - Other: $1,309,000
Regular Highways: $1,092,000
Police Protection: $562,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $557,000
Solid Waste Management: $506,000
Hospitals: $489,000
Financial Administration: $261,000
Central Staff Services: $204,000
Natural Resources - Other: $118,000
Correctional Institutions: $117,000
Parks and Recreation: $61,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $44,000
General Public Buildings: $41,000
Libraries: $26,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $24,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $110,000
Other: $6,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $270,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $43,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,955,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,170,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $785,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $337,000
Interest Earnings: $43,000
Rents: $5,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $460,000
General - Other: $217,000
Solid Waste Management: $144,000
Health - Other: $89,000
Financial Administration: $78,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $62,000
Police Protection: $60,000
Natural Resources - Other: $49,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $11,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,332,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,968,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $349,000
Highways: $343,000
General Local Government Support: $18,000
Other: $12,000
- Tax - Property: $5,076,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,991,000
Other Selective Sales: $137,000
Other License: $114,000
Public Utilities Sales: $52,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $3,090,000
Sherman County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $907,000
- Charges - Other: $732,000
Solid Waste Management: $518,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $2,204,000
Health - Other: $1,309,000
Regular Highways: $1,092,000
Police Protection: $562,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $557,000
Solid Waste Management: $506,000
Hospitals: $489,000
Financial Administration: $261,000
Central Staff Services: $204,000
Natural Resources - Other: $118,000
Correctional Institutions: $117,000
Parks and Recreation: $61,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $44,000
General Public Buildings: $41,000
Libraries: $26,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $24,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $110,000
Other: $6,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $270,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $43,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,955,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,170,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $785,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $337,000
Interest Earnings: $43,000
Rents: $5,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $460,000
General - Other: $217,000
Solid Waste Management: $144,000
Health - Other: $89,000
Financial Administration: $78,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $62,000
Police Protection: $60,000
Natural Resources - Other: $49,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $11,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,332,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,968,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $349,000
Highways: $343,000
General Local Government Support: $18,000
Other: $12,000
- Tax - Property: $5,076,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,991,000
Other Selective Sales: $137,000
Other License: $114,000
Public Utilities Sales: $52,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $3,090,000
Sherman County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $907,000
- Charges - Other: $732,000
Solid Waste Management: $518,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $2,204,000
Health - Other: $1,309,000
Regular Highways: $1,092,000
Police Protection: $562,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $557,000
Solid Waste Management: $506,000
Hospitals: $489,000
Financial Administration: $261,000
Central Staff Services: $204,000
Natural Resources - Other: $118,000
Correctional Institutions: $117,000
Parks and Recreation: $61,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $44,000
General Public Buildings: $41,000
Libraries: $26,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $24,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $110,000
Other: $6,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $270,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $43,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,955,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,170,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $785,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $337,000
Interest Earnings: $43,000
Rents: $5,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $460,000
General - Other: $217,000
Solid Waste Management: $144,000
Health - Other: $89,000
Financial Administration: $78,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $62,000
Police Protection: $60,000
Natural Resources - Other: $49,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $11,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,332,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,968,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $349,000
Highways: $343,000
General Local Government Support: $18,000
Other: $12,000
- Tax - Property: $5,076,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,991,000
Other Selective Sales: $137,000
Other License: $114,000
Public Utilities Sales: $52,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $3,090,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 113
- Number of aged recipients: 6
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 107
- Number of recipients under 18: 11
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 83
- Number of recipients older than 64: 19
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 54
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 44
Most common first names in Sherman County, KS among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 50 | 75.3 years |
William | 40 | 78.6 years |
Mary | 37 | 82.4 years |
Robert | 34 | 72.5 years |
Charles | 31 | 76.7 years |
George | 29 | 77.9 years |
Dorothy | 23 | 79.6 years |
James | 22 | 70.2 years |
Anna | 21 | 87.7 years |
Frank | 20 | 80.7 years |
Most common last names in Sherman County, KS among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 27 | 78.0 years |
Johnson | 22 | 79.0 years |
Peter | 21 | 74.3 years |
Jones | 16 | 76.5 years |
Anderson | 15 | 78.6 years |
Taylor | 15 | 78.7 years |
Brown | 15 | 72.3 years |
Miller | 14 | 74.0 years |
Harper | 12 | 80.8 years |
Elliott | 11 | 81.7 years |
Businesses in Sherman County, KS | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
Days Inn | 2 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
FedEx | 3 | Super 8 | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
H&R Block | 1 | UPS | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Lane Furniture | 1 | Wendy's | 1 |
Sherman County on our top lists:
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"