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02-22-2008, 07:33 PM
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Information on Emporia
Can someone tell about Emporia? I would like to know what kind of farming is there and what kind of industry(s) are there. How are out of state people viewed? Any comments would be appreciated.
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02-22-2008, 11:22 PM
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Emporia is rather mixed.
It has the Emporia State University there. It also has some blue collar jobs in a few industries. (I don't know off the top of my head what those are) They are also building a natural gas plant near the town. Overall, it has about 25,000 people and has good Interstate highway acess to other towns in E Kansas. Here is some more information: City of Emporia Kansas EMPORIA.COM, Your Hometown Guide to Emporia, Kansas!
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02-23-2008, 09:15 AM
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Thanks for the info & links.
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03-24-2008, 03:51 PM
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Emporia
Most of the farming ground around here is good but very very little would ever come open for lease or sale... the flint hills west of town offer very little in way of grain farming but are mostly cattle grazing with none absoultely none for sale... Chase where I live is owned by a very very few owners who have large landholdings and are not interested now or ever in selling.
Emporia just lost its biggest employer and the second biggest is in trouble..if you have a good job then the housing is of course the biggest benefit as it has dropped dramatically.... lots of housing is up for sale as many are anxious to get out while the employers benefits are still there.. I think they are up in a couple of weeks from now... The biggest drawback to Emporia is there is no good resteraunts here at all... but clean water and clear air is good... Crime in the city is mostly gang wannabe but not all that bad as I work downtown and have never even seen a fistfight.. but I am in bed and asleep by 9 pm most nights so that may be a reason why...
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03-27-2008, 06:58 AM
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I was born in Emporia, and have family in and around there. It is a fairly decent town to live in. Do not know much about the jobs, and about farmland. But think that you would like it. It's location to other large cities is good.
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04-01-2008, 06:13 PM
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I was born and raised in Emporia, It is a great town to grow up in but other then that, i would now consider it a dead end town, im a 07 graduate from EHS. Very few jobs, i would say farming is the best option if thats what your up for, now that Tyson and many other places are currently or already have shut their doors.
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